System Restore, do you leave it on? When setting up a system it is one the first things I disable (ever since it was introduced). My perception is that it is a waste of resources.
What do you think?
What do you think?
Poll
System Restore, do you leave it on?
| Yes. | 59% | 59% - 28 | ||||
| No. | 40% | 40% - 19 | ||||
| Total: 47 | ||||||
I keep it on but I never use it. I suppose I should turn it off...
I think I turned it off when I bought my computer.
Whats the downside?
Whats the downside?
Ive only ever used it once and it fucked up my drivers.Havok wrote:
I keep it on but I never use it. I suppose I should turn it off...
Mine is on, never had any issues with it. Been a few times when I have needed it in the past and not had it turned on, so I started leaving it on.
It uses resources so after i reformat i always turn it off... If you are new to computers then i would leave it on... but once you know about basic stuff on keeping your comp running than its not neccessary... I also turn off a few things in administrative tools/services... but then you have to be sure you know what your disabling... also turning off most all of the system tray tsr's(terminate stay resident programs) in msconfig...
Love is the answer
Helped me out twice.
Well, it was pretty useful when I accidentally moved my C: drive onto my D: drive, and my D: drive was a DVD player. (Windows let me do that? )
Since I'm a tech, my advice is professional, and based on many years of corporate practice. What often works in an office environment works equally well at home.
I recommend you turn it off & leave it off. There are some performance gains experienced when you shut it down. More importantly, it's been my professional experience that when Windows XP "fails" and you start to think about the System Restore feature, you would be far better off by performing a clean install anyway. I have had the opportunity to put System Restore to the test in a few situations, and was less than pleased. It won't always save you.
If a driver has messed something up, this is easily undone (assuming there isn't something seriously wrong with the O/S to begin with). You don't need to fall on System Restore for this.
Give yourself some performance improvements, save some disk space, and shut 'er down.
I recommend you turn it off & leave it off. There are some performance gains experienced when you shut it down. More importantly, it's been my professional experience that when Windows XP "fails" and you start to think about the System Restore feature, you would be far better off by performing a clean install anyway. I have had the opportunity to put System Restore to the test in a few situations, and was less than pleased. It won't always save you.
If a driver has messed something up, this is easily undone (assuming there isn't something seriously wrong with the O/S to begin with). You don't need to fall on System Restore for this.
Give yourself some performance improvements, save some disk space, and shut 'er down.
I know a decent amount about computers. What you know has no bearing on whether or not you use the restore feature.[TUF]Catbox wrote:
It uses resources so after i reformat i always turn it off... If you are new to computers then i would leave it on... but once you know about basic stuff on keeping your comp running than its not neccessary... I also turn off a few things in administrative tools/services... but then you have to be sure you know what your disabling... also turning off most all of the system tray tsr's(terminate stay resident programs) in msconfig...
Yeah, it's not like I intended to drag that D: drive over, it was just a nasty mis-click.Canin wrote:
I know a decent amount about computers. What you know has no bearing on whether or not you use the restore feature.[TUF]Catbox wrote:
It uses resources so after i reformat i always turn it off... If you are new to computers then i would leave it on... but once you know about basic stuff on keeping your comp running than its not neccessary... I also turn off a few things in administrative tools/services... but then you have to be sure you know what your disabling... also turning off most all of the system tray tsr's(terminate stay resident programs) in msconfig...
It should never be relied on though.
Canin wrote:
Mine is on, never had any issues with it. Been a few times when I have needed it in the past and not had it turned on, so I started leaving it on.
By system restore, do you mean the thing that lets you restore previous settings? I leave that on - it's saved my ass so many times. I've had registry errors, driver errors, bsods etc all reversed... So I'd say it's fairly useful. If it wasn't for that, I'd be reformatting my computer every month or so.
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I've never given a shit about it. If it's on by default, then it's on in all my computers. I've never ever used it, though.
How much is the HDD space gain if I turn it off?
How much is the HDD space gain if I turn it off?
