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    M1330 Recovery (D:) = Can I hide it?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by DamnYouBlueScreen, Mar 29, 2008.

  1. DamnYouBlueScreen

    DamnYouBlueScreen Notebook Consultant

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    I have a Recovery Partition on my M1330, but the thing is that it's easily accessible. Is there a way to hide the partition, and is hiding this partition going to interfere, in the event that I need a recovery?
     
    DamnYouBlueScreen, Mar 29, 2008
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  2. DamnYouBlueScreen

    DamnYouBlueScreen Notebook Consultant

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    Anyone? Anyone at all?
     
    DamnYouBlueScreen, Mar 29, 2008
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    Try this:

    Control Panel
    Administrative Tools
    Computer Management
    Storage
    Disk Management
    right-click D: partition
    Select 'Change drive letter and paths'
    Remove

    Re-boot
     
    mystery905, Mar 29, 2008
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  4. D2N

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    Would that hide it? or remove it? lol
     
    D2N, Mar 29, 2008
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    Remove 'drive letter', not partition
    I just tried it and successfully reversed it.
     
    mystery905, Mar 29, 2008
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    So even if I use this method, I can find the drive back in the event of a system failure and need to do a full restore?

    edit: Before removing the drive letter, it said that it was still in use, so I went ahead with it. Strangely enough, My RAM (2GB) went from 50% to 40%)......but its a recovery partition.....its not supposed to be in use?
     
    DamnYouBlueScreen, Mar 30, 2008
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  7. mystery905

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    If I were you, I'd back up the entire hard disk to an external hard drive or multiple dvd's, and eliminate the recovery partition altogether.
     
    mystery905, Mar 30, 2008
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    DamnYouBlueScreen Notebook Consultant

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    Well, the partition, which is just 10GB's, doesn't really bother me much, even if I have a 64GB SSD. Though I do plan on creating a DVD disc... just in case
     
    DamnYouBlueScreen, Mar 30, 2008
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  9. Jesper

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    You don't need the recovery partition, so you can just as well delete it.

    All the software that's on the recovery partition is also on the DVDs and CDs that you got with your laptop (Windows, drivers, etc.).
     
    Jesper, Mar 31, 2008
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