How to Free Upto 20GB hard disk space by deleting System Restore Points in Windows Vista?


Note: The Restore points must be enabled.

You can accomplish this in the following way:

1) Open Start menu and type disk cleanup in the search space and press Enter key



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2) Select My files only or Files from all users on this computer option



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3) Click Continue button if prompted by UAC

4) Now choose the disk partition and press OK button



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5) Wait for a while till the space that can be freed is calculated



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6) Now select the More Options tab and click Clean up button under the System Restore and Shadow Copies section



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7) Click Delete button to confirm



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8) Click OK button

9) Click Delete Files button when asked to do so