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DanielC_22   11-16-2009 at 05:42:13 PM

I want to get rid of my recovery part of my HDD because 1. I need the extra space and 2. Theirs nothing in it,

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj195/muffinman360flip/deleterecovery.jpg


is this how I would go about getting rid of it?

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Bronze Storage badge sub mesa   11-16-2009 at 05:52:12 PM

Are you sure you want to do that, just for 8.5GB extra space? Is that really going to make a difference?

But yes that would delete the D partition, then you have to right click C and select Extend Volume, making it grow to actually use the extra space. Of course, you would have a backup of all important files before you commit to this.

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DanielC_22   11-16-2009 at 05:54:08 PM

It doesn't seem that the recovery part is doing anything, Should i keep it?

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Bronze Storage badge sub mesa   11-16-2009 at 10:25:16 PM

It's only needed if you want to reinstall the operating system. It includes driver you may not have on CD and deleting the partition might cause you to lose any ability to reinstall your operating system and drivers - at least in a way that's legal.

Personally, i would just leave it there, the space gain is minimal and might not be worth the trouble. Once you need to reinstall you need that partition.

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