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• How can I locate the folder where my backup files are stored on my internal hard drive? I want to delete all backup files

  operating system is windows vista laptop.

  I went into system restore settings and couldn't find how to locate my saved files. I think they take a LOT of space, I deleted all other unused files and I have more than 6 GB of free space out of 67 concert. Help, please? I don't know much about computers at all.

  Hello

  Follow the method of deleting a file of older backup using sub steps and check later if the problem persists.

  (a) open backup and restore by clicking the Start button, click Control Panel, click system and Maintenanceand then clicking backup and restore.

  (b) click on Manage space. If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

  (c) to delete older backups of files under that data backup file, click on view backups.

  You can then select the backups of files that you want to delete, which will free up disk space. Remove an entry in the list will not affect the other backups. If you think that you don't need one version of your files from a certain backup period, you can delete that backup. We recommend that you always keep the most recent backup.

  Backup and restore: frequently asked questions:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/back-up-and-restore-frequently-asked-questions

  Should what backup settings I use to maximize my disk space?

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/what-backup-settings-should-I-use-to-maximize-my-disk-space

  Hope this information is useful.

• Cannot delete the backup files to external HARD disk

  I tried to remove most of the backup sets on an external HARD drive, but always free poster of 465 GB file Explorer only 213 GB.  I chose the drive in "Disk Clean-up, but which showed no files to delete.  I had a virus on the disk scan to see what files have been on this subject, and so there are hundreds of thousands of them, starting by ' $RECYCLE. BIN... ".  Anyone know how to remove these?  Operating system is Windows Vista SP2.

  Hi John

  Some of the files that you see (as the trash) are system files and do not need to be deleted.

  Before taking other measures, what volume of personal files is on the external hard drive? Did you direct copies of music/photos etc.? -"Free 465 GB only 213 GB" is not quantify how many do you think should be free!

  Also - what the drive and were records of backup performed using embedded software of the player?

  The best solution here is perhaps simply reformat the drive (after making sure that you have an exact replica of all personal files on your pc that you can then copy to it) but give us a little more detail the first.

  Thank you - R

• 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

  Gloria
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• It's safe I have delete my backup of data files? -Help-

  I am running a windows 7 Ultimate and I was just wondering if it is safe to delete my backup file because it takes a huge amount of space. And data backup files continue to grow and more and more, they can take a huge amount of space! With mine it reached 71 Go all of a sudden and I really who has not noticed until that moment!

  
  
  There is an option called view backups and when I open it, it shows me the backup file that contains a Go Go 71! and when I clicked once, he asks me if I want to remove it. So please help me guys, I'm really confused... is it safe?
  
  
  
  
  It's just like that...
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  I said that your backup doesn't seem to work correctly because the image of your backup you posted above does not appear weekly backups and there is no way you have 71.5GBs data unless you have a lot of photographs and others.  Try your backup again and see what happens.  You can experiment as well now that you have removed your old backup. It won't matter if you delete again at this stage. It's only further down the road if you lose some of your data and you need to restore the lost data backup is useless. Let me know how you get on if you wish.  See you soon

• I have Windows Vista and when running Norton 360, they said that I had in somee virus in my backup files. How can I remove them?

  I want to delete old backup files. Some of these files have a virus in them. If I completely delete these files and run a new backup it will accomplish what I want.

  I asked a similar question on the removal of all my backup files in my hard drive external and asked if I would get a full file backup or just backup incemental.
  I asked this question to Windows Vista, IT Pro.
  The answer is:
  Windows uses something known as bits archive to determine if changes have been
  to files.if you completely delete the contents of the backup media, then it should do a full backup has the following appendix, because at that time, windows has nothing to compare data from the computer with.

  Based on the response I received, you should have a backup of files complete "sound".

• I'm unable to remove the live onecare backup files to my external drives

  I can't delete allows you to delete the backup files Live Onecare to external drives

  Hello

  What exactly happens when you try to delete this file? Error message?

  See the article below which might help you.

  How to remove a Windows Live OneCare backup file
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/943904

• Delte backup files

  Hello

  I want to have an answer to be placed on a disk.

  I'm under window7 and I want to delete old backup files. I want to keep the first one oe and the last as a restore point

  is it possible without risk?

  Thank you

  concerning

  Alain

  You can read this...

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/back-up-and-restore-frequently-asked-questions

  How to remove a backup I created using Wizard of The Backup Files?

