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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Basics / April 2007System Restore Question
How long do items stay in System Restore, and is it possible to change the duration? > How long do items stay in System Restore, and is it possible to > change the duration? You've had two answers to your previous post in windowsxp.general yesterday. have you not seen them? For some reason I have not been able to see either my original posting nor any answers to the posting I made yesterday to windowsxp.general! That's why I asked again. I assumed the original message had been lost. Incedently I still can't see any such message in the windowsxp.general news group! > For some reason I have not been able to see either my original posting nor > any answers to the posting I made yesterday to windowsxp.general! That's > why I asked again. I assumed the original message had been lost. > Incedently I still can't see any such message in the windowsxp.general > news group! Are you subscribing to this group on the MS news server or are you using the NTL news server? (msnews.microsoft.com - it's free and requires no log-in. In OE go to Tools-Accounts-Add-News) And PLEASE munge your email address. Don't know how to? Look here: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/net-abuse-faq/munging-address/ I'm using the msnews server. I've just unsubscribed and then resubscribed to windowsxp.general, and I still can't see my original message! This in itself seems to be an interesting question! > I'm using the msnews server. I've just unsubscribed and then > resubscribed to windowsxp.general, and I still can't see my original > message! > > This in itself seems to be an interesting question! View | Current View | Show replies to my messages Or press Ctrl-H  SignatureFrank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM Do not send mail. > How long do items stay in System Restore, and is it possible to > change the duration? And BTW, munge your email address for posting to newsgroups - if this is your real address you will now get LOADS of spam.... > How long do items stay in System Restore, and is it possible to >change the duration? They stay until the system restore archive reaches the maximum allowable size, after which the oldest restore points are dropped as needed so as to make room for new ones. To adjust the size of the system restore archive use Control Panel - System - System Restore and click on the Settings button. Generally a maximum size of 800 to 1,000 mb is fully adequate to retain a week to 10 days worth of restore points, and going back further than that with system restore is generally not advisable. For more information about system restore see MVP Bert Kinney's System Restore pages: http://bertk.mvps.org/index.html Good luck Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada SignatureMicrosoft MVP (1997 - 2008) On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca Syberfix Remote Computer Repair "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference has never been in bed with a mosquito." Hi, By default System Restore hold restore points for a maximum of 90 days. In reality restore points more then a week or so can cause more problems then they fix. What's the reason for asking? Here are some tips on keeping System Restore healthy and adjusting disk space usage: http://bertk.mvps.org/html/healthy.html Regards, Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User http://bertk.mvps.org Member: http://dts-l.org > How long do items stay in System Restore, and is it possible to > change the duration? Thanks for the info. I only asked as I thought that some files in the "restore" area seemed to have been there rather a long time. I already made use of the "size" of area feature. Anyway, I was just interested! You're very welcome. Regards, Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User http://bertk.mvps.org Member: http://dts-l.org > Thanks for the info. I only asked as I thought that some files in the > "restore" area seemed to have been there rather a long time. I already made > use of the "size" of area feature. Anyway, I was just interested! |
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