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Too Much Restore : No memory
I have just had a warning message that I am out of disk space (Laptop, HP
Armada 1750, 4GB) on checking I find that in my _RESTORE folder is one labelled TEMP which is 1.5GB. I can only see it using the TREE utility, not with Windows Explorer even though I have checked the hidden files option. How do I recover this space ? |
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Too Much Restore : No memory
Using Norton, are you??
This should fix you up - but you should get rid of Norton if it's installed! Boot to DOS, using your Startup Disk (if you don't have one and can't make one from Start | Add/Remove Programs, then download a diskmaker from www.bootdisk.com, and create the floppy by running the file) At the A:\ prompt, type the following commands (followed by [return]) ATTRIB -S -R -H C:\_RESTORE REN C:\_RESTORE OLDREST When the A:\ prompt returns, remove the floppy, and reboot the PC. The Control Files will be rebuilt, and a Restore point should be created. Then delete the C:\OLDREST folder, and reboot again. Finally adjust the space allocated to the restore folder -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "killjoy" wrote in message ... I have just had a warning message that I am out of disk space (Laptop, HP Armada 1750, 4GB) on checking I find that in my _RESTORE folder is one labelled TEMP which is 1.5GB. I can only see it using the TREE utility, not with Windows Explorer even though I have checked the hidden files option. How do I recover this space ? |
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Too Much Restore : No memory
I see that Noel has already answered your question but perhaps I can
explain why you cannot see the contents of the _RESTORE folder in Windows Explorer. You mention that you have gone into Explorer's Tools | Folder Options | View and checked the box to "Show hidden files and folders" but you also need to UNcheck the box "Hide Protected operating system files". -- Mike Maltby killjoy wrote: I have just had a warning message that I am out of disk space (Laptop, HP Armada 1750, 4GB) on checking I find that in my _RESTORE folder is one labelled TEMP which is 1.5GB. I can only see it using the TREE utility, not with Windows Explorer even though I have checked the hidden files option. How do I recover this space ? |
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Too Much Restore : No memory
Many thanks, I assume that I should keep the directory but only empty it. I am not using norton just plain old ME "Mike M" wrote in message ... I see that Noel has already answered your question but perhaps I can explain why you cannot see the contents of the _RESTORE folder in Windows Explorer. You mention that you have gone into Explorer's Tools | Folder Options | View and checked the box to "Show hidden files and folders" but you also need to UNcheck the box "Hide Protected operating system files". -- Mike Maltby killjoy wrote: I have just had a warning message that I am out of disk space (Laptop, HP Armada 1750, 4GB) on checking I find that in my _RESTORE folder is one labelled TEMP which is 1.5GB. I can only see it using the TREE utility, not with Windows Explorer even though I have checked the hidden files option. How do I recover this space ? |
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Too Much Restore : No memory
killjoy wrote:
Many thanks, I assume that I should keep the directory but only empty it. I am not using norton just plain old ME Get rid of/rename the _RESTORE folder using Noel's recipe remembering to delete the renamed folder when back in Win Me (don't try doing this from DOS it takes too long). The folder will automatically be recreated and the control files rebuilt when you remove the boot floppy and boot back into Win Me. Don't forget to then set the space allocated to the folder to suit your requirements. System | Performance | File System | Hard Disk and adjust the restore slider to your preferred setting. A figure of 200MB (the minimum) or perhaps one notch above this is normally more than adequate for day to day use allowing around a week of checkpoints to be available although increasing this to perhaps 400-600MB for a few days during periods of large installs such Microsoft Office is advisable. It might now be a good time to test that system restore is working correctly. You can do this by performing the following test. a) Create a shortcut on your desktop to a file. b) Create a manual checkpoint Could you create a checkpoint? c) Delete the shortcut d) Restore your PC to the checkpoint you created. Was the shortcut restored? Did you see any error messages? e) Reboot your PC Was the checkpoint retained? -- Mike Maltby |
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Too Much Restore : No memory
All Fixed, I switched off the restore and rebooted which emptied the TEMP
folder and then switched the restore back on. "killjoy" wrote in message ... Many thanks, I assume that I should keep the directory but only empty it. I am not using norton just plain old ME "Mike M" wrote in message ... I see that Noel has already answered your question but perhaps I can explain why you cannot see the contents of the _RESTORE folder in Windows Explorer. You mention that you have gone into Explorer's Tools | Folder Options | View and checked the box to "Show hidden files and folders" but you also need to UNcheck the box "Hide Protected operating system files". -- Mike Maltby killjoy wrote: I have just had a warning message that I am out of disk space (Laptop, HP Armada 1750, 4GB) on checking I find that in my _RESTORE folder is one labelled TEMP which is 1.5GB. I can only see it using the TREE utility, not with Windows Explorer even though I have checked the hidden files option. How do I recover this space ? |
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Too Much Restore : No memory
You're one of the lucky few, then!
Usually, when the archive is overstuffed in that way, a simple reset such as you did, doesn't work - presumably because of file corruption within the archive. Good Luck -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "killjoy" wrote in message ... All Fixed, I switched off the restore and rebooted which emptied the TEMP folder and then switched the restore back on. "killjoy" wrote in message ... Many thanks, I assume that I should keep the directory but only empty it. I am not using norton just plain old ME "Mike M" wrote in message ... I see that Noel has already answered your question but perhaps I can explain why you cannot see the contents of the _RESTORE folder in Windows Explorer. You mention that you have gone into Explorer's Tools | Folder Options | View and checked the box to "Show hidden files and folders" but you also need to UNcheck the box "Hide Protected operating system files". -- Mike Maltby killjoy wrote: I have just had a warning message that I am out of disk space (Laptop, HP Armada 1750, 4GB) on checking I find that in my _RESTORE folder is one labelled TEMP which is 1.5GB. I can only see it using the TREE utility, not with Windows Explorer even though I have checked the hidden files option. How do I recover this space ? |
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