If your computer no longer has the free space, System Restore – even if it’s turned on – will stop creating restore points.<\/p>\n

You can also configure System Restore to use more space to save the restore points. To do so, follow the steps from until you reach the Max Usage<\/em> option of System Restore.<\/p>\n

Use the Max Usage<\/em> slide to increase the space for System Restore.<\/p>\n

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Windows 10 System Restore screen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Fix #3: Run chkdsk, sfc<\/h3>\n
By running the chkdsk<\/code> and sfc<\/code> commands you can check if there are any issues with your computer’s hard drive.<\/p>\n
\nOpen Command Prompt<\/li>\nType:\nchkdsk \/f<\/pre>\n<\/li>\nPress Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\nType:\nsfc \/scannow<\/pre>\n<\/li>\nPress Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nIf chkdsk or sfc (or both) output shows error in System Restore, your computer’s hard drive might be failing or it’s corrupted. This could be the cause for the missing System Restore points.<\/p>\n You can also check if the hard drive is healthy with Easy Recovery Essentials:<\/p>\n\nDownload Easy Recovery Essentials<\/a><\/li>\n Burn the ISO Image. Follow our instructions on how to burn a bootable ISO image<\/a>. If you\u2019d like to have a recovery USB instead, follow our instructions on how to make a recovery USB<\/a>.<\/li>\n Boot into Easy Recovery Essentials<\/li>\n Select Automated Repair<\/strong><\/li>\n Click Continue<\/strong> and wait for the Automated Repair process to finish. Automated Repair process will report any issues found with your hard disk or RAM memory:\n\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nTo download Easy Recovery Essentials, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n For more information on how you can check your computer for HDD or SSD failures, read this guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fix #4: Check Volume Shadow Copy<\/h3>\nThe Volume Shadow Copy utility from Windows creates backups of your Windows while in use. If Volume Shadow Copy is disabled, your computer’s System Restore points might not be available.<\/p>\n To check if Volume Shadow Copy is running or not, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\nClick Start<\/strong><\/li>\n Type services.msc<\/code> in the Run dialog box or in the Search bar (for Windows Vista, 7 or 8)<\/li>\n Press Enter<\/kbd> to open the Services utility<\/li>\n Find the Volume Shadow Copy<\/strong> item from the list<\/li>\nMake sure Volume Shadow Copy is running: check the “Status” column corresponding to this item.If it’s not running, click Start the service<\/strong> from the left in order to start it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWindows 10 Volume Shadow Copy screen<\/p>\n<\/div>\nFix #5: Check page file for fragmentation<\/h3>\nIf your system’s page file is fragmented, your System Restore points might get deleted at each restart. This is very common behavior for Windows 7 systems.<\/p>\n In order to fix this, you can do the following: disable, delete or recreate the page file.<\/p>\n To do so, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\nOpen Control Panel<\/strong><\/li>\n Type advanced system settings<\/code> in the search bar<\/li>\n Click View advanced system settings<\/strong><\/li>\n Click Settings<\/strong> under Performance<\/em><\/li>\n Click Change<\/strong> under Virtual Memory<\/em><\/li>\n Select your main drive, e.g. C:<\/code>, and then select No paging file<\/strong><\/li>\n Click Set<\/strong><\/li>\n Click OK<\/strong> (three times) to exit the current menu<\/li>\n Restart your computer<\/li>\n Boot again and go to Computer<\/strong> (or My Computer)<\/li>\n Delete pagefile.sys<\/code> from your main drive, e.g. C:\\<\/code>. \nIn this example, pagefile.sys<\/code> path is: C:\\pagefile.sys<\/code>Note that pagefile.sys<\/code> is a hidden file and you need to show hidden files and folders (go to Folder Options<\/em> to enable this option) to view the file.<\/li>\n Click Start<\/strong><\/li>\n Type cmd<\/code> to open Command Prompt<\/li>\nType:\ndefrag \/h c:<\/pre>\nReplace c:<\/code> with the letter of the drive where Windows is installed.<\/li>\n Go back and enable paging file again. Follow the first steps and deselect the No paging file<\/strong> option.<\/li>\n Click OK<\/strong> (three times) to exit the menu<\/li>\n Reboot your computer<\/li>\nCheck if System Restore or Volume Shadow Copy is running correctly. You can try to create a manually restore point.