I have 75GB on hard disk. I have installed Vista,SQL Server, MSDN library.
It shows 28GB is consumed. If I count the total of all the folders it comes
to around 16GB. Where is 11GB?

Your apparent lost space is in the same locations that it was with Windows
XP. These are hidden/system files and System Restore files (System Volume
Information).

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!



"abcd" <abcd@abcd.com> wrote in message
news:%23jT81WMPHHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>I have 75GB on hard disk. I have installed Vista,SQL Server, MSDN library.
>It shows 28GB is consumed. If I count the total of all the folders it comes
>to around 16GB. Where is 11GB?
>
>

Richard

What is the procedure for viewing the contents of the System Volume
Information folder? Is it true that the default setting is 15% of
volume? Can the default be decreased? If so how?

Setting default disk allocations based on a percentage of volume has
in many quarters for a long time been felt to be a misguided approach.
Are there any better ways for calculating a reasonable allocation? Is
a consensus of opinion on this issue emerging?

abcd please note 15% of 75 gb is 11.25 gb i.e your missing space!

--

Regards.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Richard Urban wrote:
> Your apparent lost space is in the same locations that it was with
> Windows XP. These are hidden/system files and System Restore files
> (System Volume Information).
>
>
> "abcd" <abcd@abcd.com> wrote in message
> news:%23jT81WMPHHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> I have 75GB on hard disk. I have installed Vista,SQL Server, MSDN
>> library. It shows 28GB is consumed. If I count the total of all the
>> folders it comes to around 16GB. Where is 11GB?

I am honestly not an expert on system restore. Since XP came out, I always
turned it off after installing a decent imaging program, whether it be Ghost
or TrueImage. My stored system images have always taken care of any cases
where I have to go back to another point in time, and I can control when the
images are created.

There is no sense of creating an image when the system is in an unknown
state. System Restore knows nothing of the state/stability of your computer.
It just creates a restore point. Now, you go back to that restore point and
you are in an instable condition, one that you may have previously rectified
by further work and adjustments to your system configuration.

System restore just doesn't seem like a good thing for me. I want the
control.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!



"Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@tenretnitb.com> wrote in message
news:Oq6aY4MPHHA.4172@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Richard
>
> What is the procedure for viewing the contents of the System Volume
> Information folder? Is it true that the default setting is 15% of volume?
> Can the default be decreased? If so how?
>
> Setting default disk allocations based on a percentage of volume has in
> many quarters for a long time been felt to be a misguided approach. Are
> there any better ways for calculating a reasonable allocation? Is a
> consensus of opinion on this issue emerging?
>
> abcd please note 15% of 75 gb is 11.25 gb i.e your missing space!
>
> --
>
> Regards.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Richard Urban wrote:
>> Your apparent lost space is in the same locations that it was with
>> Windows XP. These are hidden/system files and System Restore files
>> (System Volume Information).
>>
>>
>> "abcd" <abcd@abcd.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23jT81WMPHHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> I have 75GB on hard disk. I have installed Vista,SQL Server, MSDN
>>> library. It shows 28GB is consumed. If I count the total of all the
>>> folders it comes to around 16GB. Where is 11GB?
>

Gerry,

There's a DiskPercent entry under
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\S ystemRestore\cfg registry
key. It's value is 0x0000000f (15 decimal).

You can try to change it, reboot and see if it'll lower disk space
allocation for System Restore... or break your OS.

Don't forget to post back with results.

