i need help with recovery (D), its full im not geting any messages yet but its slowing down my computer. i havent messed with anything but i want some space on recovery (D)..
Recovery (D)
- Thread starter biz jr
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Ok first of all, how do you know it's slowing down your computer? Anyway, the recovery partition is used in case you need to restore your computer to factory settings, or do other repair activities. Chances are your computer didn't come with any repair discs if you have this, so that partition is used instead. YOU SHOULD NOT MESS WITH IT! It's highly unlikely that the recovery partition is causing any problems with your computer, and even less likely that it's slowing it down. Again, this partition is used for your computer in case you need to reinstall (or repair) Windows. If you mess with it and have a big computer problem down the line, you may be forced to go out and buy a new OS to replace/repair it. Which wouldn't be fun. Plus, the recovery partition shouldn't be very big (mine is about 14 GB out of 300) so you won't be reclaiming very much space by deleting it.
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Inspiron 1545
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 @ 2.00 GHz
- Motherboard
- DELL - 27d90219 Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A05
- Memory
- 4 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
- Sound Card
- IDT High Definition Audio CODEC
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Generic PnP Monitor (DPMS), 15.3" (34cm x 19cm)
- Screen Resolution
- 1366x768
- Hard Drives
- Internal 320 GB
Portable 320 GB used for separate storage of media, plugged into USB port as needed.
- Cooling
- Single built in fan
- Keyboard
- Built in
- Mouse
- Touchpad, + Logitech wireless mouse (USB)
- Internet Speed
- ~150 kilobytes/sec DL
- Other Info
- Usually have low HD free space left (<10 GB), often left on overnight. I really push its capabilities.
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Banned
First, make sure whether your D drive is your recovery partition.
You can find that out by .....
Start button > in the search box, type disk management > press Enter .
If it is a recovery partition, you have a problem.
Your Recovery D partition is set up by your computer manufacturer in case of serious problems in your system.
You use that to restore your system.
You are NOT supposed to
touch it.... not to add or remove anything to or from it.
If that is the case, call you computer manufacturer, tell them the situation.......
1. Ask them for a set of recovery DVDs to re-install Vista from it, if you don't have a set made yourself.
2. Ask them how to remove the backup files or any items that are NOT supposed to be there.
They created the recovery partition, they know perfectly how to take care of it.
Let them teach you how to.
My Computer
1. no way that can slow down your system
2. did you do any file backups with the system facility? That takes D as default and could have stuffed the partition. Open the partition and see what is in there.
2. did you do any file backups with the system facility? That takes D as default and could have stuffed the partition. Open the partition and see what is in there.
My Computer
System One
-
- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell
- CPU
- Q6600
- Memory
- 4GB
- Monitor(s) Displays
- HP w2207h
- Hard Drives
- 2x250GB HDDs
1x60GB OCZ SSD
6 external disks 60 to 640GBs
- Other Info
- Also 1xHP desktop, 1xHP laptop, 1xGateway laptop