How much memory should be assigned to the restore point?

stanhilliard · 30 Jun 2015

How much memory should be assigned to the restore point?

Total memory = 4 GB and 16 GB

MoxieMomma · 30 Jun 2015

Hi:

I'm not sure what you mean by assigning "memory" to a restore point.

Do you mean how much "disk space" to allot?

There are some recommendations here:
System Protection - Change Disk Space Usage
(Brink's recommendation there is ~1.3 GB per restore point.)

Hope this helps.

stanhilliard · 30 Jun 2015

MoxieMomma said:

Hi:

I'm not sure what you mean by assigning "memory" to a restore point.

Do you mean how much "disk space" to allot?

Yes, I was thinking incorrectly. I should have said 250 GB disk space total. I picked 4GB for three restore points.

ignatzatsonic · 30 Jun 2015

Keep your eye on how many restore points you can get out of 4 GB. It varies, depending on the configuration of your PC. There's a reasonable chance you can get more than 3 points from 4 GB.

I normally get about a dozen from 6 or 7 GB, dating back 3 or 4 weeks. If you think you might have to restore to a point from last November, you'll need to increase the space allotted. It's hard for me to imagine that I'd need to restore to a date more than a couple of weeks ago, at most.