Recovery Drive: D?

teutoniswolf · 08-20-2007, 03:14 PM

Hello, I keep trying to run a file backup on my computer and Windows keep saying that my Recovery Drive is 10 gigs. and is full, how can I enlarge the Recovery Drive: D to maybe 20 gigs. to back everything up?

Aturaten · 08-20-2007, 06:58 PM

Your "recovery drive" is a partition on your drive placed there by your computer manufacturer. It is used to completely reinstall your Operating System and the pre-installed programs that came with your computer, wiping out everything else.

However, you can split your current partition using a program like Acronis Disk Director or Partition Magic. It will resize your current partition and allow you to backup your files on a new one.

08-20-2007, 03:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
teutoniswolf Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: East Coast Posts: 271 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium My System	Recovery Drive: D? Hello, I keep trying to run a file backup on my computer and Windows keep saying that my Recovery Drive is 10 gigs. and is full, how can I enlarge the Recovery Drive: D to maybe 20 gigs. to back everything up?

08-20-2007, 06:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Aturaten Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 28 OS: WINXP	Re: Recovery Drive: D? Your "recovery drive" is a partition on your drive placed there by your computer manufacturer. It is used to completely reinstall your Operating System and the pre-installed programs that came with your computer, wiping out everything else. However, you can split your current partition using a program like Acronis Disk Director or Partition Magic. It will resize your current partition and allow you to backup your files on a new one.