Post by drcard on Mar 31, 2023 11:38:48 GMT -5
Create a List of Current Restore Points
What
Use a command to create a text file listing all currently save Restore Points including specifics of each saved Restore Point.
Why
Checking to make sure Windows is creating Restore Points is an important step in protecting your Windows system. To make sure Windows is creating Restore Points and saving them you need to see the Restore Point files; but, the Restore Point files are kept in a system hidden folder that a user can’t open to view the files. You can view the currently saved Restore Points files by engaging the Recovery function as if you were going to use a saved Restore Point file which will present a list of saved Restore Point files to “choose” from. A much easier way to see what Restore Point files you have saved is to use a command to list all the currently saved Restore Point files in a text file and place the file on your Desktop.
How
o Open and Administrator Command window by opening a Run box (WinKey + R), enter cmd, press Ctrl + Shift + Enter , and click OK to the UAC query.
o At the prompt enter the following command
vssadmin list shadows >”%userprofile%\Desktop\RestorePoints.txt”
The above command is suitable for copy and paste into the Command window.
This will place a text file named RestorePoints on your Desktop. Click to open and view.
o The above command will list all currently saved Restore Points on all drives connected to the PC.
o If you desire a list of Restore Points for a specific drive then use the following command replacing DRIVE in the command with the drive letter (C, D, etc.) for the desired drive. Be sure to leave the colon (:) after the drive letter.
vssadmin list shadows /For=DRIVE: >”%userprofile%\Desktop\RestorePoints.txt”
This should work for all Windows versions since Windows 7.
HTH, Dana:))
What
Use a command to create a text file listing all currently save Restore Points including specifics of each saved Restore Point.
Why
Checking to make sure Windows is creating Restore Points is an important step in protecting your Windows system. To make sure Windows is creating Restore Points and saving them you need to see the Restore Point files; but, the Restore Point files are kept in a system hidden folder that a user can’t open to view the files. You can view the currently saved Restore Points files by engaging the Recovery function as if you were going to use a saved Restore Point file which will present a list of saved Restore Point files to “choose” from. A much easier way to see what Restore Point files you have saved is to use a command to list all the currently saved Restore Point files in a text file and place the file on your Desktop.
How
o Open and Administrator Command window by opening a Run box (WinKey + R), enter cmd, press Ctrl + Shift + Enter , and click OK to the UAC query.
o At the prompt enter the following command
vssadmin list shadows >”%userprofile%\Desktop\RestorePoints.txt”
The above command is suitable for copy and paste into the Command window.
This will place a text file named RestorePoints on your Desktop. Click to open and view.
o The above command will list all currently saved Restore Points on all drives connected to the PC.
o If you desire a list of Restore Points for a specific drive then use the following command replacing DRIVE in the command with the drive letter (C, D, etc.) for the desired drive. Be sure to leave the colon (:) after the drive letter.
vssadmin list shadows /For=DRIVE: >”%userprofile%\Desktop\RestorePoints.txt”
This should work for all Windows versions since Windows 7.
HTH, Dana:))
