This is the basis of my enquiry, I have edited for the length of the report that can be read entirely, at the link.
http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20020711S0009 You can reduce System Restore's voracious appetite for disk space by manually reducing the area set aside for the Restore cache area. Here's how to access that setting: In XP: Right click on My Computer, then Properties, and then the System Restore tab. Select the hard drive you wish to adjust (in XP, each drive can have its own System Restore setting), and click the Settings button. Next, in both operating systems, move the slider to choose a reasonable amount of disk space for the System Restore files. I suggest you start by choosing the smallest allowable Restore area (usually a still-hefty 200 megabytes) by moving the slider all the way to the left. What's Your Take? Do you use System Restore? Did you know it was such a space hog? Do you use one of the three approaches outlined above, or do you have another method of ensuring you can restore your system in the even of trouble? What tricks and tools do you use to bulletproof both your data and your system setup? Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "JIM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Can't help you with the future of your cache. I was confused because you > mentioned cache in conjnction with restore points, but they are not related. > Cache or virtual memory only applies when the computer is running. As > computers acquire more ram virtual memory is less of a requirement. > Unfortunately I think that even XP may not manage memory vs. virtual memory > as well as it might. [This is noting I can prove, just a suspician] Anyway. > I have a Gig of ram on my computer but it does not use more than a third of > it. I wish I had some kind of always visible monitor showing the use of ram > and virtual ram moment by moment. Not to always have the monitor running but > to give me a clue of what is typical. > > Jim If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