--
Alexander Suhovey

"Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@tenretnitb.com> wrote in message
news:Oq6aY4MPHHA.4172@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Richard
>
> What is the procedure for viewing the contents of the System Volume
> Information folder? Is it true that the default setting is 15% of volume?
> Can the default be decreased? If so how?
>
> Setting default disk allocations based on a percentage of volume has in
> many quarters for a long time been felt to be a misguided approach. Are
> there any better ways for calculating a reasonable allocation? Is a
> consensus of opinion on this issue emerging?
>
> abcd please note 15% of 75 gb is 11.25 gb i.e your missing space!
>
> --
>
> Regards.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Richard Urban wrote:
>> Your apparent lost space is in the same locations that it was with
>> Windows XP. These are hidden/system files and System Restore files
>> (System Volume Information).
>>
>>
>> "abcd" <abcd@abcd.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23jT81WMPHHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> I have 75GB on hard disk. I have installed Vista,SQL Server, MSDN
>>> library. It shows 28GB is consumed. If I count the total of all the
>>> folders it comes to around 16GB. Where is 11GB?
>

That would be hexadecimal :-)

"Alexander Suhovey" <asuhovey******.com> wrote in message
news:F51DA2DA-97B1-43AA-9E71-672B40C285F5@microsoft.com...
> Gerry,
>
> There's a DiskPercent entry under
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\S ystemRestore\cfg
> registry key. It's value is 0x0000000f (15 decimal).
>
> You can try to change it, reboot and see if it'll lower disk space
> allocation for System Restore... or break your OS.
>
> Don't forget to post back with results.
>
> --
> Alexander Suhovey
>
> "Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@tenretnitb.com> wrote in message
> news:Oq6aY4MPHHA.4172@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Richard
>>
>> What is the procedure for viewing the contents of the System Volume
>> Information folder? Is it true that the default setting is 15% of volume?
>> Can the default be decreased? If so how?
>>
>> Setting default disk allocations based on a percentage of volume has in
>> many quarters for a long time been felt to be a misguided approach. Are
>> there any better ways for calculating a reasonable allocation? Is a
>> consensus of opinion on this issue emerging?
>>
>> abcd please note 15% of 75 gb is 11.25 gb i.e your missing space!
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~
>> FCA
>> Stourport, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> Richard Urban wrote:
>>> Your apparent lost space is in the same locations that it was with
>>> Windows XP. These are hidden/system files and System Restore files
>>> (System Volume Information).
>>>
>>>
>>> "abcd" <abcd@abcd.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23jT81WMPHHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> I have 75GB on hard disk. I have installed Vista,SQL Server, MSDN
>>>> library. It shows 28GB is consumed. If I count the total of all the
>>>> folders it comes to around 16GB. Where is 11GB?
>>
>

Oh, and as for the procedure of viewing SVI folder contents, it is just a
matter of gining yourself NTFS permissions on the folder since default is
full access for SYSTEM account only. Change Windows Explorer settings to
show system and hidden files, then open SVI folder properties and go to
Security tab. Rest should be obvious.

I doubt you will see anything interesting there however. And don't forget to
change permissions back when you finish. Access restrictions are there for
purpose.

--
Alexander Suhovey


"Alexander Suhovey" <asuhovey******.com> wrote in message
news:F51DA2DA-97B1-43AA-9E71-672B40C285F5@microsoft.com...
> Gerry,
>
> There's a DiskPercent entry under
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\S ystemRestore\cfg
> registry key. It's value is 0x0000000f (15 decimal).
>
> You can try to change it, reboot and see if it'll lower disk space
> allocation for System Restore... or break your OS.
>
> Don't forget to post back with results.
>
> --
> Alexander Suhovey
>
> "Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@tenretnitb.com> wrote in message
> news:Oq6aY4MPHHA.4172@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Richard
>>
>> What is the procedure for viewing the contents of the System Volume
>> Information folder? Is it true that the default setting is 15% of volume?
>> Can the default be decreased? If so how?
>>
>> Setting default disk allocations based on a percentage of volume has in
>> many quarters for a long time been felt to be a misguided approach. Are
>> there any better ways for calculating a reasonable allocation? Is a
>> consensus of opinion on this issue emerging?
>>
>> abcd please note 15% of 75 gb is 11.25 gb i.e your missing space!
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~
>> FCA
>> Stourport, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> Richard Urban wrote:
>>> Your apparent lost space is in the same locations that it was with
>>> Windows XP. These are hidden/system files and System Restore files
>>> (System Volume Information).
>>>
>>>
>>> "abcd" <abcd@abcd.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23jT81WMPHHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> I have 75GB on hard disk. I have installed Vista,SQL Server, MSDN
>>>> library. It shows 28GB is consumed. If I count the total of all the
>>>> folders it comes to around 16GB. Where is 11GB?
>>
>

I mean, it translates to decimal 15. Bad wording as usual. Thanks for
pointing that out.

