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How To Know The Amount Of Disk Space Used By System Restore In Windows Vista

Posted March 30, 2009 – 10:12 pm in: Vista Tweaks

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Unlike Windows XP, its successor, Windows Vista doesn’t allow you customize the amount of disk space used by system restore service.

In Windows XP, one can easily change the amount of allocated hard disk drive (HDD) space to system restore service by opening system restore settings. Windows Vista doesn’t let you customize the allocated disk space and also doesn’t let you know amount of disk space being used for System Restore feature.

If you have turned on System Restore feature of Windows Vista, then you may wish to know about the amount of disk space being used for restore points. Although Windows Vista doesn’t show you System Restore information by default, you can get detailed information by following the procedure below.

1. Open elevated Command Prompt. That is, type in cmd in Start menu search box and hit Ctrl + Shift+ Enter to open elevated prompt. Alternatively, navigate to Start > All programs > Accessories, right-click on Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.

2. Type the below command in the opened Command Prompt:

vssadmin list shadowstorage

And hit enter.

3. Once you hit enter, Windows will display a detailed report about the amount of hard disk space being used for System Restore service. The report will be similar to the below one: