Does creating a System Restore Point require a certain amount of Data availability to be set?

Question

I've set a System Restore point a couple of times and it wasn't there when I needed it (e.g. in the BIOS); last time I set it I checked and it was available, however it had disappeared after the next Log in.  There is a setting for allocating Data in the Create... area; is there some minimum amount for System Restore to work?

Answer 1

My computer records having about 2gb spare (and about 17 out of 32 in use; it seems bizarre that there was no mention of having to set an allocation it appeared more as a means of avoiding over allocation but it looks like it's not an option here.  Any idea where that 15GB not recorded under settings/storage is?

Answer 2

Didn't work; it appears that as the other post states that you need to guess and set an amount of data but there was no warning of this when setting it up.

Answer 3

Depends on the size of your storage drive and how many system restore points you want. Suggestions vary between 5-10% of  total drive space. I have mine set to 10%, (500GB drive). I have three restore points that take up <9GB.

Here's Microsoft recommendations >>> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/win32/sr/restore-points

For reference see tutorial from TenForums on configuring System Restore.

How to Turn On or Off System Protection for Drives in Windows 10

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/4533-turn-off-system-protection-drives-windows-10-a.html

Hope this helps.

~bhringer

Answer 4

Good Day D.Charner,

My name is Carlo, I'm an Independent Advisor and community member like you.

I am also using Windows 10 pc. Let us work together to sort this out.

With regards to your question, no there is no minimum data allocation.

Here's the steps you can try.

-Press Windows key + R

-Type services.msc and hit enter

-Look for Volume Shadow Copy Service

-Set it to Start and the startup type to Automatic.

Once done try to create a restore point.

Restart your pc and check if issue persist.

If issue persist, check for updates , download and install them.

-Press Windows key + X

-Go to Settings

-Click Update and Security

-Check for Updates to keep your device up to date.

I hope the information above helps. Please let me know how it goes.

Have a wonderful day ahead and stay safe.

With Warm Regards,

Carlo T.