--
Alexander Suhovey

"John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
news:e$yOtRNPHHA.2140@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> That would be hexadecimal :-)
>
> "Alexander Suhovey" <asuhovey******.com> wrote in message
> news:F51DA2DA-97B1-43AA-9E71-672B40C285F5@microsoft.com...
>> Gerry,
>>
>> There's a DiskPercent entry under
>> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\S ystemRestore\cfg
>> registry key. It's value is 0x0000000f (15 decimal).
>>
>> You can try to change it, reboot and see if it'll lower disk space
>> allocation for System Restore... or break your OS.
>>
>> Don't forget to post back with results.
>>
>> --
>> Alexander Suhovey
>>
>> "Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@tenretnitb.com> wrote in message
>> news:Oq6aY4MPHHA.4172@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Richard
>>>
>>> What is the procedure for viewing the contents of the System Volume
>>> Information folder? Is it true that the default setting is 15% of
>>> volume? Can the default be decreased? If so how?
>>>
>>> Setting default disk allocations based on a percentage of volume has in
>>> many quarters for a long time been felt to be a misguided approach. Are
>>> there any better ways for calculating a reasonable allocation? Is a
>>> consensus of opinion on this issue emerging?
>>>
>>> abcd please note 15% of 75 gb is 11.25 gb i.e your missing space!
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Regards.
>>>
>>> Gerry
>>> ~~~~
>>> FCA
>>> Stourport, England
>>> Enquire, plan and execute
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>
>>> Richard Urban wrote:
>>>> Your apparent lost space is in the same locations that it was with
>>>> Windows XP. These are hidden/system files and System Restore files
>>>> (System Volume Information).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "abcd" <abcd@abcd.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23jT81WMPHHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>> I have 75GB on hard disk. I have installed Vista,SQL Server, MSDN
>>>>> library. It shows 28GB is consumed. If I count the total of all the
>>>>> folders it comes to around 16GB. Where is 11GB?
>>>
>>
>

Or bad reading on my part. Your posts are very helpful. Thanks.

"Alexander Suhovey" <asuhovey******.com> wrote in message
news:%23415VWNPHHA.4820@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>I mean, it translates to decimal 15. Bad wording as usual. Thanks for
>pointing that out.
>
> --
> Alexander Suhovey
>
> "John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
> news:e$yOtRNPHHA.2140@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> That would be hexadecimal :-)
>>
>> "Alexander Suhovey" <asuhovey******.com> wrote in message
>> news:F51DA2DA-97B1-43AA-9E71-672B40C285F5@microsoft.com...
>>> Gerry,
>>>
>>> There's a DiskPercent entry under
>>> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\S ystemRestore\cfg
>>> registry key. It's value is 0x0000000f (15 decimal).
>>>
>>> You can try to change it, reboot and see if it'll lower disk space
>>> allocation for System Restore... or break your OS.
>>>
>>> Don't forget to post back with results.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Alexander Suhovey
>>>
>>> "Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@tenretnitb.com> wrote in message
>>> news:Oq6aY4MPHHA.4172@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Richard
>>>>
>>>> What is the procedure for viewing the contents of the System Volume
>>>> Information folder? Is it true that the default setting is 15% of
>>>> volume? Can the default be decreased? If so how?
>>>>
>>>> Setting default disk allocations based on a percentage of volume has
>>>> in many quarters for a long time been felt to be a misguided approach.
>>>> Are there any better ways for calculating a reasonable allocation? Is a
>>>> consensus of opinion on this issue emerging?
>>>>
>>>> abcd please note 15% of 75 gb is 11.25 gb i.e your missing space!
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Regards.
>>>>
>>>> Gerry
>>>> ~~~~
>>>> FCA
>>>> Stourport, England
>>>> Enquire, plan and execute
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>
>>>> Richard Urban wrote:
>>>>> Your apparent lost space is in the same locations that it was with
>>>>> Windows XP. These are hidden/system files and System Restore files
>>>>> (System Volume Information).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "abcd" <abcd@abcd.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:%23jT81WMPHHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> I have 75GB on hard disk. I have installed Vista,SQL Server, MSDN
>>>>>> library. It shows 28GB is consumed. If I count the total of all the
>>>>>> folders it comes to around 16GB. Where is 11GB?
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

