Delete the automatic backup files in Windows Vista Home Edition!

Hello

I bought a new HP Pavilion pc six months back... I have the disk hard of 320 GB (hitachi)... what I have copy on my hard drive, everything becomes backup without my knowledge...
my space on the hard disk is dripping... for example: I have a lot of movies on my hard drive for about 50 GB, but I lost about 100 GB that means backup took place...
now I want to delete these backup files to free up my disc drive... pls help... I don't know where the backup files are get stored... pls help...
regarding...
Karthikeyan devalla.

Karthikeyan Devalla,
Here are the instructions to remove some of the restore points using disk cleanup.  Your system is configured to record everything automatically on your computer at periodic points so if you need to restore your system files will be there.  But sometimes, you get more restore points that you want or need and he can eat a lot of disk space.  Here's how to control this.

You can use Disk Cleanup to remove points of restoration and the free space on the hard disk on your computer.

Disk removes the cleanup all but the last restore point on your computer. In some editions of Windows Vista, restore points can include previous versions of files. Previous versions are also deleted.
 
1. open Disk Cleanup by clicking the Start button, tap all programs, accessories, click System Tools, and then click Disk Cleanup.
 
2. in the Disk Cleanup Options dialog box, click files from all users on this computer.  If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
 
3. If prompted, select the drive you want to clean, and then click OK.
 
4. click the other Options tab.
 
5. under System Restore and shadow copies, click Clean up, and then, in the confirmation dialog box, click on delete.
 
6. If you want to continue using disk cleanup for other drives on your computer, click the Disk Cleanup tab. To quit Disk Cleanup, click Cancel.
 
Let us know if this was helpful, or if you need more information.
Thank you

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