Windows Forum

Ask something
Question Locked

System Restore Point deletion

0 helpful
7 replies

by wesley.chin

Closed to new repliesThis discussion is closed. It stays readable, but it takes no new replies.
I know that restore points can be deleted via the GUI. That is all well and good. What is the directory that contains the data? I want to delete multiple restore points via a batch file.

7 replies

by nepenthe0

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\
WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore

Rick/Portland, OR

by the scummy one

contains System Restore points. But to delete them from here, you will need to change the permissions on the folder.

Another way is through the registry

by nepenthe0

A jewel of a link, much appreciated.

Rick/Portland, OR

by boxfiddler Hot topic

I've got a couple good ones here and there.

by wesley.chin

Thanks to all of those who posted. After getting to the location, I remembered see it before. Thanks for the refresher.

True, the permission do have to be changed to view the location.

My aim is to schedule a batch file to run on a monthly basis to delete all restore points. That way, the amount of space taken up by restore points is not too great. Right now, I have scheduled something to run that is hidden in normal view. It runs as intended. From that, it seems like the view will not necessarily be changed for deletion.

This discussion is closed to new replies.