lostsoul62 Member Aug 23, 2015 #1 I have an SSD drive with very little extra space so how can I get my restore points to a different drive?
I have an SSD drive with very little extra space so how can I get my restore points to a different drive?
johnb35 Administrator Staff member Aug 23, 2015 #3 You can't change the drive location of the system restore points. You can however, reduce the size that system restore uses.
You can't change the drive location of the system restore points. You can however, reduce the size that system restore uses.
beers Moderator Staff member Aug 23, 2015 #4 Can't you create restore points on other drives such as here?: There's probably an easy way to move your existing ones but I couldn't tell you off hand as I never use that feature.
Can't you create restore points on other drives such as here?: There's probably an easy way to move your existing ones but I couldn't tell you off hand as I never use that feature.
johnb35 Administrator Staff member Aug 23, 2015 #5 System restore data is saved in the system volume information folder on each drive. You can't move it from drive to drive.
System restore data is saved in the system volume information folder on each drive. You can't move it from drive to drive.
lostsoul62 Member Aug 23, 2015 #6 So I just need to get a bigger Drive. Does anyone know how much space a restore point uses?
beers Moderator Staff member Aug 23, 2015 #7 You can manage the space used by restore points by the slider when configuring restore. That'd mainly just limit the amount of restores you would be able to utilize.
You can manage the space used by restore points by the slider when configuring restore. That'd mainly just limit the amount of restores you would be able to utilize.
johnb35 Administrator Staff member Aug 23, 2015 #8 lostsoul62 said: So I just need to get a bigger Drive. Does anyone know how much space a restore point uses? Click to expand... How big is your ssd?
lostsoul62 said: So I just need to get a bigger Drive. Does anyone know how much space a restore point uses? Click to expand... How big is your ssd?
Okedokey Well-Known Member Aug 23, 2015 #9 Relocate your Page FIle to another disk, remove it from the Windows drive and then you should free up some system restore space.
Relocate your Page FIle to another disk, remove it from the Windows drive and then you should free up some system restore space.