 D Drive Storage/backup Problem |
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 Mar 25 2007, 11:17 AM
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Mar 25 2007, 11:22 AM
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Forum Addict Group: BC Advisor Posts: 2,609 Joined: 6-November 05 From: Avondale, Arizona USA Member No.: 39,726 |
Do Not, I repeat do not mess with the D drive on the HP this is your recovery partition, and contains the first back up of all your original software. the second back up is on the disks that you made. There should be an instruction phamplet that came with the laptop on how to use this partition.
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Mar 25 2007, 11:34 AM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 19-March 07 Member No.: 118,586 |
Yes I see what your saying, but is it safe to compress it?
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Mar 25 2007, 02:13 PM
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 Who is running the store? Group: Members Posts: 1,900 Joined: 26-November 05 From: Tampa Bay Area, Florida, USA Member No.: 42,052 |
There's really no need to, FC.
If you've created the proper CD/DVD of that recovery partition, then you could completely delete all of the data and use that 6.5G drive D: for other data. The manual that came with your HP should explain both how to make that "recovery" CD/DVD and how to recover, if you will, that drive space. . This post has been edited by JohnWho: Mar 25 2007, 02:14 PM --------------------  I know you think you understand what you thought I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant! |
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Mar 25 2007, 04:47 PM
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 Visually handicapped, hence the avatar :0) Group: Moderator Posts: 14,526 Joined: 2-October 05 From: Southeastern CT, USA Member No.: 35,824 |
There is no problem with your D: drive - it's designed to be this way. As others have said, leave it along - you'll appreciate this advice if you have to restore the PC at some time in the future (and 6.6 gB is a piddling amount of space on todays hard drives.
If you're still strapped for space, I'd suggest getting either a larger drive for your PC, or getting an external drive to store stuff on. This post has been edited by usasma: Mar 25 2007, 04:47 PM -------------------- - John
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Mar 28 2007, 11:07 AM
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 Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 226 Joined: 28-December 04 From: San Antonio, Tx Member No.: 8,071 |
Yes, Leave it alone unless you have a copy of an OS disc, like Windows XP or Vista. I personally format both drives, install my OS, partition them together, and run one drive. I never use the OS that the store gives to me, and I never use the back up partition that they give me either.
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