Cleaning Unnecessay Space From System Restore
U'll wonder how much space the system restore files have occupied in ur system... when u've observed the windows drive (Usually C:/) the size reduces day by day (if not observed, try to make it from now)... the unnecesary files will be in the temp folder (type "%temp%" in run) and this doesn't consume u much unless u install big softwares like photoshop or the like... but in the system restore, files r added regularly and when u delete some files from ur system, it'll not be deleted completely but stored in this system restore (SystemVolumeInformation) for using them in case u restore the system back.. but this is of no use, but storing the files and occupying unnecessary space...
But windows have the default service of deleting this unnecessary files of very past...
It is very Simple...just follow the steps:
- right click the C:/ Drive --> Properties --> Disk CleanUp
- in the Disk CleanUp Window, click the "More Options" Tab
- Come down to the bottom where u see the "System Restore" and Press "CleanUp..."
- Clik ok and now see that ur system would have recovered some space...
Note:
- the thing in here is it'll not delete all the restore points but the old restore points..
- u can see the files in the restore point by goin to the SystemVolumeInformation (SVI) in C:/ (for other drives it'll not open)
- another important thing is that the virus files that were in ur system in the past will be present in this SVI folder
- when u delete some files(Shift+delete) like exe or some other files, the sys takes a copy of that file in SVI to restore it back when needed... so think of it, how much space it could've comsumed unknowing to u... u can go to the SVI folder in C:/ Drive
- this happens to all the Drives but could not be seen from the corresponding SVI folder, but can be removed from the above method..
- ucan also delete files from Temp folder.. when it show u some error msgdon worry, leave that particular file and delete the remaining
- do it regularly so that u can bet, ur sys have some place for ur files...
- u can go directly to the disk cleanup window by typing "cleanmgr /d c" ,w/o quotes, in Run...
- u can restore ur sys at any point or create own restore point by goin to system restore point (shortcut is Type "restore/rstrui" in Run)
- to view the SVI folder (it'll be hidden) go to folder options from tools menu in the explorer --> View --> click "Show hidden files and folders" then deselect "Hide protected operating sys Files(Recommended)" --> ok.. Now u can see the SVI folder in any drive but can access only that of C:/

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