I'll have to try deleting that directory and disabling restore. I could probably double my HD capacity.... Thanks! Harold On Sun, 13 Jan 2002 17:25:50 -0500 Barry Michels writes: > Ain't that annoying? That's the first thing I noticed about ME that > I > really didn't like. It's a place where ME stores DUPLICATE files so > if > anything goes wrong, you can restore your data. It brought my > 600Mhz laptop > to a crawl since it was making the drive (4500 rpm) do double duty. > > Right-click on My Computer and select Properties. There's an option > in > there to disable it (Don't use system Restore, or something to that > effect). > However, you still can't delete the folder, you can only hide it by > telling > Explorer not to show hidden folders (which is why I hate this > feature. I > don't want Windose to hide anything). > > I went into dos and deleted it. Upon reboot, ME re-creates the > folder, > whether you use it or not! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Edson Brusque" > To: > Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 5:16 PM > Subject: [OT]: What is that _RESTORE folder on WinME > > > > Hello, > > > > when I upgraded to WinME I've noted a folder called _RESTORE > on my C: > > drive root folder. > > > > What is the objective of this folder? Why can't I delete any > of the > > files inside it? How can I delete it? > > > > Best regards, > > > > Brusque > > > > ----------------------------------- > > Edson Brusque > > Research and Development > > C.I.Tronics Lighting Designers Ltda > > Blumenau - SC - Brazil > > www.citronics.com.br > > ----------------------------------- > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out > subtopics > > (like ads or off topics) for you. See > http://www.piclist.com/#topics > > > > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out > subtopics > (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics > > FCC Rules Online at http://hallikainen.com/FccRules Lighting control for theatre and television at http://www.dovesystems.com ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics