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Sytem restore allocated space in Vista
Unlike XP there is no simple way of changing the amount of space allocated by Vista to System Restore. By default it is 15% of your hard disk and on a modern 1tb disk that can mean nearly 150gb - far more that is needed.

To view and change the amount you will need to run a Command prompt with Administrator privileges. Go to Start, Programs, Accessories and right click on Command Prompt. Choose 'Run as administrator'.

To view how much space is currently being used, in the Dos box type
vssadmin list shadowstorage and press the Enter key. At the end of the response you'll see something like this:-

Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 25 GB

Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 40 GB

Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 55 GB

To change the maximum amount allocated to System Restore to say, 20gb, you will need to type

vssadmin resize shadowstorage /On=C: /For=C: /Maxsize=20GB and press the Enter key.

That command is telling Vista to change maximum space allowed for System Restore FOR the C: drive ON the C: drive to 20gb.

If you want you can put the System Restore files FOR the C: drive ON the D:
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