System restore shadow copies

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Hi, I am trying to get rid of system restore shadow copies on my Vista home
premium. I keep getting system error when I try to reduce the room used on
my C drive as I only have 28gb of 145gb left. I have tried typing in:

vssadmin list shadowstorage

For the above command to run you must use elevated privileges:

1.. Click on the Start menu then click All Programs / Accessories
2.. Right Click on the Command Prompt option and from the drop down menu
click on the Run as Administrator option
3.. At the command prompt type vssadmin list shadowstorage and Press Enter
(NOTE: if the command does not run change directories to
c:\windows\system32)
After the vssadmin has executed you will see results similar to the
following:

Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 237.419 MB
Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 400 MB
Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 2.092 GB

The output above shows space used on the C:\ drive by System Restore is
237.419 MB.
The maximum space allocated for System restore is 2.092 GB

To view the number of restore points you currently have on your Computer run
the following command

vssadmin list shadows

Next, to reduce the allocated space used by Vista's System Restore, use the
following command:

vssadmin resize shadowstorage /on=[OnVolumeSpec:] /for=[ForVolumeSpec:]
/maxsize=[MaxSizeSpec]

Where

example: vssadmin resize shadowstorage /On=C: /For=C: /Maxsize=1GB

When decreasing the space allocated to System Restore, you will loose the
earlier system restore points. The advantage is gaining extra free space. If
you are concerned with losing the previous restore points, wait until you do
not need them anymore before reducing the allocated space.

If you plan on upgrading to Windows Vista or running a clean install and
will need extra space, consider reducing the space after installation has
completed.

It is not recommended to disable System Restore. The capability to restore
to a previous point in time or having the new Shadow Copy feature available
can be a time saver if something goes wrong or if you delete a file.

source: John Barnett Windows Vista Support

I keep getting an error message. I seem to remember doing this before with
my XP but can't remember how. Is there an easier way? Thanks
 
Hi, It's OK now I managed to do it without the getting the error message. I
had to have spaces before the forward slashes and I wasn't doing this.
Thanks

Rick Rogers said:
Hi maeve,

What is the error message?

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

maeve said:
Hi, I am trying to get rid of system restore shadow copies on my Vista
home premium. I keep getting system error when I try to reduce the room
used on my C drive as I only have 28gb of 145gb left. I have tried
typing in:

vssadmin list shadowstorage

For the above command to run you must use elevated privileges:

1.. Click on the Start menu then click All Programs / Accessories
2.. Right Click on the Command Prompt option and from the drop down menu
click on the Run as Administrator option
3.. At the command prompt type vssadmin list shadowstorage and Press
Enter (NOTE: if the command does not run change directories to
c:\windows\system32)
After the vssadmin has executed you will see results similar to the
following:

Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 237.419 MB
Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 400 MB
Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 2.092 GB

The output above shows space used on the C:\ drive by System Restore is
237.419 MB.
The maximum space allocated for System restore is 2.092 GB

To view the number of restore points you currently have on your Computer
run the following command

vssadmin list shadows

Next, to reduce the allocated space used by Vista's System Restore, use
the following command:

vssadmin resize shadowstorage /on=[OnVolumeSpec:] /for=[ForVolumeSpec:]
/maxsize=[MaxSizeSpec]

Where

example: vssadmin resize shadowstorage /On=C: /For=C: /Maxsize=1GB

When decreasing the space allocated to System Restore, you will loose the
earlier system restore points. The advantage is gaining extra free space.
If you are concerned with losing the previous restore points, wait until
you do not need them anymore before reducing the allocated space.

If you plan on upgrading to Windows Vista or running a clean install and
will need extra space, consider reducing the space after installation has
completed.

It is not recommended to disable System Restore. The capability to
restore to a previous point in time or having the new Shadow Copy feature
available can be a time saver if something goes wrong or if you delete a
file.

source: John Barnett Windows Vista Support

I keep getting an error message. I seem to remember doing this before
with my XP but can't remember how. Is there an easier way? Thanks
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