Quote: Originally Posted by
SG 
A system restore file (System Volume Information) must be on the
drive/partition it is protecting. Each drive/partition will have it's own
System Volume Information folder for recovery of that particular
partition/drive. This is the way the O/S is designed, so no you cannot move
from C to another drive.
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All the best,
SG
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Quote: Originally Posted by
BigBadB Is it possible to change the drive where system restore points are saved by
Vista?
I have a small but very fast C: drive, where windows and programs are
installed, and a larger but slower E: drive, where I store data and files.
Can I get Vista to save the system restore points for C: on E:, where I have
space to spare?
Thanks in advance, and my apologies if this is a dumb question - am a
complete Vista newbie.
SG is correct, System Restore can't be moved - but there are a number of things you can do that will reduce the amount of space that it consumes (short of disabling it entirely which I do not recommend):
Probably the single best thing to do is move all of your personal user data files off of your system drive (Documents, Music, Videos, Pictures, etc.) to give System Restore less stuff to track - see this tutorial (
Personal User Shell Folders - Move Location). Obviously you'll want to make sure you implement an alternate backup strategy for these files if you remove them from System Restore's management).
You can also use the Vista Disk Cleanup tool to reclaim some space - on the "More Options" tab you will find a button that will allow you to cleanup your System Restore/Shadow Copy history - see (
SP1 Disk Cleanup Tool). This will remove all but the last restore point created, but if your system is currently in a stable state there shouldn't be problem in removing the historical data.
If this is an "always on" desktop PC, you might also want to consider disabling hibernation to get a sizable chunk of your system drive back - see (
Hopelessly Aporetic - Disabling Hibernation in Vista).
And last but not least - you can manually adjust the maximum amount of space that is allocated for System Restore/Shadow Copy. Vista defaults this allocation to 15% of the size of the partititon (on a 250GB drive this would be in the neighborhood of 37.5 gigs). If that's too big a chunk for your comfort, you can reduce this by running the following from an administrative command prompt:
vssadmin resize shadowstorage /For=C: /On=C: /MaxSize=
10GB
10GB is just an example here, your mileage may vary depending on the size of your drive partition and how full it already is, so you may wish to adjust that value up or down to better suit your needs - see (
Change the amount of space used by System Restore | Windows Vista for Beginners).
Hope this helps.
MP