Delete System Restore Points in Windows 10  

Bonjour,

Thanks for this helpful tutorial

Here is my small problem


The second disk (F) has been used on an another computer and I try to have it clean
I would like to delete definitively the shadows storage as explained here
Is it a syntax issue ? still testing

no success !
I also deleted "System Volume Information" on F: (with Ubuntu) : no success

Brink said:

As a test, see if toggling system protection on and off for the "F" drive may delete the storage space.

I did it first without success and cleared the restore points (140GB from an old system)
i am afraid I will have to accept it (it does not take any space now)

Run PowerShell in admin mode

Code:

Disable-ComputerRestore -Drive "C:\"
vssadmin List ShadowStorage /On=C:
vssadmin Resize ShadowStorage /For=C: /On=C: /MaxSize=400MB
vssadmin Resize ShadowStorage /For=C: /On=C: /MaxSize=10%
Enable-ComputerRestore -Drive "C:\"
Checkpoint-Computer -Description "Initial"
vssadmin List ShadowStorage /On=C:

Copy & paste the code above in powershell windows

This is my quickest way to delete & recreate "System Restore Points" on C: drive :)

thanks again for this tread

Thanks for the TUT on this Shawn. I've been having the problem of restore points being created in the Insider Builds even when System Restore is turned off, and even when it is disabled in Group Policy. It seems like a bug in the later builds to me.

These restore points will not delete using disk cleanup for some reason, however using the command prompt has just gained me loads of free space.