"Restore" Windows Service Pack 1, 2 and 3? Bloated!

I downloaded the software "Easy Duplicate Finder" to find duplicates on my C Drive and scanned.

To my big surprise I found: original files: 1080 and DUPLICATE files 3170!!

The vast majority was under Systems Restore.

I previously had Windows Service Pack 1, added Service Pack 2 and ultimately Service Pack 3.

The restore information has become lately VERY BLOATED! I noticed this already soon after I installed Service Pack 3 when doing scans on other software programs!

My questions are:

When Windows "restores", does it create every time a restore point of EACH of the Service Packs 2 and 3 and I therefore get so many duplicates?

Can any of these highlighted items be deleted or should I leave them the way they are?

Thank you!

 

Tim, I used to do that frequently prior to installing Windows Service Pack 3 but now am afraid that if I would go back to Service Pack 2, that I would be left with no Restore point for Service Pack 2.

My thought is that Windows creates a restore point for both service packs, so guess thats the crunch of it all.

What do you think?

Thank you!

 

you do not need to turn off system restore

right click C:

go to properties>disk clean up

wait then click the tab to the right
the click the bottom one which is delete restore points

 

Tim, I used to do that frequently prior to installing Windows Service Pack 3 but now am afraid that if I would go back to Service Pack 2, that I would be left with no Restore point for Service Pack 2.

Why not restore the Sys as back as possible to SP2, disable and enable restore,to kill all duplicates and SP3 then back up and and burn the entire HD using Acronis. One would have SP2, in case you want to roll back to it, without all the restore points.

Install Sp3 Again.

 

Thank you both Grayfox and sikvik for your suggestions! Never knew that that were more options than what I mentioned in my previous post.