Using System Restore with Avast

system · 2015-07-14T22:36:47.000Z

I’m running Win 7 64 bit. I’m using Aavast free version. 2015.10.2.2218

About 4 months back I was having a problem with Win 7’s System Restore increasing beyond the manually set limit. It turns out the issue was related to additional features included with Avast. I’m betting it’s probably already been discussed here a lot, but here’s the thread - see “Best Solution”

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2434999/win-system-restore-resetting-usage-set.html

Disabling those features solved the problem.

I just did a re-install of Win 7 a week ago on a 120GB SSD, and re-installed Avast. This time I only installed File Shield, Web Shield, Browser Protection, and Software Updater.

Today i noticed my System Restore had increased beyond the amount I had manually set it to. My usable disk space on the 120GB SSD is 111Gb; I had set Sys Restore to 6% and it correctly calculated that to 6.7GB. However the usage is up to 7.33 GB. I’m not sure whether this is another issue related to Avast or something entirely different.

http://oi59.tinypic.com/1zbrpy.jpg

So with Avast 2015.10.2.2218 and only the above four features installed, is it possible the Sys Restore increase is being caused by Avast?
Thanks

Asyn · 2015-07-15T04:35:31.000Z

Update to the latest version: https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=173591.0

system · 2015-07-15T21:24:12.000Z

Asyn

That’s strange, I thought I had the latest version. Anyways I updated to the latest from your link - version 2015.3.2223 and that has solved it. Sys Restore has shrunk back down to 6.3GB.

Thanks for the help
+1

system · 2015-07-15T21:26:45.000Z

btw, I don’t see a way in this forum to select best answer or close the thread
thx

schmidthouse · 2015-07-15T22:58:33.000Z

Notabot post:4:

btw, I don’t see a way in this forum to select best answer or close the thread
thx

Topics are usually not closed, and if so only by Admin.
Topics are typically left to fade away when no one posts.

Asyn · 2015-07-16T04:54:19.000Z

Notabot post:3:

Asyn

That’s strange, I thought I had the latest version. Anyways I updated to the latest from your link - version 2015.3.2223 and that has solved it. Sys Restore has shrunk back down to 6.3GB.

Thanks for the help
+1

You’re welcome.

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