How to move RECOVERY (E:)

[HP_Pavilion008]

Hi,

I bought a new HP Pavilion 17-ab008no with 128 GB SSD and 1 GB 7200 rpm disc.

I used windows disc cleaning to remove unwanted files.

Before I install any new software the free space looks like this:

C: 77,7 GB free space of 118 GB

😧 916 GB free of 916 GB

RECOVERY E: 1,76 GB free of 14,7 GB

I think there should be more free space on my SSD.

How can I see on which disc the RECOVERY E: partition is done?

Is it possible to move the RECOVERY E: partition to the 😧 hard drive?

[WAWood]

@HP_Pavilion008

Hello;

Allow me to welcome you to the HP forums!

First off, do not even attempt to move the Recovery partition.  Any tampering with it will render it useless.

Second, if you want, you could use a third-party tool to create recovery media.  After you have that, you no longer need the Recovery partition, could remove it, and see if you can merge the space in with the OS partition.

My suggestion is you consider using a third-party solution known as Macrium Reflect (MR).

I prefer to use third-party recovery solutions for the following reasons:
1) More flexibility and reliabilty -- can make recovery media as often as you like, not restricted to one attempt, which if it fails, then you are stuck.
2) More media options -- can create media in DVD, USB stick, or external drive format
3) Mounting option -- can "mount" the save images as virtual "drives" and extract individual files and folders
4) WinPE boot option -- can install a special boot option that allows you to boot to recovery information and do a repair or restore from there -- when Windows will not boot

What I recommend is the following:
1) Download and install Macrium Reflect (MR) from here: http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.aspx
2) Run MR and choose the option: "Create an image of the partition(s) required to backup and restore Windows" to write a full backup to an external drive, USB stick, or DVDs
3) Use the option to create a boot USB stick or CD

My experience is that MR, when using the High Compression option, typically can compress the saved image file to about 50% of the USED space in the OS partition. This means if you have an 80GB OS partition, and 40GB is used, MR only needs about 20GB to store the image file.

I use this all the time and it typically takes less than 10 minutes to do the image backup and about the same time or less to do a restore. Plus, MR has the option to Add a Recovery Boot Menu entry. This allows you then to boot into WinPE, and you can then use that to do a restore -- when you can't boot into Windows!

NOW, you have the means to restore a full working system from the external drive, USB or DVDs stick in only a few minutes.

Good Luck

[HP_Pavilion008]

Hello,

Thanks for a very quick and detailed answer.

Will It afect my guarantee if I delete the RECOVERY partition?

Is there any other way to see if there are any unused files on my new SSD?