Lost Gigabytes

XP,Home Edition,SP3

Hello there,
After switching restore points back and forth I would say 5 or 6 times in an
effort to improve my pc I seem to have gone from 20 gb to 3 gb of free
memory space..Does all this restoring consume gigabytes?..Now I find I have
to remove programs in order to fragment my disk...Thanks,Nick

NICK MEALE wrote:
XP,Home Edition,SP3

Hello there,
After switching restore points back and forth I would say 5 or 6 times in an
effort to improve my pc I seem to have gone from 20 gb to 3 gb of free
memory space..Does all this restoring consume gigabytes?..Now I find I have
to remove programs in order to fragment my disk...Thanks,Nick



How many partitions do you have? Are all of them set to be monitored by
system restore? How much space is allotted for system restore? Have you
tried removing all but the latest system restore points?

--
Alias

NICK MEALE brought next idea :
XP,Home Edition,SP3

Hello there,
After switching restore points back and forth I would say 5 or 6 times in an
effort to improve my pc I seem to have gone from 20 gb to 3 gb of free memory
space..Does all this restoring consume gigabytes?..Now I find I have to
remove programs in order to fragment my disk...Thanks,Nick

Turn off or reduce system restore to save hard drive space in XP
http://www.windowsreference.com/wind...e-space-in-xp/

Clean out your temps, use ATF Cleaner
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Securit...-Cleaner.shtml
http://www.softpedia.com/progScreens...hot-32740.html
http://www.atribune.org/
http://www.atribune.org/index.php?op...25&Itemi d=25
Forum
http://www.atribune.org/forums/
Double-click ATF-Cleaner.exe to run the program.
Under Main choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button.
If you use Firefox browser
Click Firefox at the top and choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button.
NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please
click No at the prompt.
If you use Opera browser
Click Opera at the top and choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button.
NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please
click No at the prompt.
Click Exit on the Main menu to close the program.
For Technical Support, double-click the e-mail address located at the
bottom of each menu.
This will remove all files from the items that are checked so if you
have some cookies you'd like to save, please move them to a different
directory first.
Notes for Windows Vista users:
On Windows Vista that "Windows Temp" is disabled, to empty "Windows
Temp" ATF-Cleaner must be "Run as an Administrator" This program is for
Windows 98/ME/2K/XP and Vista! ( I have it installed on W7 )



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Am I going to get my gigabytes back if I turn off system restore...Also,I
want to stay at the restore date I am using now as the the pc works okay on
this date?...Will I lose this date?..Thanks,Nick
"Johnw" wrote in message
...
NICK MEALE brought next idea :
XP,Home Edition,SP3

Hello there,
After switching restore points back and forth I would say 5 or 6 times in
an effort to improve my pc I seem to have gone from 20 gb to 3 gb of free
memory space..Does all this restoring consume gigabytes?..Now I find I
have to remove programs in order to fragment my disk...Thanks,Nick

Turn off or reduce system restore to save hard drive space in XP
http://www.windowsreference.com/wind...e-space-in-xp/

Clean out your temps, use ATF Cleaner
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Securit...-Cleaner.shtml
http://www.softpedia.com/progScreens...hot-32740.html
http://www.atribune.org/
http://www.atribune.org/index.php?op...25&Itemi d=25
Forum
http://www.atribune.org/forums/
Double-click ATF-Cleaner.exe to run the program.
Under Main choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button.
If you use Firefox browser
Click Firefox at the top and choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button.
NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please click No
at the prompt.
If you use Opera browser
Click Opera at the top and choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button.
NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please click No
at the prompt.
Click Exit on the Main menu to close the program.
For Technical Support, double-click the e-mail address located at the
bottom of each menu.
This will remove all files from the items that are checked so if you have
some cookies you'd like to save, please move them to a different directory
first.
Notes for Windows Vista users:
On Windows Vista that "Windows Temp" is disabled, to empty "Windows Temp"
ATF-Cleaner must be "Run as an Administrator" This program is for Windows
98/ME/2K/XP and Vista! ( I have it installed on W7 )



