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HP Pavilion All-in-One - 24-a270na
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I've just realised that my Recovery E Drive is almost full. I have no idea whether this is good or bad or if I should take some action. If so, what should I do? Explanations and suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

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Short answer -- NOTHING.  That drive is supposed to contain ONLY the files loaded by HP that can be used to restore your computer.  It is nearly always full as a result.  You should NOT be accessing it at all, and if you are writing files to it, them remove them and quit using that drive.



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Short answer -- NOTHING.  That drive is supposed to contain ONLY the files loaded by HP that can be used to restore your computer.  It is nearly always full as a result.  You should NOT be accessing it at all, and if you are writing files to it, them remove them and quit using that drive.



I am a volunteer and I do not work for, nor represent, HP
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Thanks for that, very helpful quick response - I hadn't written any files to it, just noticed the almost full E when I was checking the C Drive. 

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