Do you leave your computer on all the time? System restore makes a backup every 24 hours that the computer is on.
There are two ways you can clean system restore files. I highly don't recommend cleaning them manually, if that is even possible, because they are not named in such a way that we can understand.
Choose method #1 for deleting some system restore entries, or method #2 for deleting
all of them:
1. Use Disk Cleanup. Go to
Start --> All Programs --> Accessories --> System Tools --> Disk CleanupAfter it is done scanning your computer, which may take a bit, click on the tab at the top that says
More Options. Click on the button that says
Clean Up... in the System Restore section. It should show an hour glass while it cleans, and then just return to a normal arrow when done (at least that's what it did for me just now).
2. Delete all system restore points:
A. Turn off System Restore.- On the Desktop, right-click on My Computer.
- Click Properties.
- Click on the System Restore tab.
- Check Turn off System Restore.
- Click Apply, and then click OK.
B. Restart your computer.C. Turn ON System Restore.- On the Desktop, right-click on My Computer.
- Click Properties.
- Click on the System Restore tab.
- UNcheck Turn off System Restore.
- Click Apply, and then click OK.
You may also want to consider a cleanup tool:
Download CCleaner from
http://www.snapfiles...t/ccleaner.html- Install it. Then start the program.
- In the area designated as "Cleaner Settings", Make sure the Windows tab is the selected tab.
- Under the category of "Internet Explorer", UNcheck all boxes except for the first two boxes (Temporary Internet Files and Cookies).
- UNcheck the box next to the category called "Windows Explorer."
- Under the category of "System", UNcheck Empty Recycle Bin.
- At the top, click on the tab that says Applications.
- UNcheck EVERYTHING! If there is a category called "Firefox", then leave the Cookies option checked.
- Now click on Analyze. When it is done analyzing (it could take several minutes since this is your first time using ccleaner), click on Run Cleaner.
Edited by computerwiz12890, 10 January 2007 - 10:30 PM.