Alexander

Surely there is a more user friendly interface than directly editing
the Registry? There was one in Windows XP!

Are you accepting the 15% default?


--

Regards.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Alexander Suhovey wrote:
> Gerry,
>
> There's a DiskPercent entry under
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\S ystemRestore\cfg
> registry key. It's value is 0x0000000f (15 decimal).
>
> You can try to change it, reboot and see if it'll lower disk space
> allocation for System Restore... or break your OS.
>
> Don't forget to post back with results.
>
>
> "Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@tenretnitb.com> wrote in message
> news:Oq6aY4MPHHA.4172@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Richard
>>
>> What is the procedure for viewing the contents of the System Volume
>> Information folder? Is it true that the default setting is 15% of
>> volume? Can the default be decreased? If so how?
>>
>> Setting default disk allocations based on a percentage of volume
>> has in many quarters for a long time been felt to be a misguided
>> approach. Are there any better ways for calculating a reasonable
>> allocation? Is a consensus of opinion on this issue emerging?
>>
>> abcd please note 15% of 75 gb is 11.25 gb i.e your missing space!
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~
>> FCA
>> Stourport, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> Richard Urban wrote:
>>> Your apparent lost space is in the same locations that it was with
>>> Windows XP. These are hidden/system files and System Restore files
>>> (System Volume Information).
>>>
>>>
>>> "abcd" <abcd@abcd.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23jT81WMPHHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> I have 75GB on hard disk. I have installed Vista,SQL Server, MSDN
>>>> library. It shows 28GB is consumed. If I count the total of all
>>>> the
>>>> folders it comes to around 16GB. Where is 11GB?

Richard

Well Richard there are not many MVPs who support Symantec software.
Is it just Ghost?

I have some sympathy with your views regarding System Restore in that
it should only monitor the system drive but does not. Removable drives
often cause grief for users. However, doesn't Ghost create enormous
hidden folders? Users can suddenly find themself running out of disk
space and have no idea why!

--

Regards.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Richard Urban wrote:
> I am honestly not an expert on system restore. Since XP came out, I
> always turned it off after installing a decent imaging program,
> whether it be Ghost or TrueImage. My stored system images have
> always
> taken care of any cases where I have to go back to another point in
> time, and I can control when the images are created.
>
> There is no sense of creating an image when the system is in an
> unknown state. System Restore knows nothing of the state/stability
> of
> your computer. It just creates a restore point. Now, you go back to
> that restore point and you are in an instable condition, one that
> you
> may have previously rectified by further work and adjustments to
> your
> system configuration.
> System restore just doesn't seem like a good thing for me. I want
> the
> control.
>
>
> "Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@tenretnitb.com> wrote in message
> news:Oq6aY4MPHHA.4172@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Richard
>>
>> What is the procedure for viewing the contents of the System Volume
>> Information folder? Is it true that the default setting is 15% of
>> volume? Can the default be decreased? If so how?
>>
>> Setting default disk allocations based on a percentage of volume
>> has in many quarters for a long time been felt to be a misguided
>> approach. Are there any better ways for calculating a reasonable
>> allocation? Is a consensus of opinion on this issue emerging?
>>
>> abcd please note 15% of 75 gb is 11.25 gb i.e your missing space!
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~
>> FCA
>> Stourport, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> Richard Urban wrote:
>>> Your apparent lost space is in the same locations that it was with
>>> Windows XP. These are hidden/system files and System Restore files
>>> (System Volume Information).
>>>
>>>
>>> "abcd" <abcd@abcd.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23jT81WMPHHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> I have 75GB on hard disk. I have installed Vista,SQL Server, MSDN
>>>> library. It shows 28GB is consumed. If I count the total of all
>>>> the
>>>> folders it comes to around 16GB. Where is 11GB?

