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    Recovery Drive filling up?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by NeedALaptop07, Oct 23, 2007.

  1. NeedALaptop07

    NeedALaptop07 Notebook Consultant

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    I noticed my recovery drive on my computer is filled up to only 375 MB free out of like 6.6 GB. My computer is set from the factory to do periodic restore points and after updates and stuff. Why would it be filling up like that? Thanks for any help.
     
    NeedALaptop07, Oct 23, 2007
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    timtravel42 Notebook Virtuoso

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    the contents of the recovery drive are not related to the system restore feature in vista
    the only reason the contents of the recovery partition should be changing is if updates are applied
    That looks like a fine amount of free space
     
    timtravel42, Oct 24, 2007
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    NeedALaptop07 Notebook Consultant

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    Ok, it's just that Windows and HP, etc are saying it's an unacceptable amound of free space.
     
    NeedALaptop07, Oct 24, 2007
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    The drive is almost full because HP sized it to be just big enough to fit the recovery information, so most of the drive could be used by you. But, Windows can see that and thinks the drive is getting full, and needs to be "cleaned up". The drive is not filling up or changing size at all (unless you are saving stuff to it).

    I think it's a silly oversight on HP/Vista's part to annoy a new user with something like this.
     
    orev, Oct 25, 2007
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