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Just C: and maximum space has been allowed for restore point but the pc has
always been as such from day one and I have not changed any
settings...Wasn't a need til recently.I will mention that while using the
restore recently it always took from 2-3 hours which is weird..In the
distant past I remember it would take about a half hour...Thanks,Nick
"Alias" wrote in message
...
NICK MEALE wrote:
XP,Home Edition,SP3

Hello there,
After switching restore points back and forth I would say 5 or 6 times in
an
effort to improve my pc I seem to have gone from 20 gb to 3 gb of free
memory space..Does all this restoring consume gigabytes?..Now I find I
have
to remove programs in order to fragment my disk...Thanks,Nick



How many partitions do you have? Are all of them set to be monitored by
system restore? How much space is allotted for system restore? Have you
tried removing all but the latest system restore points?

--
Alias

NICK MEALE used his keyboard to write :
Am I going to get my gigabytes back if I turn off system restore...Also,I
want to stay at the restore date I am using now as the the pc works okay on
this date?...Will I lose this date?..Thanks,Nick
"Johnw" wrote in message
...

No need to turn it off, just reduce the size, look at the last image on
the link I googled for.
http://www.windowsreference.com/wind...e-space-in-xp/



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Every time you run System Restore, you do use up more disk space (to add
those new restore points), up to the maximum amount alloted (in the
settings), at which point the oldest ones will be overwritten.

NICK MEALE wrote:
XP,Home Edition,SP3

Hello there,
After switching restore points back and forth I would say 5 or 6 times in
an
effort to improve my pc I seem to have gone from 20 gb to 3 gb of free
memory space..Does all this restoring consume gigabytes?..Now I find I
have
to remove programs in order to fragment my disk...Thanks,Nick

In ,
NICK MEALE typed:
XP,Home Edition,SP3

Hello there,
After switching restore points back and forth I would say 5
or 6 times in an effort to improve my pc I seem to have
gone from 20 gb to 3 gb of free memory space..Does all this
restoring consume gigabytes?..Now I find I have to remove
programs in order to fragment my disk...Thanks,Nick

Up to the point of the amount of space allocated for it, yes. You didn't
mention your drive size but the REstore is defaulted to something like 12%
of disk space? Not sure of number bit it's substantial.
Your disk is too full; you need a larger disk at least. Adjusting the
restore points space will only be a bandaid; you'll shortly be out of space
again. Once a disk is 3/4 full you're starting to push things and slowdowns
get more noticeable.

HTH,

Twayne`

When you do a system restore, the registry is saved which allows you to undo
the restore. This of course
requires disk space. Since your computer is running properly, I suggest you
run disk cleanup with the
option of clearing all but the latest system restore. Then run defrag.
When the next system restore is recorded it will save your current operating
condition.


"NICK MEALE" wrote in message
...
Am I going to get my gigabytes back if I turn off system restore...Also,I
want to stay at the restore date I am using now as the the pc works okay
on this date?...Will I lose this date?..Thanks,Nick
"Johnw" wrote in message
...
NICK MEALE brought next idea :
XP,Home Edition,SP3

Hello there,
After switching restore points back and forth I would say 5 or 6 times
in an effort to improve my pc I seem to have gone from 20 gb to 3 gb of
free memory space..Does all this restoring consume gigabytes?..Now I
find I have to remove programs in order to fragment my
disk...Thanks,Nick

Turn off or reduce system restore to save hard drive space in XP
http://www.windowsreference.com/wind...e-space-in-xp/

