Increasing System Restore Point Size?

I would like to use Restore Points on my laptop, but I'm having quite an
unusual problem. When a Restore Point is created, it starts out at around
48MB, yet for some reason, this Restore Point continually grows in size, I
know this because I ran the cmd.exe as soon as the point was created. It
then continually grows at a rate of 10kbs. I have a 250GB hard drive with
2.4GB allocated to shadow copies, it's only about 1%, but I have a ton of
games, music, and videos and really cannot spare much more space. At the
rate that the shadow copy grows, it fills up the 2.4GB in about 3 hours. I
know I could change the settings to automatically create Restore Points every
3 hours, but then there really wouldn't be a use for one Restore Point that
was created only 3 hours prior. In the even that an error might occur, I
don't feel as if I have any back-up. What can I do besides a full on system
back-up to keep my computer settings? Is this normal that the shadow copy
space continues to grow? I've had a lot of problems with nVidia drivers and
I finally got everything situated perfectly and I just want some reassurance.
Thanks in advance.

Mike123;613750 Wrote:
> I would like to use Restore Points on my laptop, but I'm having quite an
> unusual problem. When a Restore Point is created, it starts out at
> around
> 48MB, yet for some reason, this Restore Point continually grows in
> size, I
> know this because I ran the cmd.exe as soon as the point was created.
> It
> then continually grows at a rate of 10kbs. I have a 250GB hard drive
> with
> 2.4GB allocated to shadow copies, it's only about 1%, but I have a ton
> of
> games, music, and videos and really cannot spare much more space. At
> the
> rate that the shadow copy grows, it fills up the 2.4GB in about 3
> hours. I
> know I could change the settings to automatically create Restore Points
> every
> 3 hours, but then there really wouldn't be a use for one Restore Point
> that
> was created only 3 hours prior. In the even that an error might occur,
> I
> don't feel as if I have any back-up. What can I do besides a full on
> system
> back-up to keep my computer settings? Is this normal that the shadow
> copy
> space continues to grow? I've had a lot of problems with nVidia drivers
> and
> I finally got everything situated perfectly and I just want some
> reassurance.
> Thanks in advance.

Hi Mike,

System Restore will normally automatically create a restore point at
various times. Restore points are created once per day and before
significant system events such as program or driver installation. If you
do not feel this is the case, then you might try turning System Restore
off then back on to reset it.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/66...m-restore.html


If you would like to adjust how much space that System Restore can use
on your hard drive, then this will show you how.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76...isk-space.html

Hope this helps you,
Shawn


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Brink, I've done both of these things about fifty times, and they work just
as they should, but that is not the problem. The problem is that I have only
one restore point that continues to grow and grow, and if a new restore point
isn't created before the time (about three hours) that it fills up my maximum
space allocated, it is deleted. I am wondering if this is normal that one
single restore point continues to get bigger and bigger until it is deleted.
If it is, what else can I do besides set aside more hard drive space for
restore points? If this is not normal, what ca I do to fix it?

"Brink" wrote:

>
> Mike123;613750 Wrote:
> > I would like to use Restore Points on my laptop, but I'm having quite an
> > unusual problem. When a Restore Point is created, it starts out at
> > around
> > 48MB, yet for some reason, this Restore Point continually grows in
> > size, I
> > know this because I ran the cmd.exe as soon as the point was created.
> > It
> > then continually grows at a rate of 10kbs. I have a 250GB hard drive
> > with
> > 2.4GB allocated to shadow copies, it's only about 1%, but I have a ton
> > of
> > games, music, and videos and really cannot spare much more space. At
> > the
> > rate that the shadow copy grows, it fills up the 2.4GB in about 3
> > hours. I
> > know I could change the settings to automatically create Restore Points
> > every
> > 3 hours, but then there really wouldn't be a use for one Restore Point
> > that
> > was created only 3 hours prior. In the even that an error might occur,
> > I
> > don't feel as if I have any back-up. What can I do besides a full on
> > system
> > back-up to keep my computer settings? Is this normal that the shadow
> > copy
> > space continues to grow? I've had a lot of problems with nVidia drivers
> > and
> > I finally got everything situated perfectly and I just want some
> > reassurance.
> > Thanks in advance.
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> System Restore will normally automatically create a restore point at
> various times. Restore points are created once per day and before
> significant system events such as program or driver installation. If you
> do not feel this is the case, then you might try turning System Restore
> off then back on to reset it.
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/66...m-restore.html
>
>
> If you would like to adjust how much space that System Restore can use
> on your hard drive, then this will show you how.
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76...isk-space.html
>
> Hope this helps you,
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> Brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
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>