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/a><\/p>\nWindows 10 Paging file settings screen<\/p>\n<\/div>\nHow to restore your PC<\/h2>\nIf you’re not able to boot into Windows and run System Restore, you have the following options available:<\/p>\n\nRun System Restore via Safe Mode<\/a><\/li>\n Run System Restore via Easy Recovery Essentials<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nSystem Restore via Safe More<\/h3>\nTo open System Restore in Safe Mode, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\nBoot your computer<\/li>\n Press the F8<\/kbd> key before the Windows logo appears on your screen<\/li>\n At Advanced Boot Options<\/em>, select Safe Mode with Command Prompt<\/strong>\n<\/p>\nThe Advanced Boot Options screen in Windows Vista<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Press Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\nType:\nrstrui.exe<\/pre>\n<\/li>\nPress Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\nFollow System Restore instructions to restore your computer by choosing an available restore point from the list<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nIf you don’t have any restore points listed, your System Restore may have not created any restore points of your system.<\/p>\nYou can use Easy Recovery Essentials Automated Repair feature<\/a> to automatically find and fix various boot errors that can help you boot into your computer again.<\/p>\n System Restore via EasyRE<\/h3>\nThe System Restore feature of Easy Recovery Essentials – or EasyRE – is “fully non-destructive<\/strong>” \u2014 it does not in any way touch, remove, or undo changes to your personal files and folders (such as the Desktop, Downloads, Music, Pictures, etc.)<\/p>\n\nDownload Easy Recovery Essentials.<\/a> \nPlease make sure you download the copy that corresponds to your Windows version (XP, Vista, 7 or 8).<\/p>\nIf you’re unsure, this guide can help you identify what version of Windows<\/a> you have installed.<\/li>\n Burn the image. Follow these instructions on how you can burn EasyRE, depending on which media you want to use: burn the EasyRE ISO on a CD or DVD<\/a> or burn the EasyRE ISO on a USB drive<\/a>.<\/li>\n Boot up your PC from the Easy Recovery Essentials CD or USB<\/li>\n Select “Automated Repair” and click Continue<\/kbd>.\n<\/a><\/p>\nChoose “Automated Repair” in Easy Recovery Essentials<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Wait for EasyRE to scan your computer’s drives and then identify and select the drive letter for your Windows installation from the list, and then click on the System Restore<\/kbd> button to begin.\n<\/a><\/p>\nChoose the drive associated with the Windows installation you’re trying to repair.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n EasyRE will scan the selected Windows installation for System Restore points. System Restore snapshots that were located, if any, are then listed and displayed, allowing the user to choose a particular snapshot (associated with a certain date) for restore\/recovery:\n<\/a><\/p>\nPick a restore point for EasyRE to recover.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n After selecting the restore point you which to revert your system to, click on Restore<\/kbd> to begin.<\/li>\n EasyRE will begin the process of restoring your system configuration to the state it was in at the date that was selected.\nOnly system files and registries will be affected, as the Easy Recovery Essentials’ System Restore feature is non-destructive and does not affect user data.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nChoose the drive associated with the Windows installation you’re trying to repair.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Once the process is complete, EasyRE will report its findings. Click on the Restart<\/kbd> button to reboot your PC and test the changes.<\/li>\n Your PC begins to load: \n<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nDownload Easy Recovery Essentials<\/a><\/p>\n More Information<\/h2>\nLinked Entries<\/h3>\n\nchkdsk<\/a><\/li>\n sfc<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nSupport Links<\/h3>\n\nEasy Recovery Essentials for Windows<\/a> – our repair and recovery disk.<\/strong> \n \nIt’s an easy-to-use and automated diagnostics disk. It’s available for Windows 8<\/a>, Windows 7<\/a> and Windows Vista<\/a>. It’s also available for Windows XP and Windows Server.<\/p>\nRead more at Windows Recovery Disks<\/a>.\n<\/li>\n The NeoSmart Support Forums<\/a>, member-to-member technical support and troubleshooting.<\/li>\n Get a discounted price on replacement setup and installation discs: Windows XP<\/a>, Windows Vista<\/a>, Windows 7<\/a>, Windows 8<\/a>, Windows 10<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nApplicable Systems<\/h3>\nThis Windows-related knowledgebase article applies to the following operating systems:<\/p>\n \nWindows XP (all editions)<\/li>\n Windows Vista (all editions)<\/li>\n Windows 7 (all editions)<\/li>\n Windows 8 (all editions)<\/li>\n Windows 8.1 (all editions)<\/li>\n Windows 10 (all editions)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How to fix if your Windows no longer shows the System Restore points (points are missing or have disappeared). These fixes can be applied for the following Windows versions: XP, Vista, 7, 8,10. 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