Windows 10: Files (17 GBytes) left behind after failed system restore attempts

Hello,


Please bear with me, as this is my first post to the forum.


A few days ago, I attempted a couple of system restores (two different system restore points) in an attempt to back out a Dell update for a Bluetooth driver that appeared to not be working. For whatever reason, both system restores failed with a message indicating that my system files remained unchanged. But this is not my concern, nor the reason for this post, as I was able to solve the Bluetooth driver another way.


My concern is that immediately after the attempted system restores - and even after running CCleaner and Windows Disk Cleanup (both set for maximum cleaning, including temporary files), and deleting all system restore points, my available disk storage space is down by 17 GBytes! I have run the both cleanups a few times, even after waiting a couple of days.


What files are consuming this space, and where are they located? Any help would be greatly appreciated!


Thank you in advance.


Jeff


System: Dell XPS 13 9370 Laptop; Intel Core i7 8550U 8th Generation; 16 GBytes RAM; Windows 10 Pro 64 bit.

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System Restore failure on Windows 10 PC

System Restore is a wonderful tool - if it works. Unfortunately it fails far too often. I suggest you do this:

• Run the command SystemPropertiesProtection.exe to open the System Restore configuration panel.
• Turn off System Restore on all partitions. This will delete all existing restore points.
• Turn on System Restore on the system partition. This should fix the restore problem.
• Plug in your USB backup disk.
• Open the Control Panel / File History.
• Click Create a system image.
• Plug in a small flash disk (1 GByte will do)
• Click Create a System Repair Disk. Do NOT copy the system files.

If you ever need to re-install Windows then you can do it quickly like so:

• Make sure you have a recent backup of your data files.
• Boot the machine with the small flash disk.
• Restore the image from the USB backup disk.
• Restore your data from your backup.

 

System Restore - System restore failed to extract the file ...... (0x8007005) error

Hi Loucille,

One of the possible reasons why the error code 0x8007005 occurs when performing system restore is due to corrupted system files that caused software conflicts. Since you have tried several steps to resolve the issue, we recommend that you
perform a System Restore in safe mode. To boot your device in
safe mode kindly click on this link. This will start Windows in a basic state, using a limited
set of files and drivers.

Once done, we suggest that you perform a system restore after booting in safe mode. System Restore will be able to revert your PC or laptop to their previous state, which can be used to repair and recover system malfunctions or issues. Restoring won’t affect
your personal files, but it will remove apps, drivers, and updates installed after the restore point was made. To do this, follow the steps below:

• Right-click the Start button, and then select Control Panel.
• Search Control Panel for Recovery.
• Select Recovery > Open System Restore > Next.
• Choose the restore point related to the problematic app, driver, or update, and then select Next > Finish.

If in case that the issue persists, we suggest that you run the System File Checker tool. This will be able
to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore it. We also suggest that you run the DISM command to repair the Windows image on your system. Follow the steps provided
on this link for the complete guide on how to use
the tool.

Please post back with the result.

 

Failed to complete System Restore

Hello Passegua,

The error code 0x80070005 may indicate a few things that are causing System Restore Failure. It could be corrupted system files, conflict with other programs such as Anti-virus protection, and etc. As a first troubleshooting step, we suggest
that you perform System restore in Safe Mode. Kindly refer to this link for more information and steps.

Another step that I can suggest is Clean Boot, if the above step fails.

Let us know the outcome.