Restore Points - configuring


  1. Topaz505
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    Restore Points - configuring


    I have here a Dell Inspiron laptop which seems to make Restore Points at the correct times (Windows Updates, driver installs, on demand, etc) but when I look at the parameters in the panel System/System Protection/tab System Protection/button Config I see:
    - Turn off system protection is ticked
    - Disk space usage / Current Usage is showing 0 (zero)
    - Disk space usage / Max Usage is showing 0 (zero)

    But - I have just successfully restored a restore point ! ! !
    Does this mean that Win 7 will always make a (minimum?) one, regardless of these parameters ?

    Can someone explain this behavior, please ?
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  3. Brink
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    Hello Topaz, :)

    System Protection can be turned on or off for each hard drive. Does it show as being turned off for your Window C: drive?

    System Protection - Turn On or Off
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  4. Topaz505
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    Hello Brink,
    I had hoped to edit my mail before anyone replied . . .
    Indeed, System Protection was showing two "hard drives":
    Recovery, the OEM's recovery partition, and the standard C: drive.
    I was looking at the Recovery protection which is not restored-pointed, and thus has zero-value parameters.
    On closer inspection, the C: drive shows normal (non-zero) parameters.

    Thanks for your reply - and sorry to waste this bandwidth.
    Moral: look carefully which "drive" parameters are being displayed, (it's shown in the panel title).
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  6. whs
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    You can always check for restore points on C with this command:

    vssadmin list shadows

    And make sure you NEVER enable system restore for the recovery partition. That would make a mess.
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  7. Brink
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    No problem Topaz. I'm glad you got it sorted. :)
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