List entries are deleted but restore point files remain

[anonymoth]

I just installed CCleaner v5.24.5841 (64bit) for Win10 Pro x64. CCleaner does not delete the actual restore point file in the System Volume Information folder. It only removes the entry from the selection list. So when viewed in System Restore, the RP appears to be gone, but when I look in the SVI folder, the file is still there. That's not the normal behavior is it? The whole point of deleting a RP is to gain space. I've tried multiple times and restarted the PC, and the files are never actually deleted.

[mta]

read here; http://www.piriform.com/docs/ccleaner/using-ccleaner/removing-system-restore-points

I think the last Note: is the bit of relevant info.

[anonymoth]

Ok, so can you please clarify?

 

CCleaner does not delete restore points. It deletes the reference to the restore point only, which means the restoration file still exists but can no longer be accessed in System Restore. Therefore if you are looking to save disk space by removing restore point(s), that will not happen.

 

Is ths true?

[mta]

from the Documentation, I take from that, it should delete Restore Points but for some undisclosed reason, it sometimes may not remove all related files.

from my memory, I thought it did deleted them all expect the most recent.

 

however it's not an area of CC I'm an expert in as one of the first things I do after installing Windows is turn of System Restore, it's just not a feature that I require.

many people believe Restore Points are a form of backup and using them will recover their files and/or software, which they do not.

they will, on some occasions, let you back out of a MS cockup.

 

(and as a side note, normally you cannot see the contents of System Volume Information.  Clicking on that folder should give you a Access is Denied error.  Since you can see the contents, you have some Registry issue going on.)

[anonymoth]

I like to use system restore before installing software that I'm unsure if I want to keep. I certainly don't use it as a backup. As far as the System Volume Information folder, I took ownership of it in order to gain access. I thought I might be able to delete the files manually, but this is not possible in Windows 10 as it was with previous versions. I was happy to hear that CCleaner had an option for this, but it would appear that it doesn't work the way I had hoped.

 

I honestly don't see the point of clearing the menu of the option, without deleting the actual restore point to gain disk space. I mean, what if when you emptied your recycle bin, Windows only cleared the entries from file explorer, but the files still remained hidden, taking up space?

[Tom CCleaner]

Hi!

 

When you remove the restore points, the only part of that restore point that will be removed are the items that are unique to that restore point. This means that if one part of the OS is the same in multiple restore points, it'll only be saved once and all the restore points point to the same place. If you then remove one restore point, it will won't remove any shared information as this will render the other restore points only half functional.

 

This essentially means that you won't make a huge space save unless you removed all the restore points however CCleaner won't allow you to delete your last restore point as a safety feature.

 

The main focus of this tool is a privacy feature so that if you don't wish your computer to be able to be restored to an earlier state then you can prevent this.

 

I hope this helps