Clean out your temps, use ATF Cleaner
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Securit...-Cleaner.shtml
http://www.softpedia.com/progScreens...hot-32740.html
http://www.atribune.org/
http://www.atribune.org/index.php?op...25&Itemi d=25
Forum
http://www.atribune.org/forums/
Double-click ATF-Cleaner.exe to run the program.
Under Main choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button.
If you use Firefox browser
Click Firefox at the top and choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button.
NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please click
No at the prompt.
If you use Opera browser
Click Opera at the top and choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button.
NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please click
No at the prompt.
Click Exit on the Main menu to close the program.
For Technical Support, double-click the e-mail address located at the
bottom of each menu.
This will remove all files from the items that are checked so if you have
some cookies you'd like to save, please move them to a different
directory first.
Notes for Windows Vista users:
On Windows Vista that "Windows Temp" is disabled, to empty "Windows Temp"
ATF-Cleaner must be "Run as an Administrator" This program is for Windows
98/ME/2K/XP and Vista! ( I have it installed on W7 )



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In "Unknown"
wrote:

When you do a system restore, the registry is saved which allows you
to undo the restore. This of course
requires disk space. Since your computer is running properly, I
suggest you run disk cleanup with the
option of clearing all but the latest system restore. Then run defrag.
When the next system restore is recorded it will save your current
operating condition.

For the longer term, go to system properties and adjust the amount of
disk space that can be used to save system restore data.

It's allocated as a percentage of the disk size and with today's huge
disks the default value can amount to tens of gigabytes of essentially
useless data.


"NICK MEALE" wrote in message
...
Am I going to get my gigabytes back if I turn off system
restore...Also,I want to stay at the restore date I am using now as
the the pc works okay on this date?...Will I lose this
date?..Thanks,Nick "Johnw" wrote in message
...
NICK MEALE brought next idea :
XP,Home Edition,SP3

Hello there,
After switching restore points back and forth I would say 5 or 6
times in an effort to improve my pc I seem to have gone from 20 gb
to 3 gb of free memory space..Does all this restoring consume
gigabytes?..Now I find I have to remove programs in order to
fragment my disk...Thanks,Nick

Turn off or reduce system restore to save hard drive space in XP
http://www.windowsreference.com/wind...reduce-system-
restore-to-save-hard-drive-space-in-xp/

Clean out your temps, use ATF Cleaner
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Securit...TF-Cleaner.sht
ml
http://www.softpedia.com/progScreens...reenshot-32740
.html http://www.atribune.org/
http://www.atribune.org/index.php?op...sk=view&id=25&
Itemid=25 Forum
http://www.atribune.org/forums/
Double-click ATF-Cleaner.exe to run the program.
Under Main choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button.
If you use Firefox browser
Click Firefox at the top and choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button.
NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please
click
No at the prompt.
If you use Opera browser
Click Opera at the top and choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button.
NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please
click
No at the prompt.
Click Exit on the Main menu to close the program.
For Technical Support, double-click the e-mail address located at
the bottom of each menu.
This will remove all files from the items that are checked so if you
have some cookies you'd like to save, please move them to a
different directory first.
Notes for Windows Vista users:
On Windows Vista that "Windows Temp" is disabled, to empty "Windows
Temp" ATF-Cleaner must be "Run as an Administrator" This program is
for Windows 98/ME/2K/XP and Vista! ( I have it installed on W7 )


--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN

Why tell me? Why on earth do you say 'useless data'?
"Bert Hyman" wrote in message
...
In "Unknown"
wrote:

When you do a system restore, the registry is saved which allows you
to undo the restore. This of course
requires disk space. Since your computer is running properly, I
suggest you run disk cleanup with the
option of clearing all but the latest system restore. Then run defrag.
When the next system restore is recorded it will save your current
operating condition.

For the longer term, go to system properties and adjust the amount of
disk space that can be used to save system restore data.

It's allocated as a percentage of the disk size and with today's huge
disks the default value can amount to tens of gigabytes of essentially
useless data.


