One thing you’ll want to do is verify System Restore is enabled as it’s disabled by default. For more on that, read our article on enabling and creating a Windows 10 system restore point.
Reduce Disk Space Used by System Restore in Windows 10
Use the keyboard shortcut Windows Key+R to launch the Run dialog and type: sysdm.cpl and hit Enter.
With the System Properties window opens, select the System Protection tab. Under Protection Settings, select your local drive and then click the Configure button.
Under the Disk Space Usage section, slide the Max Usage slider to the percentage of space you want to use. Keep in mind that when you lower the amount of space, older restore points will be deleted. Of course, if you want to disable system restore and not use any space, select to disable system protection. Again, it’s turned off by default.
Windows 10 includes new ways to restore your system with tools like Reset this PC. But, if you’re having a problem after installing an update or making a change to the registry, restoring to a particular point is usually the easier method. If you’re running an older version of Windows, read our guide: Reduce Hard Disk Space Used by Windows System Restore. If you’re new to Windows 10 and would like even more guides and tips, make sure to check out all articles in our Windows 10 archive. Also, for specific issues, join our free Windows 10 Forums and post your questions and thoughts about Microsoft’s new OS. I can’t say the same with Windows 10 system restore. I’ve had to resort to it a few times but when needed the system reported that there were no system restore points when, in fact, I know that I had created several of them. For some unknown reason (on my laptop at least) all of the restore points had been deleted. This has happened on more than one occasion. Work that one out! These days I rely on system images, kept on a separate drive, but at least they get me out of trouble. P.S. Seasons greeting to all at groovypost and hope that everyone has a good/healthy new year. Keep up the great work here, Brian… Now I can get my hard drive space back, windows 10 ate 100GB of my hard drive. After a lot of research and experimentation, I determined that the culprit is that if you run low on disk space, then the system will automatically disable protection and delete existing restore points. And to make it even worse, there is no obvious notification to the user. Comment Name * Email *
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