If I choose to delete all System Restore points prior to the most recent
restore point, for the purpose of freeing up disk space, I lose the ability
to restore. I usually wait until the previous restore points take up appx.
75GB-100GB of my harddrive before I delete them. However, at times, after
deleting these prior restore points, I find that I need to do a restore the
same day.

Why can't Microsoft allow the user to select a prior restore point and then
delete all restore points older than the one selected? I would think it would
be a simple matter for Microsoft to do this. Is there some reason this cannot
be done?

I can always reimage my system but not everyone uses image software. Also,
it seems prudent to me that one should have the option or ability to always
keep a few restore points after doing a restore.

Have a nice day.

C.B.

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Hi,

If it's chiefly the amount of drive space that the points occupy that
concerns you, just reduce it so that you only have a smaller number of
points. Instructions on doing this can be found here:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/diskspacev.html

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"CB" <CB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> If I choose to delete all System Restore points prior to the most recent
> restore point, for the purpose of freeing up disk space, I lose the
> ability
> to restore. I usually wait until the previous restore points take up appx.
> 75GB-100GB of my harddrive before I delete them. However, at times, after
> deleting these prior restore points, I find that I need to do a restore
> the
> same day.
>
> Why can't Microsoft allow the user to select a prior restore point and
> then
> delete all restore points older than the one selected? I would think it
> would
> be a simple matter for Microsoft to do this. Is there some reason this
> cannot
> be done?
>
> I can always reimage my system but not everyone uses image software. Also,
> it seems prudent to me that one should have the option or ability to
> always
> keep a few restore points after doing a restore.
>
> Have a nice day.
>
> C.B.
>
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because thats not how restore points work..

they are not seperate things.. rather they are interdependant upon
eachother..

if you lose files from one restore point (say an antivirus removes it) that
may in fact ruin many restore points

thats why you cannot choose and remove as you say..

however there are other products that do full and incremental real backups
that you may use

For true total backups I use acronis true image 11

"CB" <CB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C6D00A61-2214-4746-A849-3872499B0473@microsoft.com...
> If I choose to delete all System Restore points prior to the most recent
> restore point, for the purpose of freeing up disk space, I lose the
> ability
> to restore. I usually wait until the previous restore points take up appx.
> 75GB-100GB of my harddrive before I delete them. However, at times, after
> deleting these prior restore points, I find that I need to do a restore
> the
> same day.
>
> Why can't Microsoft allow the user to select a prior restore point and
> then
> delete all restore points older than the one selected? I would think it
> would
> be a simple matter for Microsoft to do this. Is there some reason this
> cannot
> be done?
>
> I can always reimage my system but not everyone uses image software. Also,
> it seems prudent to me that one should have the option or ability to
> always
> keep a few restore points after doing a restore.
>
> Have a nice day.
>
> C.B.
>
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