How to Reduce Windows System Restore?
The size of windows system restore become a problem, when the system restore had reach the maximun size that alocated to it. The windows sytem become slow down and very heavy to move. This is a burden to the system.
The improve your computer perfomance, you need to realocated the windows system restore space usage on you harddisk drive. This tip work on any version of Windows Xp and Windows Vista.
A. Windows Xp
To resize windows restore, right click on “My Computer” and choose “Properties” then “System Restore“.
Click on “C drive” (the Drive that you want to resize) then “Settings..” button. On “Disk space usage”, move the slider to the left to decreace the amount of disk space for System Restore. The better size is about 1000-1500mb or may be less that it. Then “Ok” to confirm.
B. Windows Vista
In Windows Vista, by default, Windows sets aside a hefty 15% of your hard drive.
First, let’s see how much storage space is currently allocated.
1. Click the start menu
2. Click on All Programs, and then Accessories
3. From the accessories menu, right click on Command Prompt and select “run as administrator”
4. Type “vssadmin list shadowstorage” into the command prompt
5. The results should tell you the amount of storage used and the maximum amount alloted
If you want to reduce the Windows System Restore space, you will lose some older system restore points when you do this.
1. Repeat steps 1-3 to get bring up the Command Prompt
2. Type “vssadmin Resize ShadowStorage /For=[your hard disk]: /On=[your hard disk]: /MaxSize=[how much space you want to allocate]”
3. For example: “vssadmin Resize ShadowStorage /For=C: /On=C: /MaxSize=2GB”
4. Successfully resized the shadow copy storage message will prompt, and you should have more free space on your hard drive.
To manage the space that allocated to Windows System Restore will help you to increase your computer perfomance. Left the burden behind…..
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