Windows 7 - 200 MB Hidden system partition

**pooch** · 02-01-2009

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-d...xperience.html

On reading the above post I decided to dig a bit deeper as I could not explain why Windows seven sometimes makes a 200 mb Hidden System Partition. This is what I found;

How to Avoid 200MB Hidden System Partition From Been Created During Windows 7 Installation » My Digital Life

**Airbot** · 02-01-2009

Thanks pooch. I never had this problem, although I format my partitions before installing.

**Barman58** · 02-01-2009

Thanks Pooch,

Basically confirms what I thought, always a good thing to have things confirmed when you tend to pass on information to others

**Mark** · 02-01-2009

Hey why you thanking me for, unless my name is now pooch

HAHAHA you saw the error of your ways

Thanks Pooch!

**Barman58** · 02-01-2009

Don't know what you mean

that's what you get for reading too many posts at a time

**Airbot** · 02-01-2009

LMAO, Mark, what do you mean?

Your name's not pooch, Mark. It's Ever Ready Eddie!

**SIW2** · 02-01-2009

Hi,

Not sure how Winre can only take up 32mb - look at how big it is in the Recovery folder.

SIW2

**pooch** · 02-01-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by SIW2

Hi,

Not sure how Winre can only take up 32mb - look at how big it is in the Recovery folder.

SIW2

This winre??

dmex · 02-01-2009

The 200mb Partition is for storing the boot-loader, start-up recovery and system restore points.. I think its a good idea to let Windows 7 keep it on a separate partition so it doesn't get affected by problems affecting the main OS partition

**pooch** · 02-01-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by dmex

The 200mb Partition is for storing the boot-loader, start-up recovery and system restore points.. I think its a good idea to let Windows 7 keep it on a separate partition so it doesn't get affected by problems affecting the main OS partition

I agree with you on this. My problem is why it doesn't always happen or at least why you do not get the option during install

Windows 7 - 200 MB Hidden system partition

200 MB Hidden system partition problems?