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    System restore question...

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Hiker, Sep 12, 2008.

  1. Hiker

    Hiker Notebook Deity

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    I have my OS, programs, etc on C:\XP and My Documents on D:\Data.

    I back up my C drive to a Seagate external using Seagate DiscWizard and D drive to a WD external using Karen's Replicator, I keep system restore enabled in case I need a quick fix.

    Are there any advantages keeping system restore enabled on D drive?
     
    Hiker, Sep 12, 2008
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  2. fonduekid

    fonduekid JSUTAONHTERBIRCKINTEHWLAL

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    To be honest, no and this was acknowledged by the elevated tech support personnel from M$ Vista Support to me, long back when I had some issues with system restore... But I anyway just keep it enabled, but reduced the size down to just above the min 15% needed.

    In fact, others (including experts) have seriously said there is no 'real' use of this system restore thing anyways, particularly when backing up the system or the C: drive.. Which I do as well... Because there was something like, this system restore thing making restore point' only for certain essential system files and not the whole C: or something like that, like not your data or stuff.....

    In fact, I do a complete PC Backup (both C: and D :).... For now though, I just have it (C :) enabled like you, but with a reduced size.. it was ~45 GB or something before, now I keep it at 30 GB, and I still have lots of space in my HDD.. so probably once it gets filled up I would reduce it even further.
     
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  3. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    It does allow you to recover a document back to a particular version on a specific date and time. If you don't need that, then no your backup will suffice.

    Gary
     
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    On Vista, that's kind of true, since System Restore is tied to Shadow Copy in some mysterious way I don't fully understand... but I don't think that applies to XP though... does it?
     
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  5. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    Doh! My bad, I didn't even notice the XP reference in the initial message. You are right, the feature I mentioned is ONLY in Vista. Mea culpa. Mea maxima culpa.

    Gary
     
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  6. Hiker

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    Thanks all. I disabled SR to D. Keeping it enabled on C if I need a quick fix.
     
    Hiker, Sep 12, 2008
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