- Jan 15, 2014
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I have a machine which is currently running Windows 7. It came with XP, but I upgraded to Vista and then to Windows 7. In addition, I modified the original disk with Partition Magic to provide space for Linux. After that the Recovery partition no longer worked, and it certainly doesn't work now. If I needed to recover Windows on the machine, I would reinstall Windows from scratch and recover my personal files from backup. I've also made a system backup on an external drive and created a repair DVD.
So the Recovery partition serves no function, and I would like to use the space.
Will Windows 7 allow me to delete that volume? If I do it, will that create any problems? What would be another way I can recover the space?
I can recover the space using Linux, but I would like to do it in a way acceptable to Windows. As I said, I can recover the Windows stuff if necessary, but it would be a bother to do so.
So the Recovery partition serves no function, and I would like to use the space.
Will Windows 7 allow me to delete that volume? If I do it, will that create any problems? What would be another way I can recover the space?
I can recover the space using Linux, but I would like to do it in a way acceptable to Windows. As I said, I can recover the Windows stuff if necessary, but it would be a bother to do so.
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