Reducing reserved partition volume on local drive


  1. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    Reducing reserved partition volume on local drive


    Recently I had a pc I was working on that worked very slowly or to the point of nothing responding that was very infected over 1400 detections of various virus's ,a bot and lots of other pup. I removed all threats and then went to manage the drive. 250GB hdd with 2 partitions. healthy partion with 148GB but also a reserved partition at 100GB. The partition was created during OS install. Why is it so large and can I reduce the volume without any isssues?
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  2. Posts : 3,772
    win 8 32 bit
       #2

    Its normally 100 mg are you sure its gigs?
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  3. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #3

    It`s 100 MB, not 100 GB, and no don`t touch it, leave it alone.

    Post a Disk Management shot if you`d like.
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  4. Posts : 20,583
    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #4

    Hi,
    If anything you could use easy bcd to copy it to the C partition
    Bootmgr - Move to C:\ with EasyBCD

    Otherwise yea leave it alone or clean install and format the disk and don't create a partition for windows to be installed on and you won't end up with the 100mb system reserved at all.
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  5. Posts : 20,583
    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #5

    Hi,
    If I use this on the entire disk I don't get a system reserved partition
    Diskpart
    List disk
    Select disk n (where n is the letter that was given for your SSD in List disk)
    Clean
    Create partition primary align=1024
    Format fs=ntfs quick
    Active (assuming you want to install an OS)
    Exit
    Also if there is no other disk connected.

    Then I simply split the disk in half with disk management after the install.
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  6. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #6

    If you found 1400 infections on a PC, you should reinstall windows. Even IF you think you removed everything.

    Until you post a shot of Disk Management we will never truly know what`s going on.
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  7. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #7

    I have no idea how one goes about getting 1400 infections.

    If it was a computer I had to fix I would do a Clean Install.
    Then I would choose the security programs needed. No AVG.
    Then I would try to explain to the user of the computer some good practices that should be used to give them a better chance of staying away from more infections.
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