Mike123;614111 Wrote:
> Brink, I've done both of these things about fifty times, and they work
> just
> as they should, but that is not the problem. The problem is that I have
> only
> one restore point that continues to grow and grow, and if a new restore
> point
> isn't created before the time (about three hours) that it fills up my
> maximum
> space allocated, it is deleted. I am wondering if this is normal that
> one
> single restore point continues to get bigger and bigger until it is
> deleted.
> If it is, what else can I do besides set aside more hard drive space
> for
> restore points? If this is not normal, what ca I do to fix it?
>
> "Brink" wrote:
> > > >
> > >
> > > Mike123;613750 Wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Mike,
> > >
> > > System Restore will normally automatically create a restore point at
> > > various times. Restore points are created once per day and before
> > > significant system events such as program or driver installation. If
> > you
> > > do not feel this is the case, then you might try turning System
> > Restore
> > > off then back on to reset it.
> > >
> > > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/66...m-restore.html
> > >
> > >
> > > If you would like to adjust how much space that System Restore can
> > use
> > > on your hard drive, then this will show you how.
> > >
> > >
> > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76...isk-space.html
> > >
> > > Hope this helps you,
> > > Shawn
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Brink
> > >
> > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> > > '*Vista Forums*'
> > > (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980)
> > > *Please post feedback to help others.*
> > > > >

Mike,

No, this is not normal. You should have multiple restore points with
different dates and times on them. Vista will still delete the oldest
one as well though when the space is filled up and a new one is created.

Could this be a Backup file instead of a Restore Point? They can grow
like that.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/10...kup-files.html


I do not know what else to do other than to see if a reinstall will fix
it.

Sorry,
Shawn


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Brink,
No it's definitely a restore point. I turned off windows system restore
since last night, and just now turned it back on again, and I'm still having
the same problem. I can upload pictures of the growth in command prompt if
that will make it any clearer. At this point I think a re installation would
probably be in my best interest. How can I go about doing this?

"Brink" wrote:

>
> Mike123;614111 Wrote:
> > Brink, I've done both of these things about fifty times, and they work
> > just
> > as they should, but that is not the problem. The problem is that I have
> > only
> > one restore point that continues to grow and grow, and if a new restore
> > point
> > isn't created before the time (about three hours) that it fills up my
> > maximum
> > space allocated, it is deleted. I am wondering if this is normal that
> > one
> > single restore point continues to get bigger and bigger until it is
> > deleted.
> > If it is, what else can I do besides set aside more hard drive space
> > for
> > restore points? If this is not normal, what ca I do to fix it?
> >
> > "Brink" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Mike123;613750 Wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Mike,
> > > >
> > > > System Restore will normally automatically create a restore point at
> > > > various times. Restore points are created once per day and before
> > > > significant system events such as program or driver installation. If
> > > you
> > > > do not feel this is the case, then you might try turning System
> > > Restore
> > > > off then back on to reset it.
> > > >
> > > > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/66...m-restore.html
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > If you would like to adjust how much space that System Restore can
> > > use
> > > > on your hard drive, then this will show you how.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76...isk-space.html
> > > >
> > > > Hope this helps you,
> > > > Shawn
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Brink
> > > >
> > > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> > > > '*Vista Forums*'
> > > > (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980)
> > > > *Please post feedback to help others.*
> > > > > >
>
> Mike,
>
> No, this is not normal. You should have multiple restore points with
> different dates and times on them. Vista will still delete the oldest
> one as well though when the space is filled up and a new one is created.
>
> Could this be a Backup file instead of a Restore Point? They can grow
> like that.
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/10...kup-files.html
>
>
> I do not know what else to do other than to see if a reinstall will fix
> it.
>
> Sorry,
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> Brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> '*Vista Forums*'
> (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980)
> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>

