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Old 08-06-2007   #5 (permalink)
Bert Kinney


 
 

Re: Volume Shadow Copy Or Wasted Hard Drive Space


Hi Piook,

Pervious versions and and restore points are both types of Shadow Copies.
One cannot be removed without the other.

See, how to adjust disk space in Windows Vista:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/diskspacev.html

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org

piook wrote:
> Indeed I am referring to previous versions, and I want to know if there is a
> way that I can turn that off without turning off the system restore (like a
> way to exclude directories from the Volume Shadow Copy). Or better yet if
> there is a way for me to be able to access the "Previous Versions" without
> having to upgrade to Ultimate (like installing a file like TWClient like the
> XP machines did that were connected to a Windows 2003 Server).
>
> Any Microsoft people watching this who know of a way to do either of the
> above and to shed some light on all things pertaining to Volume Shadow Copy/
> Previous Versions/
> Thanks,
> piook

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