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Can i delete these files?
Name: Dandy Ling (by seacrac) Date: January 6, 2006 at 20:52:01 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: P4 1.7 GHz, 640 MB DDRRAM
Comment:
There is a hidden system folder named System Volume Information in my C parent directory which takes up 1.63 GB. In it contains a folder named "_restore{85E8A74A-5B5D-4C1E-A94F-B8F211132D1F}" and in there are 10 folders named RP10 to RP19. And there are text files named drivetable.txt and fifo.log. Any idea what it is? Can i delete the folder? I resized the partition using Partitition Magic about 1 month ago, does it has anything to do with the folder?
And there is pafefile.sys which takes up 1 GB in the parent directory. Is it save to delete this as well?
Name: Johnw Date: January 6, 2006 at 21:10:58 Pacific
Reply:
Your best & safest bet is to put each of those names into google.
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Response Number 2
Name: Sabertooth Date: January 6, 2006 at 21:15:23 Pacific
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Those are your restore points for the "system restore" feature, leave the folder(s) alone.
If you want to recover drive space by removing all your restore points, you can periodically turn off "system restore", shut down, reboot and reenable it.
I agree; computing.net does need an edit button.
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Response Number 3
Name: Dandy Ling (by seacrac) Date: January 6, 2006 at 21:18:57 Pacific
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Ok, what about pagefile.sys? Is it ok to delete it?
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Response Number 4
Name: Dandy Ling (by seacrac) Date: January 6, 2006 at 21:23:46 Pacific
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Ok, what about pagefile.sys. Is it ok to delete it?
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Response Number 5
Name: Sabertooth Date: January 6, 2006 at 21:28:40 Pacific
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Try to delete pagefile.sys and post back...;-)
I agree; computing.net does need an edit button.
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Response Number 6
Name: Dandy Ling (by seacrac) Date: January 6, 2006 at 21:34:32 Pacific
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Ok never mind, i did a google search and find out it is the virtual memory. Maybe i will reduce the size.
Thanks for all the responses.
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Response Number 7
Name: SlapEd Date: January 6, 2006 at 23:26:41 Pacific
Reply:
From response #2
"If you want to recover drive space by removing all your restore points, you can periodically turn off "system restore", shut down, reboot and reenable it."
This is true but could be considered a bit radical because you will lose all your restore points which you might come to regret.
As a safer alternative you can simply delete any or all points EXCEPT the newest one.
Another way is to right click on your C:\ drive then Properties/Disk Cleanup/More Options then choose the last option under System Restore.
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