How to Delete System Restore Points in Windows 10

If system protection is enabled on the operating system drive, Windows will automatically create a system restore point each time a major system change is made. A system restore point allows you to revert your system to an earlier point in time without losing your personal files.

However, if you have several system restore points, you might not need the old ones. You can save disk space by deleting them. In this article, we will show you how to delete system restore points in Windows 10. There are three ways for you to choose.

• Way 1: Delete all system restore points from System Protection
• Way 2: Delete all old system restore points with Disk Cleanup
• Way 3: Delete an individual system restore point with CMD

Way 1: Delete all system restore points from System Protection

1. Type restore point in the search box next to the Start button, and then hit Enter or click Create a restore point in the search results.

2. You will enter the System Protection tab in the System Properties dialog. Select the Local Disk (C:) under Protection Settings, and then click Configure.

3. When the System Protection dialog opens, click the Delete button to delete all restore points for the system drive.

4. Before actual deletion, a warning dialog opens asking if you are sure you want to delete all restore points on this drive. Click Continue and the restore points will be deleted successfully.

Way 2: Delete all old system restore points with Disk Cleanup

1. Type disk cleanup in the search box next to the Start button, and then hit Enter or click Disk Cleanup in the search results.

2. When the Drive Selection dialog of the Disk Cleanup app opens, select the system drive (C:) and click OK.

3. Click "Clean up system files". Next, select the More Options tab, and then click the "Clean up" button under System Restore and Shadow Copies.

4. Click Delete and Windows 10 will delete all old system restore points except the most recent one.

Way 3: Delete an individual system restore point using CMD

If you want to selectively delete one of the many system restore points, you need to use the Command Prompt.

Step 1: Check the system restore point you want to delete.

1. Open Control Panel and select to view by Large icons. Then go to Recovery > Open System Restore.

2. When the System Restore window opens, click Next and you can see a list of all existing restore points on your computer. Note down the restore point you want to delete by its creation time and description.

Step 2: Delete the system restore point with Command Prompt.

1. Type cmd in the search box next to the Start button. When Command Prompt appears in the search results, right-click it and select Run as administrator. This will open an elevated Command Prompt.

2. Tapez vssadmin list shadows et appuyez sur Entrée. Cela affichera une liste de tous les points de restauration existants sur votre ordinateur, comme le montre la figure ci-dessous. Vous pouvez identifier chaque point de restauration par l'heure de création. Localisez le point de restauration que vous souhaitez supprimer et copiez son ID de cliché instantané.

3. Pour supprimer le point de restauration du système, tapez la commande suivante et appuyez sur Entrée. Remplacez {ID de cliché instantané} par l'identifiant de cliché instantané que vous venez de copier. Il vous sera demandé si vous souhaitez vraiment supprimer le cliché instantané, tapez Y et appuyez sur Entrée. Le point de restauration sera supprimé avec succès.

vssadmin supprimer les ombres /Shadow={ID de cliché instantané}

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