Mike123;614303 Wrote:
> Brink,
> No it's definitely a restore point. I turned off windows system restore
> since last night, and just now turned it back on again, and I'm still
> having
> the same problem. I can upload pictures of the growth in command prompt
> if
> that will make it any clearer. At this point I think a re installation
> would
> probably be in my best interest. How can I go about doing this?
>
> "Brink" wrote:
> > > >
> > >
> > > Mike123;614111 Wrote:
> > >
> > > Mike,
> > >
> > > No, this is not normal. You should have multiple restore points with
> > > different dates and times on them. Vista will still delete the oldest
> > > one as well though when the space is filled up and a new one is
> > created.
> > >
> > > Could this be a Backup file instead of a Restore Point? They can grow
> > > like that.
> > >
> > > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/10...kup-files.html
> > >
> > >
> > > I do not know what else to do other than to see if a reinstall will
> > fix
> > > it.
> > >
> > > Sorry,
> > > Shawn
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Brink
> > >
> > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> > > '*Vista Forums*'
> > > (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980)
> > > *Please post feedback to help others.*
> > > > >

Mike,

1) If you have a Full Vista installation DVD:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...ion-vista.html


2) If you have a Upgrade Vista installation DVD:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68...ade-vista.html


3) If you have a Recovery installation DVD, then it is the same as one.

4) If you have a Recovery partition and no installation DVD, then you
usually press F10 or F12 during every second during boot-up until you
get a Recover Manager screen. Check your computer's documents for it's
exact procedure, but it should be similar to this.

Hope this helps,
Shawn


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Brink,
Thanks for all the advice. I have a set of Recovery Discs, but they're from
when I first got the laptop, and since then I've installed many programs, and
updated a lot of system options and I really don't feel like going through
the monotonous procedure of reinstalling Vista and all of my programs. I
think I'll just turn off System Restore and hope for the best. If there is an
installer for just Windows System Restore, or a third party application you
can recommend that would be greatly appreciated. As for this growing shadow
copy issue, if any solution arises please let me know, as at this point I'm
more curious as to why it's happening than I am concerned about my computer's
safety. Thanks again.

"Brink" wrote:

>
> Mike123;614303 Wrote:
> > Brink,
> > No it's definitely a restore point. I turned off windows system restore
> > since last night, and just now turned it back on again, and I'm still
> > having
> > the same problem. I can upload pictures of the growth in command prompt
> > if
> > that will make it any clearer. At this point I think a re installation
> > would
> > probably be in my best interest. How can I go about doing this?
> >
> > "Brink" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Mike123;614111 Wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Mike,
> > > >
> > > > No, this is not normal. You should have multiple restore points with
> > > > different dates and times on them. Vista will still delete the oldest
> > > > one as well though when the space is filled up and a new one is
> > > created.
> > > >
> > > > Could this be a Backup file instead of a Restore Point? They can grow
> > > > like that.
> > > >
> > > > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/10...kup-files.html
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I do not know what else to do other than to see if a reinstall will
> > > fix
> > > > it.
> > > >
> > > > Sorry,
> > > > Shawn
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Brink
> > > >
> > > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> > > > '*Vista Forums*'
> > > > (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980)
> > > > *Please post feedback to help others.*
> > > > > >
>
> Mike,
>
> 1) If you have a Full Vista installation DVD:
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...ion-vista.html
>
>
> 2) If you have a Upgrade Vista installation DVD:
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68...ade-vista.html
>
>
> 3) If you have a Recovery installation DVD, then it is the same as one.
>
> 4) If you have a Recovery partition and no installation DVD, then you
> usually press F10 or F12 during every second during boot-up until you
> get a Recover Manager screen. Check your computer's documents for it's
> exact procedure, but it should be similar to this.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> Brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> '*Vista Forums*'
> (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980)
> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>

Mike123;614391 Wrote:
> Brink,
> Thanks for all the advice. I have a set of Recovery Discs, but they're
> from
> when I first got the laptop, and since then I've installed many
> programs, and
> updated a lot of system options and I really don't feel like going
> through
> the monotonous procedure of reinstalling Vista and all of my programs.
> I
> think I'll just turn off System Restore and hope for the best. If there
> is an
> installer for just Windows System Restore, or a third party application
> you
> can recommend that would be greatly appreciated. As for this growing
> shadow
> copy issue, if any solution arises please let me know, as at this point
> I'm
> more curious as to why it's happening than I am concerned about my
> computer's
> safety. Thanks again.
>
> "Brink" wrote:
> > > >
> > >
> > > Mike123;614303 Wrote:
> > >
> > > Mike,
> > >
> > > 1) If you have a Full Vista installation DVD:
> > >
> > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...ion-vista.html
> > >
> > >
> > > 2) If you have a Upgrade Vista installation DVD:
> > >
> > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68...ade-vista.html
> > >
> > >
> > > 3) If you have a Recovery installation DVD, then it is the same as
> > one.
> > >
> > > 4) If you have a Recovery partition and no installation DVD, then you
> > > usually press F10 or F12 during every second during boot-up until you
> > > get a Recover Manager screen. Check your computer's documents for
> > it's
> > > exact procedure, but it should be similar to this.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps,
> > > Shawn
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Brink
> > >
> > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> > > '*Vista Forums*'
> > > (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980)
> > > *Please post feedback to help others.*
> > > > >

