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Windows Forum / Windows Me / System Tools / July 2005Can't Delete System Restore Folders
I have disabled System Restore in my Windows ME, and want to delete the 500 MB _Restore folders on both my c:\ and d:\ drives, as I am low on and trying to conserve space. I have been unable to successfully delete them so far, even when trying to delete in DOS using a boot disk. Is there a special process? - Help! - Laurel Laura, No special process but you do need to know some basic DOS commands. Do this as follows: a) Boot to DOS using a Win Me boot floppy. Do NOT choose "Minimal Boot" from the menu when booting from a floppy but rather choose "Start computer with (or without) CD-ROM support" otherwise the ATTRIB command will not be available. b) At the DOS A:\> prompt, type: ATTRIB -H -S -R C:\_RESTORE then REN C:\_RESTORE OLDREST c) Remove the floppy d) Reboot your PC e) Delete the folder C:\OLDREST f) Check that an automatic system restore checkpoint was created. g) Finally adjust the space allocated to the restore folder: System | Performance | File System | Hard Disk and adjust the restore slider to your preferred setting. A figure of 2-300MB is normally more than adequate for day to day use allowing perhaps a week of checkpoints to be available although increasing this to perhaps 4-500MB for a few days during periods of large installs such Microsoft Office is advisable. Remember though that whilst you can empty the folders using the above process you cannot run Win Me without these folders being present even if you choose to disable system restore, something I would strongly advise you not to do. Incidentally the usual reason why resetting system restore doesn't clear the folders is forgetting to immediately reboot the system following either checking or unchecking the "Disable System Restore box".  SignatureMike Maltby MS-MVP mike.maltby@gmail.com > I have disabled System Restore in my Windows ME, and want to delete > the 500 MB _Restore folders on both my c:\ and d:\ drives, as I am [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > - Help! - Laurel What's wrong with booting from the floppy, changing to the appropriate hard drive and using DELTREE _RESTORE? If I remember things correctly DELTREE is not supposed to care about attributes. > Laura, > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >> >> - Help! - Laurel It all depends on whether you've got half an hour or more to spare. SignatureMike Maltby mike.maltby@gmail.com > What's wrong with booting from the floppy, changing to the > appropriate hard drive and using DELTREE _RESTORE? If I remember > things correctly DELTREE is not supposed to care about attributes. (only half an hour? - must be a fast HD, then!<g>) SignatureNoel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's > It all depends on whether you've got half an hour or more to spare. > >> What's wrong with booting from the floppy, changing to the >> appropriate hard drive and using DELTREE _RESTORE? If I remember >> things correctly DELTREE is not supposed to care about attributes. Exactly but I thought if I'd posted a more realistic time the poster wouldn't believe me. Perhaps he'd like to try using deltree with a rampant _RESTORE folder of 12GB or more. :-) SignatureMike Maltby mike.maltby@gmail.com > (only half an hour? - must be a fast HD, then!<g>) Is that timescale a consequence of the no. of files, Mike? Shane > Exactly but I thought if I'd posted a more realistic time the poster > wouldn't believe me. Perhaps he'd like to try using deltree with a > rampant _RESTORE folder of 12GB or more. :-) > >> (only half an hour? - must be a fast HD, then!<g>) The reason I ask is I routinely run echo.>h:\pagefile.sys to reduce a 500MB file to 2 bytes. Shane > Is that timescale a consequence of the no. of files, Mike? > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> >>> (only half an hour? - must be a fast HD, then!<g>) Yes and the overall slow disk access of real mode DOS compared to when Windows is running. Renaming to say OLDREST and booting to Win Me then just requires a Shift-Del to delete the folder very quickly whereas from DOS it takes ages and ages and ages during which time one might as well head for the pub or watch paint dry. SignatureMike > Is that timescale a consequence of the no. of files, Mike? > Yes and the overall slow disk access of real mode DOS compared to when > Windows is running. Renaming to say OLDREST and booting to Win Me then > just requires a Shift-Del to delete the folder very quickly whereas from > DOS it takes ages and ages and ages during which time one might as well > head for the pub or watch paint dry. Sounds like a reason, Mike! Though I reckon Noel might have a problem. Shane > I have disabled System Restore in my Windows ME, and want to delete the 500 > MB _Restore folders on both my c:\ and d:\ drives, as I am low on and trying [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > - Help! - Laurel Might try setting the Attributes of the folder to -R (remove the "Read-Only Attribute) using the ATTRIB command. Rick |
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