![]() When System Repair was enabled and creating system repair points (snapshots) that folder was using about 22 GB of disk space. The TreeSize image below was captured after I disabled System Repair in my SupportAssist settings back in May 2021 and shows that C:\ProgramData\Dell\SARemediation\System Repair is now only using about 20 KB of disk space on my Inspiron 5584. ![]() See my 2 post in Guilherme Bezzon's Snapshot Backupfor images and further details. The second method is to turn off System Repair in the SupportAssist OS Recovery control panel (setting manager) at Control Panel | System and Security | SupportAssist OS Recovery | Settings | System Repair | DISABLE. The first is to turn off System Repair in the Dell SupportAssist settings ([Options (gear icon) | Settings | System Repair | System Repair is Turned On | OFF). I assume that you must follow all steps in those instructions in sequence (including a Control Panel uninstall of all SupportAssist-related programs like Dell SupportAssist Remediation and Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery Plugin for Dell Update) before that hidden, protected C:\ProgramData\Dell\SARemediation\SystemRepair\SnapShotsfolder is unlocked and able to be manually deleted.įor future reference, turning off System Repair will automatically delete the Dell system repair points (snapshots) in C:\ProgramData\Dell\SARemediation\System Repair and free up GBs of disk space. Note that Dell employee DELL-Chris M has pinned SA Uninstall / Reinstall at the top of this board that includes instructions for manual removal of the C:\ProgramData\Dell\SARemediation\SystemRepair\SnapShots folder. If that C:\ProgramData\Dell\SARemediation\ folder isn't using more than the "normal" 15 to 20 GB of disk space you can use TreeSize to scan your entire C:\ drive to look for the folders using the greatest amount of disk space. Then browse to this folder using the TreeSize Free utility - be sure to run TreeSize with Administrator rights by clicking the " Start TreeSize Free as Administrator" button in the main interface as shown below. ![]() Dell SupportAssist Remediation / System Repair) is using excessive disk space in the hidden, protected folder C:\ProgramData\Dell\SARemediation\ first show all hidden files and folders in File Explorer (View | Hidden Items | ENABLE). If you would like to confirm that SupportAssist OS Recovery (a.k.a. ![]()
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