Re: Need help using system restore points

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"BillW50" <BillW50@xxxxxxx> wrote

"Rock" wrote in message
"Paul Randall" wrote in message

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Is there any way to know whether creating a new restore point will
destroy the oldest one?

I don't think there is any way to know for sure, however, maximum
retention time is 90 days, and default space allocation is 12% of the
volume. You could check to see how much space the System Volume
Information folder is using. This is where restore points are kept,
and it's a super secret hidden folder.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309531/en-us
How to gain access to the System Volume Information folder

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Gaining access to the folder through the above method and then deleting the folders that you are sure you don't need to ever restore should work okay, no?

No. Restore points are chained.

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
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