Post by Kronks on Aug 21, 2017 22:53:19 GMT
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NOTE: You need to be signed in as administrator to be able to delete a system restore point.
STEP 1: Press the Windows key + [X] on your keyboard, then select the Command Prompt (Admin) option.
STEP 2: On the Command Prompt window, enter this command, then press [Enter]: “vssadmin list shadows“
NOTE: This will list all shadow copies (restore points) on all drives. You will see the volume drive letter and shadow copy ID number for each one.
STEP 3: Refer to the instruction that corresponds to the action you would like to perform:
To delete all restore points on all drives, choose one of the following command lines, then hit [Enter]:
If you want to be prompted with Y/N to confirm before deleting, enter this command: “vssadmin delete shadows /all“
If you want to delete without a prompt, enter this command: vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet
To delete all restore points on a specific drive, choose one of the following command lines, then hit [Enter]:
If you want to be prompted with Y/N to confirm before deleting, enter this command: “vssadmin delete shadows /For=(drive letter): /all“
If you want to delete without a prompt, enter this command: “vssadmin delete shadows /For=(drive letter): /all /quiet“
NOTE: Substitute (drive letter) in the commands above with the drive letter you want.
To delete oldest restore point on a specific drive, choose one of the following command lines, then hit [Enter]:
If you want to be prompted with Y/N to confirm before deleting, enter this command: “vssadmin delete shadows /For=(drive letter): /oldest“
If you want to delete without a prompt, enter this command: “vssadmin delete shadows /For=(drive letter): /oldest /quiet“
NOTE: Substitute (drive letter) in the commands above with the drive letter you want.
To delete a specific restore point using Shadow Copy ID, enter this command: “vssadmin delete shadows /Shadow={Shadow Copy ID}” then press [Enter].
STEP 4: Once done, close the Command Prompt window.
NOTE: You need to be signed in as administrator to be able to delete a system restore point.
STEP 1: Press the Windows key + [X] on your keyboard, then select the Command Prompt (Admin) option.
STEP 2: On the Command Prompt window, enter this command, then press [Enter]: “vssadmin list shadows“
NOTE: This will list all shadow copies (restore points) on all drives. You will see the volume drive letter and shadow copy ID number for each one.
STEP 3: Refer to the instruction that corresponds to the action you would like to perform:
To delete all restore points on all drives, choose one of the following command lines, then hit [Enter]:
If you want to be prompted with Y/N to confirm before deleting, enter this command: “vssadmin delete shadows /all“
If you want to delete without a prompt, enter this command: vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet
To delete all restore points on a specific drive, choose one of the following command lines, then hit [Enter]:
If you want to be prompted with Y/N to confirm before deleting, enter this command: “vssadmin delete shadows /For=(drive letter): /all“
If you want to delete without a prompt, enter this command: “vssadmin delete shadows /For=(drive letter): /all /quiet“
NOTE: Substitute (drive letter) in the commands above with the drive letter you want.
To delete oldest restore point on a specific drive, choose one of the following command lines, then hit [Enter]:
If you want to be prompted with Y/N to confirm before deleting, enter this command: “vssadmin delete shadows /For=(drive letter): /oldest“
If you want to delete without a prompt, enter this command: “vssadmin delete shadows /For=(drive letter): /oldest /quiet“
NOTE: Substitute (drive letter) in the commands above with the drive letter you want.
To delete a specific restore point using Shadow Copy ID, enter this command: “vssadmin delete shadows /Shadow={Shadow Copy ID}” then press [Enter].
STEP 4: Once done, close the Command Prompt window.