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I've just been looking at my System Restore Configuration and I notice that it is turned on for the (Dell) Recovery Partition

Is it necessary for the Windows System Restore to monitor the Recovery Partition and if so - what is the Default % ?

I have asked this question at the Dell Forum but as yet have not had a definitive reply

Does anyone else have System Restore monitoring their Recovery Partiton?

Thanks
 

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I do not use recovery on any of my drives except the drive windows is located on.
I don't see the point in it monitoring the recovery partition as it should not ever be altered.
 

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Thanks for your Reply

That's what I was thinking - that the Recovery Partition should not be subject to alteration so therefore there doesn't seem much point in having the Windows System Restore (System Protection) monitoring it

I think it must have been turned on for the Recovery Partition by Default but I'm reluctant to turn things on or off unless I'm certain that it's ok
 

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Windows 7 - Home Premium - 64 bit
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Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core
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ASUS® P6X58D-E: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
Memory
12GB SAMSUNG DDR3 TRI-DDR3 1333MHz (3 x 4GB)
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1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 430 - DVI,HDMI,VGA
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Sound Blaster® Audigy™ SE (£19)
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thingy said:
I've just been looking at my System Restore Configuration and I notice that it is turned on for the (Dell) Recovery Partition

Is it necessary for the Windows System Restore to monitor the Recovery Partition and if so - what is the Default % ?

I have asked this question at the Dell Forum but as yet have not had a definitive reply

Does anyone else have System Restore monitoring their Recovery Partiton?

Thanks
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Hey there,

Your recovery partition doesn't need to be monitored. It shouldn't change--that's kind of the point ;)
 

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Agreed. No need to monitor recovery partition. Here's how mine is set up.

restore.JPG
 

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I had a Dell up to last year and the recovery partition was never monitored, but if you're using system restore your Windows partition needs to be.
 
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I have now turned off System Restore for the Recovery Partition

It remains on for the OS Drive

Thanks for all your Replies
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
PC SPECIALIST
OS
Windows 7 - Home Premium - 64 bit
CPU
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core
Motherboard
ASUS® P6X58D-E: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
Memory
12GB SAMSUNG DDR3 TRI-DDR3 1333MHz (3 x 4GB)
Graphics Card(s)
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 430 - DVI,HDMI,VGA
Sound Card
Sound Blaster® Audigy™ SE (£19)
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 913 TM
Screen Resolution
1281 x 1024
Hard Drives
C: 500GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s

D: 500GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s
PSU
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU
Case
PIANO BLACK ENIGMA CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Cooling
?SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER
Keyboard
Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft USB IntelliMouse Optical (IntelliPoint)
Internet Speed
6.6 Mbps
Antivirus
Norton
Browser
IE 11
You're very welcome. Thanks for the feedback.
 

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HP Pavilion Elite 495UK
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Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
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Intel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz
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MSI 2A9C (CPU1)
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8Gb Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHz
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nVidia GeForce GTX 460 1024MB dedicated RAM
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Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP2310i
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
1x1954GB Hitachi HDS22020ALA 330 (RAID), 1x1954GB Hitachi External for backup and storage
PSU
460W
Case
HP Elite
Cooling
Air cooled
Keyboard
Logitech K750 solar-powered keyboard
Mouse
Logitech Wireless M180 mouse
Internet Speed
2Mb
Other Info
Pure Avanti Flow Internet Radio with iPod Dock, 64Gb iPod, HP USB Speakers, Sony MDR-V500 Headphones, Sony Vaio F-Series Laptop
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