Thanks for pointing out alsiladka. Yes there does appear to be an option in Tune-Up to delete selective restore points.
See, in Vista, when a restore point is created, a shadow copy of a file / folder is created. A shadow copy is nothing but a previous version of the file at a particular point. And restore points are special types of shadow copies because they store specific information required during a System Restore.
System Restore is a change base tracking tool, not an imaging or backup tool. Each restore point stores only those changes to the system since the creation of the earlier restore point, to minimize space usage.
Afaik, while there may be such a method for deleting selective system recovery points, it may cause inconsistencies in the restore points database & may prevent you from using other restore points successfully. Restoring the computer from the current state to a previous state requires the availability of all restore points in between.
Therefore, restoring the computer from the current state to a previous state requires the availability of all restore points. For example, if a user wants to restore the computer from point F to point A, System Restore will evaluate the system change logs for points B, C, D, E, as well along the way.
Nevertheless, if anyone has tried TuneUp option successfully several times or if anyone has more light to throw, pls do share... I am all ears.
