Solved Increase size of Recovery Partition.

chewtah

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My recovery partition is only 1.4 gig, and is 100% free, my other partition is 580 gig or so.

If I right click on the recovery partition I only get a 'help' option, the other one I get several options to play with.

I was able to shrink the big part. and that created another smaller partition which Iv since deleted, I hoped it would add size to the recover partition, but it didnt.

Any idea how to increase the size of the recovery partition?
 

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7 homepremium, 64 bit[email protected]4 gig 3.80 usable
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toshiba model A660 PSAW3A-15JO6T
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7 homepremium, 64 bit
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[email protected]
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Intel Core I 5 CPU M480
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4 gig 3.80 usable
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avira
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Recent change to from Win 7 HP 32 bit, to Win 10, and back to Win 7 HP, 64 bit.
There`s no reason to increase its size, that is a factory installed partition.

No need to touch it. Post a shot of Disk Management if you like.
 

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There`s no reason to increase its size, that is a factory installed partition.
No need to touch it. Post a shot of Disk Management if you like.
If memory serves me, such partition's folders and files almost never show up within normal explorer expeditions. As AddRAM indicated - don't mess with it. I did once, had to do a Windows DVD boot & System's Startup Repair.
 

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Windows 7 Professional 64-bitDesktop i5; Acers i5 & i7desktop 16GB; 1 Acer 8GB & 1 Acer 16GB
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Antec desktop; Acer Aspire laptops
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Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
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Desktop i5; Acers i5 & i7
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desktop 16GB; 1 Acer 8GB & 1 Acer 16GB
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1TB split into 2 equal partitions [OS and data] usable by RJS
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AT&T DSL
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Windows 7 Firewall, Emsisoft AM/AV, MSE [scan-only], SpywareBlaster, Ruiware/BillP combine
The recovery partition is designed exclusively for the purposes of restoring the OS if this should become necessary. It is not for your use and should not be modified in any way or it may not be able to fulfill it's designed purpose. It's being 100% free is only apparent, not real.
 

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Windows 7 Pro 64 bitXeon W35208 GBNvidia Geforce 210
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HP
OS
Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
CPU
Xeon W3520
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Geforce 210
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