How to delete please the restore points .......


  1. Posts : 69
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    How to delete please the restore points .......


    I have made a picture i am wanting to ONLY delete restore points that are in the red circle.
    i have seen you can delete , but from what i gather only keep the latest restore point and the rest get deleted ...

    any help thanks .....
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  2. Posts : 540
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
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    Start Menu>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools> Disk Cleanup> More Options Tab(top of window)>System Restore and Shadow Copies(Push Clean Up Button)

    This Will Delete ALL but Last Restore Point!!!
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  3. Posts : 10,455
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
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    CCleaner has the ability to do that. It is in the tools menu. Link in my sig.
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  4. Posts : 10,994
    Win 7 Pro 64-bit
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    Just my 2 cents worth but I find it a lot easier to control my restore points using a free product called CCleaner.

    CCleaner - Optimization and Cleaning - Free Download

    When you run CCleaner you have a Tools option on the left side of the dashboard. Click on Tools and you'll see a System Restore option. From there you can remove whatever restore points you want except for the most current.

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    jeepmann4x4 said:
    Start Menu>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools> Disk Cleanup> More Options Tab(top of window)>System Restore and Shadow Copies(Push Clean Up Button)

    This Will Delete ALL but Last Restore Point!!!
    this is were im not understanding, it has not got that tab , even after i ran that cleaner (options tab is there) but then im unable to (shadow) or anything that resembles this

    AND now that restore point i want has gone rrrr
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  6. Posts : 540
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
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    ohsocute69 said:
    jeepmann4x4 said:
    Start Menu>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools> Disk Cleanup> More Options Tab(top of window)>System Restore and Shadow Copies(Push Clean Up Button)

    This Will Delete ALL but Last Restore Point!!!
    this is were im not understanding, it has not got that tab , even after i ran that cleaner (options tab is there) but then im unable to (shadow) or anything that resembles this
    You might need to "Right Click" on "Disk Cleanup" and Run as Administrator. See if that gives you the option tab, mine is just there but I am the Admin. for my system.

    Also check this Thread out.....
    Disk Cleanup - Open and Use
    or www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/818-disk-cleanup-open-use.html

    You may also want to run that "Clean up System Files" (button in you pic) But read though the above link first it has a great step by step.
    Last edited by jeepmann4x4; 12 Oct 2011 at 04:50. Reason: EDIT: First link was not working so I put the http as well
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  7. Posts : 264
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit SP1 x64
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    Please note that CCleaner on XP does NOT purge the entire Restore Points.
    It only purges the Registry Hives within each R.P. because they become redundant when access for restoration is hidden.
    Each R.P. holds a self contained set of Registry Hives that FULLY holds the entire state of the Registry as at that time.
    Each R.P. also holds copies of all deleted and updated files as they were removed during the life of that Restore Point. Those MUST NOT be removed otherwise when Windows restores to an earlier available R.P. it will NOT have a copy of the original deleted/replaced file and your system is then totally corrupted.

    I have no experience of Restore Points with Windows 7, but assume something similar.
    Macrium Backups are more than adequate for me

    CCleaner is good, but if you want to only retain the last R.P. then Disc Cleanup will remove all the previous file backups as well as the registry backups.
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  8. Posts : 71,980
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    Hello Ohsocute,

    The tutorial below can help show you more on how to do what was posted above.

    System Protection Restore Points - Delete

    Hope this helps,
    Shawn
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