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06-19-2009
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| | System Restore.... Restore Points The mystery, at least to me, my PC was running almost 2 years...and it was not until about 3 weeks ago that System Restore began to save Restore Points the size of Approx 3 to 4GB daily. Prior to that the Restore Points were well under 1GB...it would be 3 to 6 days before I noticed the loss of 1GB. So why suddenly would the Restore File grew 1 one day from well under 1GB to between 3 to 4GB? That now is the issue I would like to know the answer to....and perhaps that file being saved with each Restore Point is not needed...I mean it wasn't needed for almost 2 years.......so I can't think over night it became important but it sure is eating up HDD space. |
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06-19-2009
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| | Re: System Restore.... Restore Points denmarfl <denmarfl@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >The mystery, at least to me, my PC was running almost 2 years...and it was >not until about 3 weeks ago that System Restore began to save Restore Points >the size of Approx 3 to 4GB daily. Prior to that the Restore Points were >well under 1GB...it would be 3 to 6 days before I noticed the loss of 1GB. >So why suddenly would the Restore File grew 1 one day from well under 1GB to >between 3 to 4GB? That now is the issue I would like to know the answer >to....and perhaps that file being saved with each Restore Point is not >needed...I mean it wasn't needed for almost 2 years.......so I can't think >over night it became important but it sure is eating up HDD space. I paid for Diskeeper some months ago... and had the same problem. Stopped using it, problem solved. |
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06-19-2009
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| | Re: System Restore.... Restore Points Nothing; I have not installed nor altered anything on my PC for quite some time...perhaps as long as 10 mos ago. "Manny Weisbord" wrote: Quote: > denmarfl <denmarfl@xxxxxx> wrote: > Quote: > >The mystery, at least to me, my PC was running almost 2 years...and it was > >not until about 3 weeks ago that System Restore began to save Restore Points > >the size of Approx 3 to 4GB daily. Prior to that the Restore Points were > >well under 1GB...it would be 3 to 6 days before I noticed the loss of 1GB. > >So why suddenly would the Restore File grew 1 one day from well under 1GB to > >between 3 to 4GB? That now is the issue I would like to know the answer > >to....and perhaps that file being saved with each Restore Point is not > >needed...I mean it wasn't needed for almost 2 years.......so I can't think > >over night it became important but it sure is eating up HDD space. > What have you installed recently??? > > I paid for Diskeeper some months ago... and had the same problem. > Stopped using it, problem solved. > |
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06-19-2009
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| | Re: System Restore.... Restore Points I hope that you at least install your anti virus updates. -- Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience "denmarfl" <denmarfl@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:3C79D6D8-33CD-4F84-B8CF-B1B1B90A20F9@xxxxxx Quote: > Nothing; I have not installed nor altered anything on my PC for quite > some > time...perhaps as long as 10 mos ago. > > "Manny Weisbord" wrote: > Quote: >> denmarfl <denmarfl@xxxxxx> wrote: >> Quote: >> >The mystery, at least to me, my PC was running almost 2 years...and it >> >was >> >not until about 3 weeks ago that System Restore began to save Restore >> >Points >> >the size of Approx 3 to 4GB daily. Prior to that the Restore Points >> >were >> >well under 1GB...it would be 3 to 6 days before I noticed the loss of >> >1GB. >> >So why suddenly would the Restore File grew 1 one day from well under >> >1GB to >> >between 3 to 4GB? That now is the issue I would like to know the answer >> >to....and perhaps that file being saved with each Restore Point is not >> >needed...I mean it wasn't needed for almost 2 years.......so I can't >> >think >> >over night it became important but it sure is eating up HDD space. >> What have you installed recently??? >> >> I paid for Diskeeper some months ago... and had the same problem. >> Stopped using it, problem solved. >> |
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06-20-2009
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| | Re: System Restore.... Restore Points The AntiVirus Updates are done automatically...daily. I sure would like to know if someone has any idea what file grew so large after 2 years of my PC running that suddenly one day...and ongoing, is creating Restore Points of between 3 and 4Gb in size. "Richard Urban" wrote: Quote: > I hope that you at least install your anti virus updates. > > -- > > Richard Urban > Microsoft MVP > Windows Desktop Experience > > > "denmarfl" <denmarfl@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:3C79D6D8-33CD-4F84-B8CF-B1B1B90A20F9@xxxxxx Quote: > > Nothing; I have not installed nor altered anything on my PC for quite > > some > > time...perhaps as long as 10 mos ago. > > > > "Manny Weisbord" wrote: > > Quote: > >> denmarfl <denmarfl@xxxxxx> wrote: > >> > >> >The mystery, at least to me, my PC was running almost 2 years...and it > >> >was > >> >not until about 3 weeks ago that System Restore began to save Restore > >> >Points > >> >the size of Approx 3 to 4GB daily. Prior to that the Restore Points > >> >were > >> >well under 1GB...it would be 3 to 6 days before I noticed the loss of > >> >1GB. > >> >So why suddenly would the Restore File grew 1 one day from well under > >> >1GB to > >> >between 3 to 4GB? That now is the issue I would like to know the answer > >> >to....and perhaps that file being saved with each Restore Point is not > >> >needed...I mean it wasn't needed for almost 2 years.......so I can't > >> >think > >> >over night it became important but it sure is eating up HDD space. > >> > >> What have you installed recently??? > >> > >> I paid for Diskeeper some months ago... and had the same problem. > >> Stopped using it, problem solved. > >> > |
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