Does System Restore Windows 7 Delete Files?

Although System Restore can change all your system files, Windows updates and programs, it will not remove/delete or modify any of your personal files like your photos, documents, music, videos, emails stored on your hard drive. … System Restore will not delete or clean viruses, or other malware.

Do you lose files when you do a System Restore?

System Restore is a Microsoft® Windows® tool designed to protect and repair the computer software. System Restore takes a “snapshot” of the some system files and the Windows registry and saves them as Restore Points. … It does not affect your personal data files on the computer.

Is System Restore bad for your computer?

System Restore won’t protect your PC from viruses and other malware, and you may be restoring the viruses along with your system settings. It will guard against software conflicts and bad device driver updates.