System Restore Points disappear?

joseph10444 · 08 Jul 2010

I was really stressed over my problem with brightness and then i decided to check ccleaner, use the tools section yesterday to delete some startup items.

After that i checked my system restore points and i had around 6-7.

Strange enough, i did a defragging that night and then i come tonight to see what system restore points i have through Windows System Restore and there are none!!

I go back to ccleaner, and it also reports that i have none!

How do system restore points disappear??????

richc46 · 08 Jul 2010

Defrag the drive with the Restore Points they will vanish. May not happen every ocassion, but it happens enough.

joseph10444 · 08 Jul 2010

lol but why??
If defragging is a good practice around once a week and making system restore points often are a good practice, what's the point of one deleting the other..

i thoguht defragging just moves clusters around

richc46 · 08 Jul 2010

JK Defrag removes system restore points

Im just the messenger, I cant explain it.

The restore points should be on a separate drive that you do not format.

In addition defragging once a week is not good, it may be the default setting, but not good. Unless you install and uninstall a lot 3 or 4 times a year is all that is needed.