System restore points

thewolfe · Post by **thewolfe** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 10:48 am

Can I delete the restore points in Sys Volume Info on my \"slave drive\"?

The question arose when AVG found a questionable file in that folder on that drive.

AVG cleared it but just got me curious.

Zantor · Post by **Zantor** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:05 pm

System restore data is drive-specific. This means that you cannot transfer restore data between drives. I don't use system restore because it's a safe haven for malware.

thewolfe · Post by **thewolfe** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:29 pm

Don't want to transfer just delete.

I know I can turn off Sys restore and it will delete them on \"C\" drive. Just didn't know about my \"slave\" drive.

Zantor · Post by **Zantor** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:36 pm

If you open up the system restore tab in the system properties, it will show it for all the drives it's monitoring. If your 'slave' drive is listed in there, then it will delete the data when you turn it off.

You could also use system restore to delete all but the most recent restore point, or use a program like CCleaner to delete the excess data.

thewolfe · Post by **thewolfe** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 5:29 pm

Zantor, that did the trick since it's my backup drive and I don't want to take up any space with restore points.

Zantor · Post by **Zantor** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 6:24 pm

Glad to have helped.