My recovery drive is only 1 gb left

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hey there,

I'm just wondering about the Recovery (H:) drive i have is almost full, and this drive visible sometimes not always (like in attachments) and i don't know what this drive means,what should i do for that drive should i just leave it?thanks for the help

How can i differentiate the other files and recovery files in that recovery drive
 

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Partition RECOVERY is a partition from where you can recover. It's made by the manufacturer so you can restore to "factory settings". In your manual should be written how to boot from that partition. Quite normal size 14GB.

Don't know why it's invisible sometimes. You made D and F yourself? Strange it's called H.
 

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ACER ASPIRE 5742G
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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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Hello ayush and welcome to Seven Forums.

That H: drive could be a factory installed recovery partition. It probably has all the necessary files to restore your computer to factory specifications and make it just like it was on the day you bought it.

The fact that other files have been stored on that partition could be a problem, especially if they changed the recovery files.

There's a free utility called MiniTool Partition Wizard. One of the features is to see what files are in a partition. If you install the software you'd select the "Explore Partition" option and follow the prompts. This might let you determine if the non-recovery files can be deleted or moved to another partition.

How to Explore Partition - help of partition manager - Partition Wizard.
 

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marsmimar said:
Hello ayush and welcome to Seven Forums.

That H: drive could be a factory installed recovery partition. It probably has all the necessary files to restore your computer to factory specifications and make it just like it was on the day you bought it.

The fact that other files have been stored on that partition could be a problem, especially if they changed the recovery files.

There's a free utility called MiniTool Partition Wizard. One of the features is to see what files are in a partition. If you install the software you'd select the "Explore Partition" option and follow the prompts. this might let you determine if the non-recovery files can be deleted or moved to another partition.

How to Explore Partition - help of partition manager - Partition Wizard.
Click to expand...

In his screenshot you can see it's an NTFS partition. He can explore the files in windows explorer as well
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601...Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz4,00 GBATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ACER ASPIRE 5742G
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Acer Aspire 5742G
Memory
4,00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Sound Card
(1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) Realtek High Defi
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
WDC WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0
Kaktussoft said:
marsmimar said:
Hello ayush and welcome to Seven Forums.

That H: drive could be a factory installed recovery partition. It probably has all the necessary files to restore your computer to factory specifications and make it just like it was on the day you bought it.

The fact that other files have been stored on that partition could be a problem, especially if they changed the recovery files.

There's a free utility called MiniTool Partition Wizard. One of the features is to see what files are in a partition. If you install the software you'd select the "Explore Partition" option and follow the prompts. this might let you determine if the non-recovery files can be deleted or moved to another partition.

How to Explore Partition - help of partition manager - Partition Wizard.
Click to expand...

In his screenshot you can see it's an NTFS partition. He can explore the files in windows explorer as well
Click to expand...

Yes he can. But if he wants to manipulate the partition in any way I've found that Partition Wizard has greater flexibility than Windows Explorer and/or Disk Management.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 7 Pro 64-bitIntel i5 2.4 Ghz8GB DDR3Intel HD 3000
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Sony Vaio VPCEB47GM Laptop
OS
Win 7 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel i5 2.4 Ghz
Memory
8GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD 3000
Sound Card
IDT High Definition
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6 WGXA Anti-Glare LED
Screen Resolution
1280x800
Hard Drives
640Gb 7200rpm
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
Opera (primary) with IE9 backup
marsmimar said:
Hello ayush and welcome to Seven Forums.

That H: drive could be a factory installed recovery partition. It probably has all the necessary files to restore your computer to factory specifications and make it just like it was on the day you bought it.

The fact that other files have been stored on that partition could be a problem, especially if they changed the recovery files.

There's a free utility called MiniTool Partition Wizard. One of the features is to see what files are in a partition. If you install the software you'd select the "Explore Partition" option and follow the prompts. This might let you determine if the non-recovery files can be deleted or moved to another partition.

How to Explore Partition - help of partition manager - Partition Wizard.
Click to expand...

How can i differentiate the other files and recovery files in that recovery drive
 

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