Windows 10: Why does System Restore Current Usage grow w/o additional Rest. Points

Hi. Just curious. I have an HP Desktop running version 20H2 with a 256GB SSD for system (C and a 2TB Hard Drive (D for extra storage (which so far I don't use). On System Restore I have the D: drive turned off. and the C: drive turned on. I have the Max Usage for the C: drive set to 3% which is 7.13 GB. If I create a Restore Point it starts out at about 11MB or something like that and then each time I check it grows larger. Right now it's at 3.28GB Current Usage with just the 1 Restore Point created. Any ideas? Thanks in advance for any replies. By the way I always maintain Macrium Reflect backups so System Restore isn't really that important to me.

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How to delete inactive System Image Restore Points in System Restore

Windows 10 64-bit.
When I click "show more restore points" in System Restore I see a bunch of old "system image restore points" that were deleted in past and do not correspond to any currently active restore points. Clicking any of these old restore points, I simply get an error message saying they could not be found, and to select another restore point instead.I would like to delete these restore points listings but have been unable to do so.
So far, I have tried steps mentioned below without any luck :

Disk Cleanup through (C Properties
Disable System Protection (OFF and ON) in System Protection for OS (C
Disk Space Usage to minimum (slider button all the way to the left then 'Delete all restore points for this drive'),
Delete all shown Restore points in CCleaner (the problem ones do not show here),
Reset Windows Backup to Default in Windows 10 with 'Reset_Windows_Backup.bat' utility.

Any suggestions highly welcome.

 

Restore points being deleted

Hi.

If you have a complete backup image, I would clear all your restore points first.

The deletion of restore points are generally caused by any one of the following by-design conditions:

1) You run out of disk space on the system drive or on any one of the available non-system drives, and System Restore stops responding and stops monitoring your system.
2) You manually turn System Restore off. (not in your case.)
3) A restore point reaches an age of 90 days. The restore point is then deleted because 90 days is the default time to live.

To resolve this, adjust the maximum storage allocation. Follow the steps listed below:

1) Press Windows key + W on the keyboard to search Settings, type “System” in the Search box and then click System from the list of results.
2) Click System protection in the task pane.
3) Under Protection Settings click to select Local Disk (C (System) and then click Configure.
4) Under Disk Space Usage, move the Max Usage slider to the right to increase the disk space usage for System Restore points.

Note: If the protection is turned on for additional drives you might consider increasing the Max Usage for those drives as well.

Does this help you?

*Think

 

Windows 10 Restore point issues (Restore point missing)

Hi Amos,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand the inconvenience you are facing currently. Let me help you in resolving the issue.

The deletion of restore points may be caused by any one of the following by-design conditions:

- You run out of disk space on the system drive or on any one of the available non-system drives, and System Restore stops responding and stops monitoring your system.

- You manually turn System Restore off.

- A restore point reaches an age of 90 days. The restore point is then deleted because 90 days is the default time to live.

To resolve this issue, adjust the maximum shadow storage allocation. To do this, follow the steps listed below:

1. Press
Windows key + W on the keyboard to search Settings, type “System” in the Search box and then click
System from the list of results.

2. Click
System protection in the task pane.

3. Under
Protection Settings click to select Local Disk (C (System) and then click
Configure.

4. Under
Disk Space Usage, move the Max Usage slider to the right to increase the disk space usage for System Restore points.

Note: If protection is turned on for additional drives you might consider increasing the Max Usage for those drives as well.

Also refer to the link given below:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/create-a-system-restore-point

Hope the information helps. Keep us posted on Windows related queries and we will be happy to assist you further.