Mike,

If you have the Vista Enterprise, Ultimate, or Business edition, then
you can use the "Complete PC backup and restore" feature in Vista
instead.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/99...-computer.html


If not, then Acronis True Image us a great backup program. You can try
it for a 15-day trial period.

'Complete hard disk drive copy, cloning and image backup software:
computer files and disk copying'
(http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing...cts/trueimage/)


Shawn


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That Acronis program sounds like exactly what I need. I'll give that a whirl
and hopefully everything is fine. Thanks a lot!

"Brink" wrote:

>
> Mike123;614391 Wrote:
> > Brink,
> > Thanks for all the advice. I have a set of Recovery Discs, but they're
> > from
> > when I first got the laptop, and since then I've installed many
> > programs, and
> > updated a lot of system options and I really don't feel like going
> > through
> > the monotonous procedure of reinstalling Vista and all of my programs.
> > I
> > think I'll just turn off System Restore and hope for the best. If there
> > is an
> > installer for just Windows System Restore, or a third party application
> > you
> > can recommend that would be greatly appreciated. As for this growing
> > shadow
> > copy issue, if any solution arises please let me know, as at this point
> > I'm
> > more curious as to why it's happening than I am concerned about my
> > computer's
> > safety. Thanks again.
> >
> > "Brink" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Mike123;614303 Wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Mike,
> > > >
> > > > 1) If you have a Full Vista installation DVD:
> > > >
> > > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...ion-vista.html
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 2) If you have a Upgrade Vista installation DVD:
> > > >
> > > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68...ade-vista.html
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 3) If you have a Recovery installation DVD, then it is the same as
> > > one.
> > > >
> > > > 4) If you have a Recovery partition and no installation DVD, then you
> > > > usually press F10 or F12 during every second during boot-up until you
> > > > get a Recover Manager screen. Check your computer's documents for
> > > it's
> > > > exact procedure, but it should be similar to this.
> > > >
> > > > Hope this helps,
> > > > Shawn
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Brink
> > > >
> > > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> > > > '*Vista Forums*'
> > > > (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980)
> > > > *Please post feedback to help others.*
> > > > > >
>
> Mike,
>
> If you have the Vista Enterprise, Ultimate, or Business edition, then
> you can use the "Complete PC backup and restore" feature in Vista
> instead.
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/99...-computer.html
>
>
> If not, then Acronis True Image us a great backup program. You can try
> it for a 15-day trial period.
>
> 'Complete hard disk drive copy, cloning and image backup software:
> computer files and disk copying'
> (http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing...cts/trueimage/)
>
>
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> Brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> '*Vista Forums*'
> (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980)
> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>

Mike123;614453 Wrote:
> That Acronis program sounds like exactly what I need. I'll give that
> whir
> and hopefully everything is fine. Thanks a lot
>
> "Brink" wrote
> > > >
> >
> > > Mike123;614391 Wrote
> >
> > > Mike
> >
> > > If you have the Vista Enterprise, Ultimate, or Business edition, the
> > > you can use the "Complete PC backup and restore" feature in Vist
> > > instead
> >
> > > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/99...e-computer.htm
> >
> >
> > > If not, then Acronis True Image us a great backup program. You ca
> > tr
> > > it for a 15-day trial period
> >
> > > 'Complete hard disk drive copy, cloning and image backup software
> > > computer files and disk copying
> > > ('Complete hard disk drive copy, cloning and image backup software
> > computer files and disk copying
> > (http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing...cts/trueimage/)
> >
> >
> > > Shaw
> >
> >
> > > -
> > > Brin
> >
> > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.
> > > '*Vista Forums*
> > > (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980
> > > *Please post feedback to help others.
> > > > >

Your welcome Mike. Hope it helps you

Shaw

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