Thanks Alexander

That seems similar to Windows XP Professional. They made life more
difficult if you had Windows XP Home Edition! Are there any
distinctions in controlling access between Vista Editions?

What could be of interest within a System Volume Information folder is
that you can see the variations in size and number of restore points
kept. This could be helpful when assessing how much space it is
reasonable to allocate to System Restore. If Vista is supposed to be
more stable than XP why have Microsoft increased the default
allocation from 12% to 15%?


--

Regards.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Alexander Suhovey wrote:
> Oh, and as for the procedure of viewing SVI folder contents, it is
> just a matter of gining yourself NTFS permissions on the folder
> since
> default is full access for SYSTEM account only. Change Windows
> Explorer settings to show system and hidden files, then open SVI
> folder properties and go to Security tab. Rest should be obvious.
>
> I doubt you will see anything interesting there however. And don't
> forget to change permissions back when you finish. Access
> restrictions are there for purpose.
>
>
> "Alexander Suhovey" <asuhovey******.com> wrote in message
> news:F51DA2DA-97B1-43AA-9E71-672B40C285F5@microsoft.com...
>> Gerry,
>>
>> There's a DiskPercent entry under
>> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\S ystemRestore\cfg
>> registry key. It's value is 0x0000000f (15 decimal).
>>
>> You can try to change it, reboot and see if it'll lower disk space
>> allocation for System Restore... or break your OS.
>>
>> Don't forget to post back with results.
>>
>> --
>> Alexander Suhovey
>>
>> "Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@tenretnitb.com> wrote in message
>> news:Oq6aY4MPHHA.4172@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Richard
>>>
>>> What is the procedure for viewing the contents of the System
>>> Volume
>>> Information folder? Is it true that the default setting is 15% of
>>> volume? Can the default be decreased? If so how?
>>>
>>> Setting default disk allocations based on a percentage of volume
>>> has in many quarters for a long time been felt to be a misguided
>>> approach. Are there any better ways for calculating a reasonable
>>> allocation? Is a consensus of opinion on this issue emerging?
>>>
>>> abcd please note 15% of 75 gb is 11.25 gb i.e your missing space!
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Regards.
>>>
>>> Gerry
>>> ~~~~
>>> FCA
>>> Stourport, England
>>> Enquire, plan and execute
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>
>>> Richard Urban wrote:
>>>> Your apparent lost space is in the same locations that it was
>>>> with
>>>> Windows XP. These are hidden/system files and System Restore
>>>> files
>>>> (System Volume Information).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "abcd" <abcd@abcd.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23jT81WMPHHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>> I have 75GB on hard disk. I have installed Vista,SQL Server,
>>>>> MSDN
>>>>> library. It shows 28GB is consumed. If I count the total of all
>>>>> the folders it comes to around 16GB. Where is 11GB?

Me? Well, yes. Never changed defaults in XP too. There was UI to control
space allocation but apparently it was removed in Vista.

