Free Upto 20GB hard disk space deleting System Restore Points

Satan · 07-03-2009, 08:44 AM

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

Figure 1

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

Figure 2

3) Click Continue button if prompted by UAC

4) Now choose the disk partition and press OK button

Figure 3

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

Figure 4

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

Figure 5

7) Click Delete button to confirm

Figure 6

8) Click OK button

9) Click Delete Files button when asked to do so

07-03-2009, 08:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
Satan Status: Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 29	Free Upto 20GB hard disk space deleting System Restore Points 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 Figure 1 2) Select My files only or Files from all users on this computer option Figure 2 3) Click Continue button if prompted by UAC 4) Now choose the disk partition and press OK button Figure 3 5) Wait for a while till the space that can be freed is calculated Figure 4 6) Now select the More Options tab and click Clean up button under the System Restore and Shadow Copies section Figure 5 7) Click Delete button to confirm Figure 6 8) Click OK button 9) Click Delete Files button when asked to do so

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