Disc Space scan reveals bloated System Restore Folder

anoushka

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May 20, 2013
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Greetings to all,
I installed TreeSize and discovered :
folder System Volume Information is "Bloated" with multiple entries of same files
(ie. .dll, .exe.cfg,.rbf,.msi,.OLD,.... etc.)
Properties view shows identical info for each type (all .exe with same size are associated with one program.)
This occurred after a noticably long System Restore. I noticed the sudden decrease of free space
There are 18GB.mysteriously consumed.
Is it possible that Sys Restore duplicated these files repeatedly ?
Can I delete these duplicates (all but one in each group)?
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OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600
System Manufacturer IBM
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 3 GenuineIntel ~2992 Mhz
Pentium 4 CPO 3.00GHz
2.99GHz, 0.98 GB of RAM
SMBIOS Version 2.34
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
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Many Thanks for any help.
 

g-unit1111

Titan
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I would not suggest turning off SR either, you can definitely downsize the cache though.