Minimum size of system restore

Windows Desktop Windows 10
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Hi! Noob question here – what would be the minimum size that tech people would recommend for system restore to function properly? Thanks in advance!

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Regularly, restore point has about 600MB, But it comes down how many restore points you want to be able have available.

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Hi @Dav21,

I usually set to 10% which means if the partition has 200GB than it will take 20GB for the system restore. It can store 4 or 5 restore point or it depends on the partition usage size.

Pro Tip. I use the below PowerShell script in the startup using task scheduler which will enable the system restore if it disabled and set the maximum size to 10%.

enable-ComputerRestore -Drive “c:”

vssadmin resize shadowstorage /for=c: /on=c: /maxsize=10%

checkpoint-computer -Description ‘System Restore Point’ -RestorePointType modify_settings

Thanks

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you need at least 300 megabytes (MB) of free space on each disk that is 500 MB or larger. “ System Restore might use between three and five percent of the space on each disk

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hello @Dav21

I hope this link will help you

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I think minimum size of system restore for windows 10 with basic apps and programs will be in between 1 GB to 2 GB.