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Can you change system restore dates once system restore has been completed?

Asked by busterbean on 2008-09-19

If I open system restore with a very recent date, can I go back and do another system restore at an earlier date? If so, what happens to all the data files in between?

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Language:: English Edit question

Status:: Solved

For:: Ubuntu Edit question

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Solved by:: Wyatt Smith

Solved:: 2008-09-20

Last query:: 2008-09-20

Last reply:: 2008-09-20

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said on 2008-09-19:

Are you talking of Windows system restore...?

Thank you

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busterbean (msron10) said on 2008-09-19:

Yes, sorry...

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said on 2008-09-19:

I used win98 and NT and after i always used Linux so i never used system restore but here there is a tutorial http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial56.html

Please try Ubuntu... you can install it on the same pc that you are using Windows.

Please don't install Ubuntu using Wubi so you can use Ubuntu as a rescue system to clean damaged Windows (viruses and other issue )

If you want more info please ask...

Thank you

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busterbean (msron10) said on 2008-09-19:

Ok thank you.

Do you know if the system restore keeps files as they were last saved or as of the system restore point date? I do a lot of spreadsheets, and I don't want to lose information that has been entered. I know I can back up, but I really want to know what will show up on the chosen system restore date.

Thanks again for the help

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said on 2008-09-19:

Taked from here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306084

System Restore takes a "snapshot" of critical system files and some program files" and stores this information as restore points. You can use these restore points to return Windows XP to a previous state.

So please refer to Windows help site...

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Wyatt Smith (wyatt-smith) said on 2008-09-20:

bugman

System restore will not backup you spreadsheets or any of your data. As marcobra stated it only takes a ¨snapshot of critical system files¨. If your interested in backing up your data, you ideally you should have a second hard drive to backup to.

A good program for data backup is SyncBack
http://www.filehippo.com/download_syncback/