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
Drag & drop gets even the best of us - this has nothing to do with being a novice or expert. Because I've been bitten by the drag & drop feature built into Windows since the old v3.1 days, I have ALWAYS taken the "long route" of right-clicking, cutting, going to the destination right-clicking again & pasting. It's nowhere near as fast as drag & drop, but it sure beats explaining to clients that you "lost" their data & you have to "find" it. We all have our own methods that work for us - mine ensures I'll never make a mistake, slip with the mouse (it happens), and drop files into "who-knows-where".Flaming_Maniac wrote:
Yeah, it's not like I intended to drag that D: drive over, it was just a nasty mis-click.Canin wrote:
I know a decent amount about computers. What you know has no bearing on whether or not you use the restore feature.[TUF]Catbox wrote:
It uses resources so after i reformat i always turn it off... If you are new to computers then i would leave it on... but once you know about basic stuff on keeping your comp running than its not neccessary... I also turn off a few things in administrative tools/services... but then you have to be sure you know what your disabling... also turning off most all of the system tray tsr's(terminate stay resident programs) in msconfig...
It should never be relied on though.
about 4.5GBFreezer7Pro wrote:
I've never given a shit about it. If it's on by default, then it's on in all my computers. I've never ever used it, though.
How much is the HDD space gain if I turn it off?
Actually, it "depends". Depends on the amount of free drive space available, and a couple of other factors. You can save in excess of 12gig on some systems.Spider1980 wrote:
about 4.5GBFreezer7Pro wrote:
I've never given a shit about it. If it's on by default, then it's on in all my computers. I've never ever used it, though.
How much is the HDD space gain if I turn it off?
That's based on how large of a drive and how old Windows install? (Seeing as I have ~6GB files (Incl. Windows folder) on my 20GB HDD, wich has 13.5GB used)Spider1980 wrote:
about 4.5GBFreezer7Pro wrote:
I've never given a shit about it. If it's on by default, then it's on in all my computers. I've never ever used it, though.
How much is the HDD space gain if I turn it off?
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
My install is a couple months old and I got a 40GB HD
Last edited by Spider1980 (2008-01-06 17:51:35)
K...Spider1980 wrote:
My install is a couple months old and I got a 40GB HD
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f192/ … /ghjny.jpg
Since I never use it, I just disabled it. Saved 2.2GB on my 20GB C: and 3.9GB on my 40GB D:. Thanks for reminding me that this can be done
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
I think I used it once in like 5 years. All the other times I tried to use system restore to fix my problem it never works, but one time it did...Freezer7Pro wrote:
K...Spider1980 wrote:
My install is a couple months old and I got a 40GB HD
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f192/ … /ghjny.jpg
Since I never use it, I just disabled it. Saved 2.2GB on my 20GB C: and 3.9GB on my 40GB D:. Thanks for reminding me that this can be done
I have a 372gb HDD. Saving that small amount of space compared to having the advantage of sys restore using enough to not use it.
To many spyware apps and viruses like to hide in the sys restore folders because you can't delete the files (normally) with even an admin priv user account.
Besides, every time I have seen a use for system restore it ends up causing more headaches than it fixes. Best to either learn how to manage your PC or pony up and pay a professional to do it. Either way you'll be much better off than using sys restore.
Besides, every time I have seen a use for system restore it ends up causing more headaches than it fixes. Best to either learn how to manage your PC or pony up and pay a professional to do it. Either way you'll be much better off than using sys restore.
Last edited by ReTox (2008-01-06 20:08:26)
I meant... leave it on if you are new to computing because sometimes a small screw up... internet settings/bad program install can be baffling to people that aren't familiar with their comps...Canin wrote:
I know a decent amount about computers. What you know has no bearing on whether or not you use the restore feature.[TUF]Catbox wrote:
It uses resources so after i reformat i always turn it off... If you are new to computers then i would leave it on... but once you know about basic stuff on keeping your comp running than its not neccessary... I also turn off a few things in administrative tools/services... but then you have to be sure you know what your disabling... also turning off most all of the system tray tsr's(terminate stay resident programs) in msconfig...
I really can't figure out if you were offended by my suggestions or if you are saying i dont know what i'm talking about..lol
either way... I turn mine off for the resource savings... peace
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Last edited by [TUF]Catbox (2008-01-06 21:29:18)
Love is the answer
I always turn it off. I feel very uncomfortable with the idea of the registry being rolled back to any previous date. It really feels like it's more of an invitation to fix one problem and create a dozen new ones.