Is it possible to change the drive where system restore points are saved by
Vista?

I have a small but very fast C: drive, where windows and programs are
installed, and a larger but slower E: drive, where I store data and files.
Can I get Vista to save the system restore points for C: on E:, where I have
space to spare?

Thanks in advance, and my apologies if this is a dumb question - am a
complete Vista newbie.

A system restore file (System Volume Information) must be on the
drive/partition it is protecting. Each drive/partition will have it's own
System Volume Information folder for recovery of that particular
partition/drive. This is the way the O/S is designed, so no you cannot move
from C to another drive.

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Is it possible to change the drive where system restore points are saved
by
Vista?

I have a small but very fast C: drive, where windows and programs are
installed, and a larger but slower E: drive, where I store data and files.
Can I get Vista to save the system restore points for C: on E:, where I
have
space to spare?

Thanks in advance, and my apologies if this is a dumb question - am a
complete Vista newbie.

SG;713243 Wrote:
A system restore file (System Volume Information) must be on the
drive/partition it is protecting. Each drive/partition will have it's
own
System Volume Information folder for recovery of that particular
partition/drive. This is the way the O/S is designed, so no you cannot
move
from C to another drive.

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BigBadB;712913 Wrote:
Is it possible to change the drive where system restore points are saved
by
Vista?

I have a small but very fast C: drive, where windows and programs are
installed, and a larger but slower E: drive, where I store data and
files.
Can I get Vista to save the system restore points for C: on E:, where I
have
space to spare?

Thanks in advance, and my apologies if this is a dumb question - am a
complete Vista newbie.
SG is correct, System Restore can't be moved - but there are a number
of things you can do that will reduce the amount of space that it
consumes (short of disabling it entirely which I do not recommend):

Probably the single best thing to do is move all of your personal user
data files off of your system drive (Documents, Music, Videos, Pictures,
etc.) to give System Restore less stuff to track - see this tutorial
(http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/10...location.html).
Obviously you'll want to make sure you implement an alternate backup
strategy for these files if you remove them from System Restore's
management).

You can also use the Vista Disk Cleanup tool to reclaim some space - on
the "More Options" tab you will find a button that will allow you to
cleanup your System Restore/Shadow Copy history - see
(http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/14...nup-tool.html).
This will remove all but the last restore point created, but if your
system is currently in a stable state there shouldn't be problem in
removing the historical data.

If this is an "always on" desktop PC, you might also want to consider
disabling hibernation to get a sizable chunk of your system drive back -
see ('Hopelessly Aporetic - Disabling Hibernation in Vista'
(http://www.prilliman.com/Blog/PermaL...8dfe1c5.aspx)).

And last but not least - you can manually adjust the maximum amount of
space that is allocated for System Restore/Shadow Copy. Vista defaults
this allocation to 15% of the size of the partititon (on a 250GB drive
this would be in the neighborhood of 37.5 gigs). If that's too big a
chunk for your comfort, you can reduce this by running the following
from an administrative command prompt:

vssadmin resize shadowstorage /For=C: /On=C: /MaxSize=*10GB*

10GB is just an example here, your mileage may vary depending on the
size of your drive partition and how full it already is, so you may wish
to adjust that value up or down to better suit your needs - see ('Change
the amount of space used by System Restore | Windows Vista for
Beginners' (http://www.vista4beginners.com/Syste...e-Space-Used)).

Hope this helps.
MP


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Is it possible to use a symlink/junction to store the folder on another
drive?

So that the restore folder on C: would appear to be on C: but actually
link to another drive?


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KITH

On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:05:43 -0600, KITH
wrote:

Is it possible to use a symlink/junction to store the folder on another
drive?

So that the restore folder on C: would appear to be on C: but actually
link to another drive?

Never heard of that, so I'd say no.

Do you have space problems?

PJ White

No, not necessarily space problems.

I am planning an installation of vista on a 32gb ssd that has limited
random write performance.

If I can move the system restore folder to another drive I can save
space on the 32gb drive but perhaps more importantly limits random
writes to it.


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KITH

System Restore on an external drive? No. Even if you could, you wouldn't want
to do that. Also, it would be easier to transfer and store date folders to an
external HD than any OS files.

Installing Vista on a 32 GB drive? With the low cost of HD’s nowadays, I'd
get a 160 GB drive minimum for Vista and data folders. I suspect that if your
computer system is using a 32GB HD, that computer's motherboard and other
hardware may not be up to the task of running Vista. Check out your
computer’s Vista compatibility before trying to install Vista.

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"KITH" wrote:


No, not necessarily space problems.

I am planning an installation of vista on a 32gb ssd that has limited
random write performance.

If I can move the system restore folder to another drive I can save
space on the 32gb drive but perhaps more importantly limits random
writes to it.


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KITH

According to the Vista Help under System Restore, it does not save any
info in the "Documents and Settings" folders so it shouldn't really be
tracking anything there - unless I am missing something.

I do agree that moving your "Documents and Settings" folder(s) to a
separate *physical* disk will speed things up quite a bit but not for
the reason of anything to do with System Restore. Rather, it is from 2
things:

1. Keeping your OS drive smaller - with really only OS related stuff
2. Having 1 physical drive contain your OS, your Program Files, and
your Documents and Settings (personal data).

IMHO, disk IO is the singlemost bottleneck in todays computers. Most
of the newer ones come with a more than fast enough processor for the
average user and a sufficient amount of RAM (at least 2GB). In a
*perfect* world, you should have your OS, Program Files, and Documents
and Settings (personal data) each on their own *physical *disk if
possible. This is the most "bang for your buck" short of having a RAID
configuration.

Just my $.02


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dblack

According to the Vista Help under System Restore, it does not save any
info in the "Documents and Settings" folders so it shouldn't really be
tracking anything there - unless I am missing something.

I do agree that moving your "Documents and Settings" folder(s) to a
separate *physical* disk will speed things up quite a bit but not for
the reason of anything to do with System Restore. Rather, it is from 2
things:

1. Keeping your OS drive smaller - with really only OS related stuff
2. Having 1 physical drive contain your OS, your Program Files, and
your Documents and Settings (personal data).

IMHO, disk IO is the singlemost bottleneck in todays computers. Most
of the newer ones come with a more than fast enough processor for the
average user and a sufficient amount of RAM (at least 2GB). In a
*perfect* world, you should have your OS, Program Files, and Documents
and Settings (personal data) each on their own *physical *disk if
possible. This is the most "bang for your buck" short of having a RAID
configuration.

Just my $.02


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