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How can I create a permanent restore point that will not be deleted?
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Ramesh, MS-MVP
From
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding System Restore in Windows XP:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/plan/faqsrwxp.mspx
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Q.Can I make System Restore permanently retain a restore point?
A. No. System Restore is change base tracking tool, not an imaging or backup tool. Each restore point only stores changes to the system since the creation of the previous restore point to minimize space usage and improve performance, and all restore points are associated. Therefore, restoring the computer from the current state to a previous state requires the availability of all restore points. For example, if a user wants to restore the computer from point D to point A, System Restore will evaluate the system change logs for points C, B, and
If a restore point is permanent, space usage for storing the complete chain of restore points since the creation of the permanent restore point would become very large and impractical. System Restore also provides a space management feature to purge old restore points to make room for new ones, creating a rolling safety net. Restore points over 90 days are purged automatically by default.
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
How can I create a permanent restore point that will not be deleted?
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding System Restore in Windows XP:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/plan/faqsrwxp.mspx
<excerpt>
Q.Can I make System Restore permanently retain a restore point?
A. No. System Restore is change base tracking tool, not an imaging or backup tool. Each restore point only stores changes to the system since the creation of the previous restore point to minimize space usage and improve performance, and all restore points are associated. Therefore, restoring the computer from the current state to a previous state requires the availability of all restore points. For example, if a user wants to restore the computer from point D to point A, System Restore will evaluate the system change logs for points C, B, and
If a restore point is permanent, space usage for storing the complete chain of restore points since the creation of the permanent restore point would become very large and impractical. System Restore also provides a space management feature to purge old restore points to make room for new ones, creating a rolling safety net. Restore points over 90 days are purged automatically by default.
</excerpt>
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
How can I create a permanent restore point that will not be deleted?
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Ken Blake, MVP
Eric said:How can I create a permanent restore point that will not be deleted?
You can't. And even if you could, it would be useless.
A restore point is not a backup technique. It backs up nothing but the
operating system. It's meant only to be a quick and easy way to recover from
a recent problem by reverting the operating system to the state it was in a
few days or at most a week so so ago. If you try to use System Restore to
go back more than a week or two, you end up getting all sorts of things out
of synch with the restored operating system files, and typically create more
problems than you solve.
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Ken Blake, MVP
Eric said:My computer only keeps 10 days. I have a large amount of free space
available on my hard drive. Any way to increase to keep the restore
points for the 90 days?
Although you *can* increase the amount of space used by System Restore,
it's pointless to do so. The ten days you are presently set for is about the
optimum number.
A restore point is not a backup technique. It backs up nothing but the
operating system. It's meant only to be a quick and easy way to recover from
a recent problem by reverting the operating system to the state it was in a
few days or at most a week so so ago. If you try to use System Restore to
go back more than a week or two, you end up getting all sorts of things out
of synch with the restored operating system files, and typically create more
problems than you solve.
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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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Ramesh said:From
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding System Restore in Windows XP:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/plan/faqsrwxp.mspx
<excerpt>
Q.Can I make System Restore permanently retain a restore point?
A. No. System Restore is change base tracking tool, not an imaging
or backup tool. Each restore point only stores changes to the system
since the creation of the previous restore point to minimize space
usage and improve performance, and all restore points are
associated. Therefore, restoring the computer from the current state
to a previous state requires the availability of all restore points.
For example, if a user wants to restore the computer from point D to
point A, System Restore will evaluate the system change logs for
points C, B, and If a restore point is permanent, space usage for
storing the complete chain of restore points since the creation of
the permanent restore point would become very large and impractical.
System Restore also provides a space management feature to purge old
restore points to make room for new ones, creating a rolling safety
net. Restore points over 90 days are purged automatically by
default.
</excerpt>
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
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