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| Thread ID: 71476 | 2006-08-07 01:19:00 | XP System Restores | linw (53) | Press F1 |
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| 476666 | 2006-08-07 01:19:00 | I'd appreciate some feedback on what others see on their restore point (RP) files. I have 2.33GB allocated and was wondering why I was only getting one RP till I saw that the RP had 1253 files and took up 1.9GB! So I turned off restores and re-enabled them and got a new RP with 5 files and 41.5MB. Aha, I says, that's more like it! So this morning I check again. Now I have another RP but it has 709 files and is 1.1GB. Here we go again. Anyone care to give me feedback? TIA. |
linw (53) | ||
| 476667 | 2006-08-07 01:25:00 | aha...LOL, welcome to system restore, i dont use it for that reason. | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 476668 | 2006-08-07 01:57:00 | I saw that the RP had 1253 files and took up 1.9GB! So I turned off restores and re-enabled them and got a new RP with 5 files and 41.5MB. Where do you get to see all these files? | FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 476669 | 2006-08-07 02:04:00 | C:\System Volume Information | linw (53) | ||
| 476670 | 2006-08-07 02:07:00 | Well that's strange - I don't have a C:\System Volume Information folder or anything else with System Volume. And I definitely have system restore operating. :confused: | FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 476671 | 2006-08-07 03:06:00 | Well that's strange - I don't have a C:\System Volume Information folder or anything else with System Volume. And I definitely have system restore operating. :confused: Check you have your hidden files & folders shown , also unhide protected operating system files, under folder options. |
snoopy (74) | ||
| 476672 | 2006-08-07 04:49:00 | Just remember that System Restore is also called "Virus Restore" and "Trojan Restore" too.......I turned mine off years ago and never needed it yet. ...I DO, however have a full-install version of XP at my call. BTW: You always have the "Restart In Last Known Good Configuration" in Safe Mode too. This will keep you outta the pickle better than a whole restore program running all the time, sucking up harddrive space and being infected. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 476673 | 2006-08-07 05:34:00 | Check you have your hidden files & folders shown , also unhide protected operating system files, under folder options . Thanks snoopy, it was the protected operating system files that I had to unhide . The others were already as suggested . :thumbs: Yikes!! I have 6412 files in 209 folders using 2 . 01GB of space . :eek: Oh well, system restore has saved my bacon a few times so I'll just have to hide the protected operating system files again and forget they are there . :rolleyes: |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 476674 | 2006-08-07 06:28:00 | Yikes!! I have 6412 files in 209 folders using 2 . 01GB of space . :eek: I wont like to see what mine is like :eek: Oh well, system restore has saved my bacon a few times so I'll just have to hide the protected operating system files again and forget they are there . :rolleyes: Same here :) :thumbs: |
stu161204 (123) | ||
| 476675 | 2006-08-07 08:11:00 | I'm of 2 minds about System Restore. Good idea. Bad design. I don't tell customers not to use it, it can be handy for the odd driver stuff-up. But I much prefer Ghost for my own system. System Restore has far too much bloat for my liking. |
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