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icewolf1 · ‎11-10-2014

Hello

I created a USB recovery drive and I would like to free some storage by deleting the reocvery partition however the HP recovery manager does not have the feature to do so. How can I remove the recovery partition?

erico · ‎11-10-2014

You can use the Windows 8.1 disk management utility to remove the partition. Right click the bottom left corner icon and select disk management to invoke the disk management utility in Windows 8.1

You should probably consider purchasing and installing a multimedia SD card in the capacity range of 32-64GB instead of deleting the recovery partition or as an addition to your notebook's current storage capacity . That is what the card reader on the notebook is used for in the case of a notebook without a hard disk.

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erico · ‎11-10-2014

You can use the Windows 8.1 disk management utility to remove the partition. Right click the bottom left corner icon and select disk management to invoke the disk management utility in Windows 8.1

You should probably consider purchasing and installing a multimedia SD card in the capacity range of 32-64GB instead of deleting the recovery partition or as an addition to your notebook's current storage capacity . That is what the card reader on the notebook is used for in the case of a notebook without a hard disk.

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icewolf1 · ‎11-11-2014

Hello

Thank you for your reply!

I already tried the disk management, I dont get any options when right clicking the recovery partition other than help.

I tried a famous software: easeus partition master to delete it and windows wouldnt boot for some reason not even after trying to fix it with recovery OS refresh option or rebuilding the BCD. I think HP has some sort of protection over the partition not wanting the user to delete it?

So I headed into another direction of installing my own version of windows. But hp still does not offer full drives that comes preloaded on the laptop on the laptop support page. Only couple of drivers avaliable there. So I had to recover the laptop of the USB I made earlier.

I dont want to use an SD because the storage is there. and I dont need a reocovery partition on me all the time when I have a flash drive ready for that. SD card is not regonized by windows as a hard drive therefore I cant use it to install software It can only be used as media drive.

Seems no way around it for now

Thank you for your suggestions

VJ_R · ‎12-23-2014

Hi

Microsoft WIMBOOT (Windows Image File Boot) technology and it is different from other standard boot platform that customer could remove Recovery Partition to free space after recovery media created.

In the Standard boot platform , If recovery partition is removed , it won't impact Windows Boot function.

In WIMBOOT platform, Windows is boot into "Install.wim" under Images Partition, the Install.wim under Images partition is used in Windows boot and Recovery purpose.

It can't be removed even recovery media is created , because if the Images partition is removed, Windows will won't be boot in WIMBOOT platform.

You could refer below link to have more detail

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn594399.aspx

Hope this helps.

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Inksaver · ‎03-06-2015

A number of laptops and tablets from different manufacturers have the same problem.

The usual reply is:

Use an SD/microSD for the extra storage.

The slightly better reply is:

Install programs directly to the SD card by creating a folder on it called "Program Files" then just change the drive letter when installing.

But some software will not allow you to install to removeable media

The best reply is:

1) Create a new folder on C: called "MicroSD" or similar (your choice)

2) Right-Click on "My Computer/This PC" icon and select Manage

3) Select Disk Management

4) Right-Click on your SD card (usually D:) and select Chang Drive Letter..

5) Click the Add... button

6) Choose "Mount in the following empty NTFS folder" and browse for your new folder

7) Click OK

😎 Return to C: in Windows Explorer and find your new folder, which will now appear as a shortcut

9) Right-Click and select properties

10) de-select "Read only" and click OK

11) Double-click the shortcut and create a new folder "Program Files". If you are on 64 bit windows create another called ("Program Files (x86)"

12) You should now be able to see the "Program Files" folder if you open the D drive with Windows Explorer. This proves it works!

You can now install all and any software on your newly created folder, including all 10GB of Visual Studio 2013!

When given the option of where to install select C:\MicroSD\Program Files\ as the install location.

erico · ‎03-06-2015

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