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Windows ME System Restore Problems
I have a serious problem. Whenever I delete a file the free disk space does not increase. For example, I had 80Gb free space as reported by MY COMPUTER. I deleted a 4Gb file, keep my disk defragmented at all times, and on top of it I have all writing programs disabled, like system restore which is turned off.

disk space disappearing-
System Restore is not a backup tool. For long term backups, imaging software should be used. Which I know you know Ken... <g> The Registry Keys and Will Denny wrote: Ken, it is possible to increase the amount of disk space available to System Restore above 12% via the Registry, not advisable, but possible.

Windows ME..HELP..Please !!
System restore points. monitoring I've never heard of. Is it used in connection with backups or system failures (power outage)? This could create a further 7 gb free space. Disk Defragmenter will be grumbling at only 14% free disk space on D. The fragmented files listed may defragment if you run Disk

mysterious increase in disk space usage
You could try moving your page file to your 30 gb partition, although if it is on the same disk you may notice a little performance loss if you page file is used very much. Also you can reduce the amount of space system restore uses., or even turn it off though I would not recommend that. Right click on my computer

mysterious increase in disk space usage
You can increase the system restore size on the hard drive by Open System properties in Control Panel. Click the Performance tab, and then click File System. On the Hard Disk tab, move the System Restore disk space use slider to allot more space for System Restore. Click Apply, and then OK.

System Restore suspended even though I have plenty of disk space
I used the vbs scripts to check settings - they are system restore life is 90 days and system restore point frequency is 24 hours. The disk space usage is set to 12% (17966MB). Many (a bit over half) of the RPxxx folders contain among other only small things just one large file, called Annnnnnn.SYS (n's are digits)

Incorrect reported partition used space under XP Pro sp2
To increase you free space on your C select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp, More Options, System Restore and remove all I used to use Norton, but after their change of programming practices in 2005, I finally had to give up, as the internet security suite ruined two other laptops.

not enough room on disk (with system)
FileSize -a useful tool for use with Windows Explorer when investigating how disk space is being used. http://markd.mvps.org/ The download link is not obvious. To increase you free space select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp, More Options, System Restore and remove all but the

mysterious increase in disk space usage
Click the Performance tab, and then click File System. 3.. Under System Restore disk use space, move the slider to the right to increase the amount of disk space used for System Restore, and then click OK. 4.. Restart the computer. Reset the Data Store In certain situations, you may want to consider resetting the

STILL Sys. Restore is not able to create a restore point!
System Restore is NOT a backup mechanism but rather a lifebelt to be used to get oneself out of problems caused by a recent faulty install or the like. Mike Maltby MS-MVP mcmal...@hotmail.com anonymous <anonym...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: I cannot increase my system restore disk space usage. it says

Defragmentation of C:
In cases where System Restore is turned on much later, the 30% of free space formula might kick in, thus limiting the number of shadow copies you'll have on (or less) free space is available or after you adjust the size of the volume." Identifying how much disk space is used for restore points in Windows Vista

System Restore Disk Space Question
However you can manually increase or reduce this allocation. It is not much worth having the check points going back for last 3 months. right click My Computer and go to the Properties >> Performance tab >> click File System button >> Hard Disk tab and adjust the "System Restore Disk Space" Keep it about 350 MB It

Disk free space minimum threshold warning
Gerry ge...@nospam.com microsoft public windowsxp newusers The default allocation to System Restore is 12% on your C partition which is over generous. QUESTION: BEST WAY TO ACCOMPLISH A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN C: DRIVE DISK SPACE? (And No, Santa isn't bringing me a new machine for Christmas; I went dear hunting

Registry Tweak
The system is configured with two hard disk drives: C & D. I keep getting a low disk space error message for the C drive. I have tried uninstalling programs but the free space doesn't seem to increase much. I'm almost down to the original programs the computer came with. The C drive has 15 GB used space and about

Can you reduce bloated Windows Folder to increase disk space o
You can move, delete, or compress unused files manually, or by using Disk Cleanup (Cleanmgr.exe) to increase free space on disk volumes. To run Disk Cleanup 1.. In the Run dialog box, Use disaster recovery features Disaster recovery features such as System Restore and Driver Rollback can undo recent changes.

Defragmentation of C:
Finally adjust the space allocated to the restore folder, System | Performance | File System | Hard Disk and adjust the restore slider to your preferred setting. Due to a problem with my computer running Windows ME, today I used (for the first time) the System Restore utility to restore my system to a restore

Incorrect reported partition used space under XP Pro sp2
To reduce (or increase) the disk space allocated, type (or copy and paste) "vssadmin resize shadowstorage /on=c: /for=c: /maxsize=6GB. and noted it said the "used shadow copy storage space" is 10.871GB of the allocated 11.451... which would explain why I currently see only 4 restore points in System Restore.

disk space
Turn Off System Restore Although System restore can be somewhat beneficial it takes a lot of space, XP allocates 10% of your partition to System Restore by default, and if you have a large drive, you can be losing lots of space can tie-up HD. It will also affect access time (turning off it will increase Window

Free disk space does not increase when deleting files!
Gerry ge...@nospam.com microsoft public windowsxp help_and_support Don Why are you worried about a 700 mb increase in disk space usage when you have 88% free disk space? Are there any other drives / partitions in addition to C? What is the status of System Restore on your system? What Norton product do you have?

Restore Points - Retain > 2 months & Increase # of Points
Once the 'Disk Cleanup for <your drive C:'s name' window appears, go to the 'More Options' tab. There at the bottom you will find a 'System Restore' That accounts for 384 MB additional partition space used. The remainder is probably the hiberfil.sys increase in size, along with other garbage collected as well.