  If your backups are stored on CD or DVD, you can throw the discs containing earlier backups, but make sure you keep the most recent backup of your files. If your backups are stored on internal or external HDD, you can delete a backup by following these steps:

  1. Open the location where the backup is saved.

     For example, if you have backed up your files to an external hard drive labeled "E", connect the external hard drive to your computer, and then open the E drive.

  2. Right click on the folder that contains the backup to delete, and then clickDelete.

     Notes

     • Backups are saved in this format: ------\Backup Set . For example, if your computer name is computer, your backup location is E, and you saved on April 2, 2006 at 16:32, that the backup occur in the value of E:\Computer\Backup 2006-02-04 163200. You would right-click the folder namedBackup Set 2006-02-04 163200 to delete this backup.

     • When you perform a full backup, a backup folder is created and labeled with the date of this day. When you add updates, this date remains the same, but your backup is not expired. The next time you perform a backup completes, a new backup folder is created and labeled with the date of this day, and updates are then added to that new folder. Do not remove the current backup folder.

  For the benefits of others looking for answers, please mark as answer suggestion if it solves your problem.

• Cannot delete a backup.

  I can't delete this backup on a DVD + R disc, I na not complete the backup because I wanted to save it on a USB key. How can I delete the backup? They are 2 discs. Their is no button Delete, cannot be moved to the trash.

  Hi Brainiac107,

  You cannot erase the backup created on DVD + R, because these are write-once DVD.

  You can delete the backup file if you use the DVD-RW like a rewritable.

  Back up and restore: frequently asked questions

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/back-up-and-restore-frequently-asked-questions

  I hope this helps!

  Halima S - Microsoft technical support.

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• Backup utility Windows 7 application ' are you sure you want to remove the most recent data from the backup file "even if I'm trying to remove the backup set is not the most recent.

  I'm trying to reduce the amount of space that my Windows 7 backup uses so I've come to the place in Windows 7 backup:
  Manage space > view backups...

  I am then presented a list of three backup sets:
  01/03/2012 to 01/04/2012
  12/07/2011 to 12/21/2011
  23/11/2011 to 30/11/2011

  I would like to remove the older two, leaving the most recent. However, this doesn't seem to work as expected. If I try to delete one of the two most recent ones (the first two in the list above) I get the following warning "Are you sure you want to delete this backup file.

  However, if I try to delete the last one in the list, I get a slightly different error "Are you sure you want to remove the most recent data of the file backup?"-sounds strange because it is clearly not the most recent backup according to the dates it's show.

  Of course, I can go ahead and ignore the warnings, but I fear that maybe there are some files in the last backup the value in the list that may not be right more recent set backs.

  In 2011, I thought this might be something wrong with the date formats vs US UK (I am in England so the above dates are in dd/mm/yyyy format and not in jj/mm/aaaa) - but now it's 2012 and I backup from 2012 and 2011 games and he always seems to think that the oldest backup of 2011 is the most recent.

  Any ideas? Can I delete the oldest backup sets (that is, the two that are from 2011) safely?

  Any help much appreciated - thank you.

  Simon

  Update: I checked on other PCs in the office and the situation is the same - is not only something strange on a PC.

• iCloud backups / file management / free space

  I have trouble managing the use of space in my icloud account.

  I find it very intuitive and difficult to understand exactly what I am to be invited to do everything by managing the settings.

  In other words, I find some options very unclear.

  Signature in icloud on my mac through chrome browser, I am told that I use 4.4/5 GB.

  It is stated that most of this is my iPad.

  I suspect that most are backups of my real-world applications.

  There is nothing else I backup via iCloud.

  and I don't even save most of the data in applications.

  I usually back up on my mac and remove the actual data of the apps to save space on my pad.

  I tried to remove some of the saved app data

  but it has released only a few KB.

  When, on the ipad, I go to:

  Settings-> iCloud-> storage management

  and goes off a few backup app, as I said, not useful space is released.

  All this used a space could be due to many throughout the system to the top of the iPad.

  But there seems to be no option to remove individual backups, only to stop iPad backup completely and remove the content FULL of all my backups [or, for "extra space"-"ideally"):]

  In addition, it seems impossible to manage this through iCloud.com on my browser on mac OS x.

  It seems that I have to use my iPad, which is also unnecessary in this case.

  I prefer to manage it via my computer, using the keyboard and mouse and a respectable real file management interface; rather than some indigestible, imprecise, difficult to navigate, near-useless, icon-business, as it is.

  If anyone can help diagnose me exactly how much space is used,

  and how I can release disk space without having to stop my system backup and removing all existing backups together in order to have space [which seems completely redundant and the purpose of defeating]

  .... I'd highly appreciate such opinions.

