we have a 2008 gateway running vista all up to date but all of a sudden the d partition (recovery) is full and red! what can I do? It happened in the first 6 months we owned it and we're able to send it back for repair but now they won't touch it because it's out of warranty
we have a 2008 gateway running vista
- Thread starter iammacha
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Hi
If the recovery partition is filling up it is likely a automated backup program is backing up the C: (Windows) drive to d:
see
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/back-up-files#1TC=windows-7
this referrs to Windows 7 but Vista has similar backup software
or
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/back-up-your-files-with-vistas-back-up-files-wizard/
You should be backing up to an external hard disk not the main hard disk
You have to be careful to distinguish the folders & files which are part of the recovery system and those which have been put there by the backup program
Stop the backup process until you find the configuration options
You need to find out from Gateway documentation what files & folders should be there on D:
Have you got a set of Vista recovery DVD's?
If not make a set
regards
Mike Barnes
If the recovery partition is filling up it is likely a automated backup program is backing up the C: (Windows) drive to d:
see
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/back-up-files#1TC=windows-7
this referrs to Windows 7 but Vista has similar backup software
or
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/back-up-your-files-with-vistas-back-up-files-wizard/
You should be backing up to an external hard disk not the main hard disk
You have to be careful to distinguish the folders & files which are part of the recovery system and those which have been put there by the backup program
Stop the backup process until you find the configuration options
You need to find out from Gateway documentation what files & folders should be there on D:
Have you got a set of Vista recovery DVD's?
If not make a set
regards
Mike Barnes
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