Check if the points are vanishing gradually.
Check if the points are vanishing gradually.
I had to change the format of my PC recently. Once everything was back online and all six hard drives and SSDs were formatted using only the folders from my trusted backup media, drivers were updated, and all updates were installed. I set up a restore point. Then I reinstalled all my apps from the list I made. After that, I created another restore point. Next, I ran Revo Uninstaller to remove a program bundled with another app I didn’t want. Revo usually creates restore points during uninstallation, which is what I was expecting.
Now I’m confused because every time I try to make a new restore point—after finishing games and defragging my HDDs—I notice the previous ones are missing. The ones I made earlier are gone, as are the ones Revo generated. There aren’t any left. I just made another one recently, but it’s frustrating. Now I’m worried about losing everything again, especially since I had to reformat the PC initially because my restore points vanished.
This is really annoying. Why would they disappear? That could be a serious problem. That’s why I had to start from scratch with a fresh install. But now I’m wondering if there’s a way to secure my restore points—maybe lock them with a password or export them to a USB drive so I can keep them safe. It sounds like just a cache, but it should be manageable. This whole situation is really frustrating.
I no longer make restore points because they didn’t seem to work properly (maybe it’s just me). I now use Macrium to generate an image of the entire C drive. I store two copies on a different drive—one as the latest backup and another as the previous good version. I wish I understood more about sys restore, but this should help.
thats actually a great idea.. how have i never thought of that?? instead of creating a restore point in windows i could clone my c drive when its at a point that its running 100% perfect and in the future i could use that to booth.. and i can create multiple clones for different "restore points".. hmm. awesome idea.. still annoying that sys restore wont work but this is a safer way anyway to backup a pc
The updated versions can handle partial difference copies as well. Keeping just one main backup and making small incremental updates ensures only modified files are saved, saving space. I now focus on backing up essential data. Important games are stored on a separate drive or partition, avoiding download delays from Steam. The only issue is losing saves if they aren't manually backed up, flagged, or supported by the cloud. No disk failure has occurred yet, but some games were moved or deleted without backups, resulting in lost saves.
It’s also beneficial since in case of a virus, hard drive failure, or malware, you don’t need to fix anything—you receive a brand new working copy without having to install or update everything. This makes me think it’s time to set up monthly backups for all my family computers.
once in a while my hard drive stopped working completely and I lost around 400 gigabytes of photos and videos from my kids that I never got back. since then i’ve become very worried about losing data. most of it is stored on facebook or google photos, but the important stuff is still safe. right now i have about 745 gigabytes across two drives. i own four hard drives, one 2.5mm ssd, and one nvme ssd. there are also two 1tb hdd’s and a 500gb hdd. i’m trying to learn how to combine them so if one fails it won’t be a problem. restoring media from backups is still a hassle, even though it takes about two hours for a single hdd transfer. my games are mostly saved locally but they’re also backed up online via steam, origin, battle.net, or epic games. for me, that’s less of a concern than my media files.
Raid recovery would take about the same duration as a restore because it still requires copying data to the new copy or mirror. The main difference is that you can use some resources during the raid rebuild, whereas I think the risk isn't worth it for a home user with only two drives. In bigger setups (such as Linus editor file servers), the system can still process video while one raid disk rebuilds—still risky, but it prevents losing days of work if something goes wrong. Others might share more details on this topic. This is just my basic understanding.
I was thinking about it differently—imagine if one of your drives stops working, yet your data remains safe on the other. Not about fixing it later, but about keeping things secure. I don’t mind how long it takes to restore everything; what matters is that my media stays intact. I’ve only heard a little about RAID, just a bit from casual learning.
I was just thinking, "Wow, he really knows about Linus..." and then I noticed we were on his site. LMAO.