What do you consider the ideal space allocation for system restore in Vista?

Read topic; I'm note sure what to set it at w/ my 160GB HD, considering moving it down to 10GB?

What would you consider ideal (would it be a constant or a ratio to the specific HD, considering a new computer)?

Unless you want copies of old copies of old copies, I don't see how almost 20GB+ would be practical (unless one is editing large movie files, etc.).... correct me if I'm wrong.

 

Silas,

He is asking about the System Restore space, are you refering to that or how big your C: drive is?

Gary

 

I think a lot of people just disbable it anyway. Doesn't require any space or resources then.

 

Or afford any of the very real protection it gives users, especially those who apply various tweaks from unknown sources. The resource use of System Restore is very low, and the amount of space reserved for it is easily controlled.

Unless you have some daily backup regimen and never apply any tweaks to your system, leaving it in place is a really good idea. Every day I see someone whining about how Vista is screwed up only to find they have applied some tweak and had system restore turned off or no backup.

Gary

 

I agree with keeping system restore. When you get to a point with a mature OS like XP SP2 and you never install any programs because you are at a point that you have everything you need, system restore can be essentially turned off.

Different story with Vista and/or if you're someone who installs different programs regularly as you run the risk of something messing up.

I was never a system restore fan, then last week I installed the COD4 demo.. said yes to install directx and the next thing you know it corrupted my global DNS settings and I couldn't browse the internet or connect to a network. Uninstall/reinstalling didn't work, but system restore saved a whole bunch of time on figuring out what was wrong.

 

Testify! Can I get an AMEN, brothers and sisters?

Gary

 

System Restore is part of Volume Shadow Copy in Vista, which also keeps track of all of your previous versions of files and folders. You need Ultimate to access it though .

Unless you need the space, leave it on and leave the settings alone. Empty space is essentially wasted space, so use it for something useful until you need it for something more important.