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Manage Backup Size

Sometimes you may need to recover some disk space and Windows 7 allows you to manage the size of your backups. In the Backup and Restore section click on the Manage Space link.

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Your given a summary of the backup location and what is taking up space from the backup.

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Click on the View backups button to check the different dated backups where you can delete older ones if needed.

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You can also change how windows retains older system images.

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Backing up data is one of the most important but overlooked tasks for a computer user. If you have another backup app you might not consider letting Windows do it, but overall, the new backup and restore utility in Windows 7 is much better than previous versions.