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    Deleting Recovery Partition.

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Nicolas41390, Jan 4, 2007.

  1. Nicolas41390

    Nicolas41390 Notebook Consultant

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    I have seen hundreds of these topics posted, but none awnser my question, so here it goes. If I were to delete the partition that is eating 1/4th my hard drive, I read somewhere that I would lose the drivers/ software that I got on my computer if I try to format the drive, I don't really care about the software as much as the drivers. I have all the drivers and programs backed up already, so if I lose them it will not be that bad I just want to know. Thanks for any help.
     
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    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    As long as you have burnt the recovery disc you can delete any partition you want and still be able to get back to factory state. I would recommend backing up the C:/SWSetup folder since it contains all the necesary drivers & software. So, yes it is safe to delete the recovery partition after you have burnt the recovery discs.
     
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    Nicolas41390 Notebook Consultant

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    Okay, thank you very much.
     
    Nicolas41390, Jan 4, 2007
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