Cloned Windows 10 to SSD 30GB System Reserved Partition!

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shandamundo

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Hi all,

I just cloned a fresh install of Windows 10 from my HDD to my new SSD and I've got a 29.85GB partition called 'System Reserved'. Any idea how/if I can rid myself of this partition or am I stuck with it because my SSD is now my boot drive?

Here's an image of my Disk Management...
http://imgur.com/aqAxkgN

Any help would be much appreciated cause I'm a hardware noob :)
 
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Barty1884

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Looking at your disk management, even your recovery partition is inflated (450MB to 30.16GB).

Not sure exactly what, but something has gone wrong during your cloning process.

I'd recommend performing the clean install of W10 on the SSD itself.
 
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SuperSoph_WD

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Welcome to the community, shandamundo!

I'd agree with Barty on this. Clean install of the OS is always the better way to go about installing a new booting/primary drive. If go with this, make sure yo have unplugged the HDD from the SATA ports until the Windows installation is completed. Otherwise, it's highly likely to encounter an OS confusion.
If you still want to give the cloning another try, I'd recommend you to format your new SSD and begin the process again from scratch. You could also try using a different cloning software. Here are some third-party suggestions from the forum you could use: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1848564/hdd-cloning-software.html

Hope it helps. Keep us posted! :)
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shandamundo

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Thanks for your help!

So if I format my HDD unplug it and then format my SSD using the Windows 10 restore to factory settings function then that should work?

:)
 
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SuperSoph_WD

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Hey there again, shandamundo!

I'd recommend you to follow the instructions, given by MS about the clean install of Windows OS here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/clean-install
If you don't have any important data stored on the HDD, you can format it once you have Windows 10 up and running on the SSD. However, the hard drive needs to be disconnected from the motherboard during that time, because having two storage devices (HDDs/SSDs) connected often confuses Windows and results in random storage of the system files across all the drives. This usually can lead up to a lot of booting issues, so it would require you to repeat the procedure with only one drive connected.
Here is an optimization guide that you might find useful, it's pretty detailed: http://www.overclock.net/t/1240779/seans-windows-8-install-optimization-guide-for-ssds-hdds

Hope it helps you. Keep me posted if you have more questions! :)
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shandamundo

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Hi again, formatted my ssd again and reinstalled windows 10. I have exactly the same issue, the 29.6gb system reserved partition, 30gb recovery and 51gb on my C:!
This was with unplugging my HDD too!

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shandamundo

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No I didn't delete any partitions, I assumed it would completely wipe my hard drive and any partitions with a system restore and fresh windows 10 install?

Was I wrong?
 
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During the install it will show you a list of partitions and ask which one to install to. As long as you only have the single drive, you should see drive 0 - partition 1, 2, 3 etc. Select each one and delete. This will leave you with a single partition showing as unallocated. Then just select this partition and hit next. Windows will take it from there.
 
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Hey there again, shandamundo!

I'd suggest you to take a look at this guide. Even though it concerns Windows 7, the installation process should go the same way with Windows 10 as well.

If you encounter any issues, make sure you share them with us! :)
Good luck!
SuperSoph_WD
 
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