Answer

The 136GB of xlcuded is basically saying that it was excluded from the defrag process since it is not needed or not. These 60GB and 53 GB are due to Windows System restore keeping backups for restore points. To view the size of your windows restore points you will need to goto.

Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Run

In the run window type in:

cmd

Hit "ok" and at the dos prompt black screen type in

vssadmin list shadowstorage

Hit "enter" and it will list the storage size of your shadow copy such as this output below.

C:\Windows\system32>vssadmin list shadowstorage

vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool

(C) Copyright 2001-2005 Microsoft Corp.


For volume: (C:)\\?\Volume{3ce0cbe2-57c2-11db-a712-806e6f6e6963}\   Shadow Copy Storage volume: (C:)\\?\Volume{3ce0cbe2-57c2-11db-a712-806e6f6e6963}\


   Used Shadow Copy Storage space: 1.335 GB

   Allocated Shadow Copy Storage space: 1.539 GB

   Maximum Shadow Copy Storage space: 4.395 GB


Now you will need to resize this in order to use much less space then before.

It’s easy enough to decrease the shadow copy storage area, but doing could potentially delete older shadow copies. If you need the free space more than you need a long history of shadow copies, you can decrease the storage area size.

Let’s say I decide to decrease the storage space on my D volume to 10 GB. I would use the vssadmin resize shadowstorage command as follows by using the run command as listed above and going to the black dos screen

C:\Windows\system32>vssadmin resize shadowstorage /on=D: /For=D: /MaxSize=10GB

This would change the size on the D: drive to the max of 10GB. Whatever drive you want to run this on just subsitute the D: drive for you drive letter.

Please let me know if this helps or you require futher assistence.

Thanks,