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    HD space dissapearing

    Discussion in 'HP' started by XVII, Jul 24, 2008.

  1. XVII

    XVII Newbie

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    Model: dv5-1004nr
    OS: Vista

    I haven't downloaded a single thing and after each start up I see that 4 GBmagically disappear...Total size of the C hd is 222 and when I turned on the laptop for the first time there was 194 GB (size after recovery and pre installed programs), now there is only 166 GB and the only thing I have done with this laptop is use firefox! :(
     
    XVII, Jul 24, 2008
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  2. Harper2.0

    Harper2.0 Back from the dead?

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    its the vista restore creating many many restore points.
     
    Harper2.0, Jul 24, 2008
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  3. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    Kdawgca, Jul 24, 2008
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  4. XVII

    XVII Newbie

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    Can I turn that off and is a 30 GB loss normal?
     
    XVII, Jul 24, 2008
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    Harper2.0 Back from the dead?

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    If you want to yes. Just turn off Windows Restore.
     
    Harper2.0, Jul 24, 2008
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    Turned it off, thanks :D
     
    XVII, Jul 24, 2008
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  7. deeastman

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    You may regret turning off System Restore when you encounter a problem with an update, driver install, etc. Vista sets aside 15% of your HD space for System Restore points. If you really need the space, turning it off is your call, but if the storage space reduction just bugs you and is not causing a problem I would leave System Restore turned on.

    You can periodically remove all system restore points except for the last one when doing a disk cleanup and reclaim used space.

    System Restore has saved my behind more than once, the last being when trying to install SP3 on an older PC with Windows XP. The video driver that SP3 installed during the upgrade bombed my PC causing restarts when trying to Hibernate or Sleep. I could not get my PC working again, even after reinstalling the original video driver, but System Restore got me going.

    Just my $.02.
     
    deeastman, Jul 25, 2008
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    I agree, you will regret turning off system restore one day. I suggest keeping it on unless your a power user.
     
    flipfire, Jul 25, 2008
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    lcg Notebook Enthusiast

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    lcg, Jul 25, 2008
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