--
Alexander Suhovey

"Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@tenretnitb.com> wrote in message
news:%23YRb0sNPHHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
> Alexander
>
> Surely there is a more user friendly interface than directly editing the
> Registry? There was one in Windows XP!
>
> Are you accepting the 15% default?
>
>
> --
>
> Regards.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Alexander Suhovey wrote:
>> Gerry,
>>
>> There's a DiskPercent entry under
>> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\S ystemRestore\cfg
>> registry key. It's value is 0x0000000f (15 decimal).
>>
>> You can try to change it, reboot and see if it'll lower disk space
>> allocation for System Restore... or break your OS.
>>
>> Don't forget to post back with results.
>>
>>
>> "Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@tenretnitb.com> wrote in message
>> news:Oq6aY4MPHHA.4172@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Richard
>>>
>>> What is the procedure for viewing the contents of the System Volume
>>> Information folder? Is it true that the default setting is 15% of
>>> volume? Can the default be decreased? If so how?
>>>
>>> Setting default disk allocations based on a percentage of volume has in
>>> many quarters for a long time been felt to be a misguided
>>> approach. Are there any better ways for calculating a reasonable
>>> allocation? Is a consensus of opinion on this issue emerging?
>>>
>>> abcd please note 15% of 75 gb is 11.25 gb i.e your missing space!
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Regards.
>>>
>>> Gerry
>>> ~~~~
>>> FCA
>>> Stourport, England
>>> Enquire, plan and execute
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>
>>> Richard Urban wrote:
>>>> Your apparent lost space is in the same locations that it was with
>>>> Windows XP. These are hidden/system files and System Restore files
>>>> (System Volume Information).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "abcd" <abcd@abcd.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23jT81WMPHHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>> I have 75GB on hard disk. I have installed Vista,SQL Server, MSDN
>>>>> library. It shows 28GB is consumed. If I count the total of all the
>>>>> folders it comes to around 16GB. Where is 11GB?
>

Alexander

Why don't Microsoft learn from their mistakes? Is System Restore in
Vista still monitoring removable drives?


--

Regards.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



Alexander Suhovey wrote:
> Me? Well, yes. Never changed defaults in XP too. There was UI to
> control space allocation but apparently it was removed in Vista.
>
>
> "Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@tenretnitb.com> wrote in message
> news:%23YRb0sNPHHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>

That may work, but I don't speak hexadecimal so ...

You can use the "vssadmin" command from an elevated cmd prompt to change the
amount of disk space system restore and shadow storage use. See:

http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/arc...ows-vista.aspx

for more than you probably want to know. I used the "vssadmin resize
shadowstorage" command to limit the space to 10GB on my 320GB boot drive.
That seems adequate, at least for my purposes.

"Alexander Suhovey" <asuhovey******.com> wrote in message
news:F51DA2DA-97B1-43AA-9E71-672B40C285F5@microsoft.com...
> Gerry,
>
> There's a DiskPercent entry under
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\S ystemRestore\cfg
> registry key. It's value is 0x0000000f (15 decimal).
>
> You can try to change it, reboot and see if it'll lower disk space
> allocation for System Restore... or break your OS.
>
> Don't forget to post back with results.
>
> --
> Alexander Suhovey
>
> "Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@tenretnitb.com> wrote in message
> news:Oq6aY4MPHHA.4172@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Richard
>>
>> What is the procedure for viewing the contents of the System Volume
>> Information folder? Is it true that the default setting is 15% of volume?
>> Can the default be decreased? If so how?
>>
>> Setting default disk allocations based on a percentage of volume has in
>> many quarters for a long time been felt to be a misguided approach. Are
>> there any better ways for calculating a reasonable allocation? Is a
>> consensus of opinion on this issue emerging?
>>
>> abcd please note 15% of 75 gb is 11.25 gb i.e your missing space!
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~
>> FCA
>> Stourport, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> Richard Urban wrote:
>>> Your apparent lost space is in the same locations that it was with
>>> Windows XP. These are hidden/system files and System Restore files
>>> (System Volume Information).
>>>
>>>
>>> "abcd" <abcd@abcd.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23jT81WMPHHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> I have 75GB on hard disk. I have installed Vista,SQL Server, MSDN
>>>> library. It shows 28GB is consumed. If I count the total of all the
>>>> folders it comes to around 16GB. Where is 11GB?
>>
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