Restore point filename and recovery of old restore points

[N_Aggelopoulos]

I want to restore a Windows 8.1 system to a time point in August 2021. Oldest restore points available are only a few weeks old. I would be grateful for any suggestions on how to recover older restore points and what file extension or filename I should be searching for.

 

[Joe C]

There are several methods to find restore points. This is for Windows 10 but most of this also applies to Windows 8.1 also.
link:
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/131901-see-list-all-available-system-restore-points-windows.html

 

[N_Aggelopoulos]

Other than that my ailing computer is struggling to do anything at the moment, the ability to produce a list of restore points in shadow volume copy by the method suggested in the link may turn out to be helpful.

However, what I was hoping was to try to restore an old restore point using a file recovery program such as those used to recover deleted photos, etc. So it would be useful to know what filename or file extension it should be searching for. I am not sure if this will work. It might work if older restore points have been deleted rather than overwritten and if a filename was attached to them such as: Restore_point_August_2021.exe

I have no idea what I should be searching for to recover and I could not find any helpful info online so far.

 

[Joe C]

For your reading pleasure, I could be mistaken, but I think these Volume Shadow Copy files are encrypted and you need Windows Restore to access
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/computer-science/system-restore-point
....and more
https://hetmanrecovery.com/recovery_news/system-restore-point-in-windows-10.htm#plan_9
note: System restore may or may not keep things like your pics. Your supposed to back up your data for that.