  As a note on the side of criticism; I really find the iOS any system file management, with its 'fun icon' interface approach, but almost zero - control and utility in terms of management of files, to be very tedious / frustrating / tedious.

  Why not give me a "finder" style access to file systems; so I can see clearly what is in place, I can remove, etc.

  Sorry if this is State the obvious; but; in all there are no such problems with android and google reader.

  iOS has been closed like that since the first day. If you want or need a file system, you will need to use an Android device. Your comment has no value here. Apple does not take its direction from remarks made here.

  You can send your comments to http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html

  iCloud.com is not designed to handle files, only the content.

  From your iPad itself, go to settings > general > storage & use iCloud > iCloud > Storage manage and look in the section of backups . You should see backups that you created and its size, on iCloud for your iPad. Tap on your iPad and there is an option to delete the backup here.

  Your applications are not in your backup. They are stored on the App store, where they can be downloaded again if necessary. Toggling off the coast of the backup of the data of the App has questionable value because it is only of data an application creates, not the application itself. If you share an Apple ID with anyone or any other device, their content goes to iCloud as well. 5GB allowance is per Apple ID, not per device.

• How to delete Windows Update backup files

  In Windows XP Pro, whenever an update from windows update has been installed, a backup file was created (example: C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB977816$) is it a similar backup with windows file 7 about the update of windows, and if so, can it be deleted once it is established that the MS security update is successful?  Thank you, Sam.

  http://taurarian.MVPs.org/WU_XP/removing_old_windows_updates.htm

  Folders that have uninstall as part of the name (for example $NtUninstallKB282010$ who reside in C:\windows (hidden files) are window Hot difficulty updating folders/files) can be removed safely (providing ever, you wish to uninstall the updates). I recommend you leave these records for a period of at least one month to make sure that the update works correctly.

  These updates can be removed individually or together. To learn more about the update/s go on:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/xxxxxx
  NB: XXXXXX = the actual number, not to mention the "Q" or "Ko."

  Once you have removed the uninstall folders/files, then go to control panel, add/remove programs. Select the title of the corresponding Windows fix on the folder/file of the patch you just deleted, and select Delete. You will get a Windows error. This is because you deleted the uninstall folder/files. Simply choose OK and the entry will be removed from the Add/Remove Programs list.

  Don't NOT delete the folder $ $hf_mig

  Cleaning after installation of SP2
  http://aumha.org/win5/a/sp2faq.php#after

  and/or

  XP SP3: Post Installation Cleanup
  http://aumha.NET/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=33827

  Please note this is only for Windows XP and is not on Vista or Windows 7

  TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2010 - Update Services

• Disable backups iCloud will delete old backups and free storage?

  I need to keep my current backup in iCloud for awhile (maybe a month, maybe more, until I have find a way to download it somehow) and I'm afraid that my phone re-writing it one night if I forget and leave it with wifi at a charge.

  Can someone check and to confirm disabling backups iCloud keeps intact old backups so I have access to them in the future.

  Deactivation of the iCloud backups will prevent only future backups to take place. To delete older backups, you must remove them manually.

  See you soon,.

  GB

• My space Icloud is used because of the backup of the Ipad and I use three devices under ID so my iphone always gives the warning of small footprint. How can I save the back upward on my PC so that I can delete of I have cloud and free space

  My space Icloud is used because of the backup of the Ipad and I use three devices under ID so my iphone always gives the warning of small footprint. How can I save the back upward on my PC so that I can delete of I have cloud and free space

  Hello

  You want to know is explained here: https://www.apple.com/support/iphone/backup/

  If you want to delete the backups that are currently clogging up your iCloud-storage space, use this: iCloud: delete a backup device iOS to iCloud

• How to change the Canvio Basics for backup and delete backup files?

  I installed the drive HARD Canvio Basics HDTB305EK3AA to do a weekly backup.
  After a few weeks, he stopped to save because there is no free memory.
  the first backup took 300GB and after several backups fill all memory.

  1. How can I reprogram the backup and change the folders of the backup?
  2. how to remove backup files without harming the internal programs of the HARD drive?
  3. all files in backup does not have the name of the original file and it is difficult to manage, can we change it?
  4. in the case of Troubé - how can I use the backuo to restore the data on my PC?

  Thank you
  zipim

  The Canvio Basic one a common external USB 2.5 "HDD.
  You can delete folders or files or format the HARD drive as with other external hard drives...