Found Something While doing a cleanup..

dumbleburn · Jan 17, 2018

Was doing a cleanup on my disk and I found this strange particion, any ideia of what it is?

Imgur link of the print: https://imgur.com/a/hsikV

canadianvice · Jan 17, 2018

I'm afraid I don't know, just by looking.... but would it be possible to go into "Create and Format Hard Disk Partitions" (caution: don't do anything there, as it can destroy data if not used correctly. Just look at the partitions it lists) and see if there's one with a matching name? If so, can you screenshot that or at least obtain its size?

Size is usually a decent indicator of what something is. Additionally, is the system a pre-built OEM or one you built?

dumbleburn · Jan 17, 2018

canadianvice :

I bought it pre-built from a store, I bought it new though. I've been using it for a year now and I don't remember seeing that the last time I did my once-in-forever cleanup.

Imgur link to what you requested: https://imgur.com/xyaTIGo

It seems to be occupying 417MB and it's labeled as a "recuperation partition" although I don't remember creating one and don't know what is it for.
Edit: Also, it isn't the same name.

canadianvice · Jan 21, 2018

dumbleburn :

Some partitions are automatic with Windows. I'd imagine this one holds the basic features needed to get your computer into a recovery mode for the manufacturer recovery to execute and restore it, if needbe. It's an automatically created partition by Windows - if you were to custom install windows using a disc yourself, you would see the same thing pop up when you first partition an unpartitioned drive.

Nothing to worry about. Don't delete it - it's important.

The Paladin · Jan 21, 2018

can you expand the column to see the full name of it, though I am agreeing with previous poster, likely a recovery O/S section. how big is it ?

dumbleburn · Apr 5, 2018

canadianvice :

dumbleburn :

Some partitions are automatic with Windows. I'd imagine this one holds the basic features needed to get your computer into a recovery mode for the manufacturer recovery to execute and restore it, if needbe. It's an automatically created partition by Windows - if you were to custom install windows using a disc yourself, you would see the same thing pop up when you first partition an unpartitioned drive.

Nothing to worry about. Don't delete it - it's important.

Oh wow, it has been a while. Sorry for the (reeeeeaaaally) late reply, I had a problem with my motherboard (long story short, it burned) and I was looking for the same model when I eventually gave up and bought from the internet (it more than a month to arrive). Anyway, thanks for your answer and sorry for not replying to it earlier,

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