"NICK MEALE" wrote in message
...
Am I going to get my gigabytes back if I turn off system
restore...Also,I want to stay at the restore date I am using now as
the the pc works okay on this date?...Will I lose this
date?..Thanks,Nick "Johnw" wrote in message
...
NICK MEALE brought next idea :
XP,Home Edition,SP3

Hello there,
After switching restore points back and forth I would say 5 or 6
times in an effort to improve my pc I seem to have gone from 20 gb
to 3 gb of free memory space..Does all this restoring consume
gigabytes?..Now I find I have to remove programs in order to
fragment my disk...Thanks,Nick

Turn off or reduce system restore to save hard drive space in XP
http://www.windowsreference.com/wind...reduce-system-
restore-to-save-hard-drive-space-in-xp/

Clean out your temps, use ATF Cleaner
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Securit...TF-Cleaner.sht
ml
http://www.softpedia.com/progScreens...reenshot-32740
.html http://www.atribune.org/
http://www.atribune.org/index.php?op...sk=view&id=25&
Itemid=25 Forum
http://www.atribune.org/forums/
Double-click ATF-Cleaner.exe to run the program.
Under Main choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button.
If you use Firefox browser
Click Firefox at the top and choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button.
NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please
click
No at the prompt.
If you use Opera browser
Click Opera at the top and choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button.
NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please
click
No at the prompt.
Click Exit on the Main menu to close the program.
For Technical Support, double-click the e-mail address located at
the bottom of each menu.
This will remove all files from the items that are checked so if you
have some cookies you'd like to save, please move them to a
different directory first.
Notes for Windows Vista users:
On Windows Vista that "Windows Temp" is disabled, to empty "Windows
Temp" ATF-Cleaner must be "Run as an Administrator" This program is
for Windows 98/ME/2K/XP and Vista! ( I have it installed on W7 )


--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN

In "Unknown"
wrote:

Why tell me?

I'm "telling" anybody who's reading this thread, including the OP.

Why on earth do you say 'useless data'?

Just how useful is a restore point from 6 months ago, my top-posting
friend?

"Bert Hyman" wrote in message
...
In "Unknown"
wrote:

When you do a system restore, the registry is saved which allows you
to undo the restore. This of course
requires disk space. Since your computer is running properly, I
suggest you run disk cleanup with the
option of clearing all but the latest system restore. Then run
defrag. When the next system restore is recorded it will save your
current operating condition.

For the longer term, go to system properties and adjust the amount of
disk space that can be used to save system restore data.

It's allocated as a percentage of the disk size and with today's huge
disks the default value can amount to tens of gigabytes of
essentially useless data.


"NICK MEALE" wrote in message
...
Am I going to get my gigabytes back if I turn off system
restore...Also,I want to stay at the restore date I am using now as
the the pc works okay on this date?...Will I lose this
date?..Thanks,Nick "Johnw" wrote in message
...
NICK MEALE brought next idea :
XP,Home Edition,SP3

Hello there,
After switching restore points back and forth I would say 5 or 6
times in an effort to improve my pc I seem to have gone from 20
gb to 3 gb of free memory space..Does all this restoring consume
gigabytes?..Now I find I have to remove programs in order to
fragment my disk...Thanks,Nick

Turn off or reduce system restore to save hard drive space in XP
http://www.windowsreference.com/wind...r-reduce-syste
m- restore-to-save-hard-drive-space-in-xp/

Clean out your temps, use ATF Cleaner
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Securit.../ATF-Cleaner.s
ht ml
http://www.softpedia.com/progScreens...Screenshot-327
40 .html http://www.atribune.org/
http://www.atribune.org/index.php?op...task=view&id=2
5& Itemid=25 Forum
http://www.atribune.org/forums/
Double-click ATF-Cleaner.exe to run the program.
Under Main choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button.
If you use Firefox browser
Click Firefox at the top and choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button.
NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please
click
No at the prompt.
If you use Opera browser
Click Opera at the top and choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button.
NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please
click
No at the prompt.
Click Exit on the Main menu to close the program.
For Technical Support, double-click the e-mail address located at
the bottom of each menu.
This will remove all files from the items that are checked so if
you have some cookies you'd like to save, please move them to a
different directory first.
Notes for Windows Vista users:
On Windows Vista that "Windows Temp" is disabled, to empty
"Windows Temp" ATF-Cleaner must be "Run as an Administrator" This
program is for Windows 98/ME/2K/XP and Vista! ( I have it
installed on W7 )

--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN

If you happen to need it, it is extremely useful. However, you have to have
an enormous sized HD
to have one six months old.
"Bert Hyman" wrote in message
...
In "Unknown"
wrote:

Why tell me?

