Solved Can't remove System Restore Points

[my2cents]

Got it! Sometimes the easiest solutions are the toughest to find!

Open an elevated command prompt and insert the following message: "wbadmin delete catalog" (without quotes) and all your restore points will be gone. Recreate a new one as necessary.

my2cents

 

[jan18]

Hi David Bailey, I have done as you say and found the folder but when I click on it I get a message saying access is denied. I am set as the Administrator of this PC.

Just seen my2cents post following yours and followed it through and it has done the job. I would still like to know why I am being denied access though...if you can help .

Regards

Jan

 

[jan18]

Got it! Sometimes the easiest solutions are the toughest to find!

Open an elevated command prompt and insert the following message: "wbadmin delete catalog" (without quotes) and all your restore points will be gone. Recreate a new one as necessary.

my2cents

You are STAR my2cents...I followed your suggestion and it has cleared the two restore points.

Thank you so much for all your help.

Regards

Jan

 

[jan18]

Thank you all for your contributions...between you, you have solved my problem.
I would love to give you all a 'Thumbs up' but I am not allowed as I have already given you all one for helping me in the past.

Thank you

Jan

 

[David Bailey]

Hi David Bailey, I have done as you say and found the folder but when I click on it I get a message saying access is denied. I am set as the Administrator of this PC.

Just seen my2cents post following yours and followed it through and it has done the job. I would still like to know why I am being denied access though...if you can help .

Regards

Jan

I'll try it out.

I added Take Ownership to the right click context menu.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2814-take-ownership-add-context-menu-windows-8-a.html

I took ownership of the folder in question & it opened for me.

 

[my2cents]

Thank you all for your contributions...between you, you have solved my problem.
I would love to give you all a 'Thumbs up' but I am not allowed as I have already given you all one for helping me in the past.

Thank you

Jan

Hello Jan18,

You are a pleasure to work with and your continuous acknowledgement to all who try and help is a rare find these days.

I wish there were more like you.

Cheers!

my2cents

 

[my2cents]

Hi David Bailey, I have done as you say and found the folder but when I click on it I get a message saying access is denied. I am set as the Administrator of this PC.

Just seen my2cents post following yours and followed it through and it has done the job. I would still like to know why I am being denied access though...if you can help .

Regards

Jan

I'll try it out.

I added Take Ownership to the right click context menu.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2814-take-ownership-add-context-menu-windows-8-a.html

I took ownership of the folder in question & it opened for me.

Good find David!

 

[David Bailey]

Good thread.
Things learned.

 

[jan18]

Hi David Bailey, I have done as you say and found the folder but when I click on it I get a message saying access is denied. I am set as the Administrator of this PC.

Just seen my2cents post following yours and followed it through and it has done the job. I would still like to know why I am being denied access though...if you can help .

Regards

Jan

I'll try it out.

I added Take Ownership to the right click context menu.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2814-take-ownership-add-context-menu-windows-8-a.html

I took ownership of the folder in question & it opened for me.

Hi, I added Take Ownership to the right click context menu and it allowed me to access to the System Volume Information folder where I could see the System Restore folder but I was denied access to that folder even though I took ownership of it....so maybe there is a higher level needed for some files.

Regards

Jan

 

[David Bailey]

Here's a higher level:

Open Run.


1) Type secpol.msc in and click ok


.

2) Double click on Local Policies then double click on Security Options.

3) Scroll to the bottom to this entry -

User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin approval mode.




4) Set it to disabled then press OK.

5) Reboot.

NOTE--

Disabling UAC using this method will break all Metro Store apps until enabled again, and the computer restarted.
According to Brink.
He's usually right.
Yep.They become unusable:



I don't use them anyway, so it doesn't bother me.

 

[Ztruker]

I'd not heard of that command before, so was curious: Wbadmin delete catalog

Got it! Sometimes the easiest solutions are the toughest to find!

Open an elevated command prompt and insert the following message: "wbadmin delete catalog" (without quotes) and all your restore points will be gone. Recreate a new one as necessary.

my2cents

 

[jan18]

Here's a higher level:

Open Run.


1) Type secpol.msc in and click ok

View attachment 29051
.

2) Double click on Local Policies then double click on Security Options.

3) Scroll to the bottom to this entry -

User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin approval mode.

View attachment 29052


4) Set it to disabled then press OK.

5) Reboot.

NOTE--

Disabling UAC using this method will break all Metro Store apps until enabled again, and the computer restarted.
According to Brink.
He's usually right.
Yep.They become unusable:

View attachment 29054

I don't use them anyway, so it doesn't bother me.

Thank you David bailey. This is very interesting but I don't think I will try it out just now...I have just got my machine perfect and I don't want to risk messing it up. My original problem is solved anyway thanks to yourself and others.

Once again, Many thanks for all your help.

Regards

Jan

 

[David Bailey]

Thank you David bailey. This is very interesting but I don't think I will try it out just now...I have just got my machine perfect and I don't want to risk messing it up. My original problem is solved anyway thanks to yourself and others.

Once again, Many thanks for all your help.

Regards

Jan

On further testing I found it messes up the command prompt.

I changed things back to normal.

Glad you got your problem fixed.