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Where are the Windows 7 System Restore Points stored and how to preserve them?

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Mar 15, 2026188658 views
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I am using Windows 7 Professional. My system crashed few days back and to recover that, I inserted the Windows 7 DVD. While running the System Restore from the DVD, it showed there are no restore points. It shocked me. I created few restore points, where they disappeared. Is there a way to preserve…

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They are stored in a hidden folder called System Volume Information on the root of the C drive. System restore can become corrupted after time, one way to keep this in check is to occasionally turn off system restore and then turn it back on, then i…

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