"Quaresma" <Quaresma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Is it safe to disable System Restore Point by unclicking the checked box
> so
> it doesn't automatically save Restore Points everytime? When I disabled it
> I
> recovered 7 gigs back. Is it hazardous if I do so or is it okay if I know
> what I am doing with my computer and how I'm using it for.
> --
> Toshiba A200 TH108C - Core 2 Duo, 2 gig memory, 200 hdd, 15.4'''''''''
Well, if you've never used System Restore and have no intention of ever
using it, then it's safe since that's its function. Other than that, it
provides nothing to to the system in terms of functionality.
That said, I find it a useful first line of defense even though I'm well
backed up and create periodic images of my setup. Sometimes, something
seemingly inconsequential changes a setting or settings and things don't
function quite as you want them but you are uncertain of precisely what it
was that made this change. System Restore can be a quick and easy means of
setting things right again though I always recommend your data files be well
backed up as precaution before using this feature.
That said, if only your data is backed up, which is fine by the way, your
means of setting things right in the above circumstance is possibly a lot of
trial and error or a clean install of Vista and restoring your data files a
much longer and involved process than System Restore so it can save you a
lot of trouble and seems a small price for the space it occupies especially
given the size of hard drives today at relatively modest prices.
--
Michael Solomon
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