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"Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
news:OqrPxjLiFHA.1464@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> In news:eyffufKiFHA.1968@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl,
> swingman <sbt@silcom.com> typed:
>
>> "Rock" <rock@mail.nospam.net> wrote in message
>> news:uAJ9ZGCiFHA.3568@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>> Bobby wrote:
>>>
>>>>> By default, it uses much too much disk space on most people's
>>>>> machines, and reducing it to no more than 2GB or even less, is a
>>>>> good idea. But don't turn it off completely
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Err... 1Gb costs 30p in the UK. So what's the problem?
>>>
>>> Also the more space allocated to it, the more restore points are
>>> created and greater the chance of corruption.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Rock
>>> MS MVP Windows - Shell/User
>>
>> More restore points also means more disk fragmentation. For some
>> reason SR files are highly fragmented in my experience.
>
>
> I haven't noticed that, but even if so, it really doesn't matter much,
> since you need to use them so infrequently.
>
>
>> By the way,
>> how much space does a restore point require?
>
>
> It varies quite a bit depending on your system, and even from restore
> point to restore point. That's because restore points are not independent
> but build on previous restore points. The concept is a little like that of
> an incremental backup.
>
>
>> I currently have the
>> space allocation set at 200 megs and I wonder how many restore points
>> can fit.
>
>
> Go to system restore and see how many dates are in black rather than gray.
> That will tell you how many you presently have, and that will be at least
> an approximate answer to your question.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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Thanks!