I'm "telling" anybody who's reading this thread, including the OP.

Why on earth do you say 'useless data'?

Just how useful is a restore point from 6 months ago, my top-posting
friend?

"Bert Hyman" wrote in message
...
In "Unknown"
wrote:

When you do a system restore, the registry is saved which allows you
to undo the restore. This of course
requires disk space. Since your computer is running properly, I
suggest you run disk cleanup with the
option of clearing all but the latest system restore. Then run
defrag. When the next system restore is recorded it will save your
current operating condition.

For the longer term, go to system properties and adjust the amount of
disk space that can be used to save system restore data.

It's allocated as a percentage of the disk size and with today's huge
disks the default value can amount to tens of gigabytes of
essentially useless data.


"NICK MEALE" wrote in message
...
Am I going to get my gigabytes back if I turn off system
restore...Also,I want to stay at the restore date I am using now as
the the pc works okay on this date?...Will I lose this
date?..Thanks,Nick "Johnw" wrote in message
...
NICK MEALE brought next idea :
XP,Home Edition,SP3

Hello there,
After switching restore points back and forth I would say 5 or 6
times in an effort to improve my pc I seem to have gone from 20
gb to 3 gb of free memory space..Does all this restoring consume
gigabytes?..Now I find I have to remove programs in order to
fragment my disk...Thanks,Nick

Turn off or reduce system restore to save hard drive space in XP
http://www.windowsreference.com/wind...r-reduce-syste
m- restore-to-save-hard-drive-space-in-xp/

Clean out your temps, use ATF Cleaner
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Securit.../ATF-Cleaner.s
ht ml
http://www.softpedia.com/progScreens...Screenshot-327
40 .html http://www.atribune.org/
http://www.atribune.org/index.php?op...task=view&id=2
5& Itemid=25 Forum
http://www.atribune.org/forums/
Double-click ATF-Cleaner.exe to run the program.
Under Main choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button.
If you use Firefox browser
Click Firefox at the top and choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button.
NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please
click
No at the prompt.
If you use Opera browser
Click Opera at the top and choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button.
NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please
click
No at the prompt.
Click Exit on the Main menu to close the program.
For Technical Support, double-click the e-mail address located at
the bottom of each menu.
This will remove all files from the items that are checked so if
you have some cookies you'd like to save, please move them to a
different directory first.
Notes for Windows Vista users:
On Windows Vista that "Windows Temp" is disabled, to empty
"Windows Temp" ATF-Cleaner must be "Run as an Administrator" This
program is for Windows 98/ME/2K/XP and Vista! ( I have it
installed on W7 )

--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN

Thank you...Nick
"Twayne" wrote in message
...
In ,
NICK MEALE typed:
XP,Home Edition,SP3

Hello there,
After switching restore points back and forth I would say 5
or 6 times in an effort to improve my pc I seem to have
gone from 20 gb to 3 gb of free memory space..Does all this
restoring consume gigabytes?..Now I find I have to remove
programs in order to fragment my disk...Thanks,Nick

Up to the point of the amount of space allocated for it, yes. You didn't
mention your drive size but the REstore is defaulted to something like 12%
of disk space? Not sure of number bit it's substantial.
Your disk is too full; you need a larger disk at least. Adjusting the
restore points space will only be a bandaid; you'll shortly be out of
space again. Once a disk is 3/4 full you're starting to push things and
slowdowns get more noticeable.

HTH,

Twayne`