Quick overview:
Windows Vista creates a restore point at regular intervals: This happens, for example, when drivers or programs are installed or after the latest Windows updates have been installed. These restore points naturally cost storage space. The so-called volume shadow copy, which creates (initially) invisible copies of your files, costs more storage space. This allows you to access older versions of a file (e.g. a document)! Both functions are used for data security - but if you back up your system by other means, both methods may cost several GB of storage space! And this is how you solve the problem:
- In the start menu, click on "Computer". Continue by right-clicking on your Windows drive, usually C:.
- Now select "Properties" and click on "Clean up". After a short moment, the disk cleanup appears. There, switch to the "Further options”.
- Click in the "System recovery and shadow copies" on "Clean up" and confirm with a mouse click on "Delete”.
Best regards,
Sandro Villinger
Founded Windows Tweaks as a teenager in 2001, his helpful PC tricks made it Germany's most visited Windows site (at the time Sandro looked like this). He then went on to write for international publications such as PC-Praxis, Computerbild, PCWorld in the USA, IMTEST.de and Hifi.de. Sandro's main job is as Global Product Marketing Lead and Consultant for various global tech companies, including Microsoft, AVG, Avast, Nero, TeamViewer, Swiss IT Security Group and now currently in the fintech sector for Gendigital. But he can't get rid of his passion and shares his tweaks here again. Privately, he enjoys traveling the world and loves Asia, especially Japan, Singapore and Korea, but also natural places like Iceland and the Nordics. You can reach Sandro via e-mail.
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