

- #SYSTEM RECOVERY WINDOWS 10 MULTIPLE DRIVES WITH WINDOWS UPGRADE#
- #SYSTEM RECOVERY WINDOWS 10 MULTIPLE DRIVES WITH WINDOWS WINDOWS 8#

If you want to see the partition type, use "list partition" command instead.ĥ. Type in "list volume" to list all the partitions on the selected disk with all the partition labels, so you can determine which one is the recovery partition to be deleted. Specify the disk that contains the recovery partition by typing in "select disk n", in which "n" should be replaced with the disk number listed before.Ĥ. Each disk on your computer will be listed with a disk number.ģ. At a Diskpart prompt, type in "list disk" to display all the disks. Type "diskpart.exe" in the search box, in the listed results, right-click on Diskpart and select Run as administrator.Ģ. You can use the following steps to remove recovery partition with diskpart:ġ. Remove recovery partition with DiskpartĪs you know, you are not allowed to delete recovery partition in Windows Disk Management, but you use Diskpart.exe to delete partitions from command prompt. Once you have decided which recovery partition to delete, it is easy. You can use type the following commands on another command prompt:įrom my end, the second partition is the current Windows recovery partition that you should keep if you want to use the recovery options. Note: from the screenshot above, this “harddisk0\partition3” does not mean the third partition on Disk 0.

To locate this Windows recovery partition, you can type “reagentc /info” (without quotes) in an elevated command prompt.

In that case, you should only keep the current recovery partition and delete the rest.
#SYSTEM RECOVERY WINDOWS 10 MULTIPLE DRIVES WITH WINDOWS UPGRADE#
When you upgrade your system to the next version, Windows may generate another recovery partition. You only need one Windows recovery partition to be able to use Windows recovery options to fix your system. In that case, you should delete this recovery partition and reclaim disk space. If you have upgraded to Windows 10 from previous Windows system, then the factory default recovery partition will not work normally. Which recovery partition should you delete? However, if you really need to get rid of the recovery partition, you can create Windows 10 recovery disk with a USB drive, and then Windows 10 will give you an option to delete the current recovery partition for Windows 10. Therefore, it is recommended to keep the Windows recovery partition.
#SYSTEM RECOVERY WINDOWS 10 MULTIPLE DRIVES WITH WINDOWS WINDOWS 8#
For example, Windows 10 recovery partition only takes about 450MB, and even less in the Windows 8 or 7. The Windows recovery partition consumes much less storage space. You may also see a recovery partition with several gigabytes space and an OEM partition that is less than 100 MB. On some computers, it is labeled as OEM reserved partition. This recovery partition contains an image of everything pre-installed along with operating system. If you see a few gigabytes recovery partition in Disk Management, it is definitely included by computer manufacturers such as Dell, HP, and Lenovo. Windows recovery partition allows you to boot into Windows recovery environment (WinRE) to restore your computer when problems happen, while the recovery partitions created by manufacturers allow you to press a specific key (usually F9 for HP and F12 for Dell) to recover your computer to the factory default settings. There are basically two kinds of recovery partition, Windows recovery partitions, and computer supplier’s recovery partitions.
