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    how do i delete the hidden recovery partition on the sr?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Tony, Sep 3, 2008.

  1. Tony

    Tony Nissan ftw!

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    Is there anyway to delete the hidden recovery partition and merge the space with the rest of the hard drive?

    thanks
    tony
     
    Tony, Sep 3, 2008
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    From command Prompt c:\diskpart (enter), list volume (enter), select volume 1(enter), list partition (enter), select partition 1 (enter), delete partition override (enter).... be sure you have a recovery disk, if you ever need to restore system..
     
    ic3man08, Oct 25, 2008
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    rambler38762 Notebook Geek

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    This actually is my question as well:

    If I use the official Sony Vaio Recovery Center, will it copy all the info from the hidden volume to the DVDs? And after I have used it (Create Recovery Discs), can I then safely delete the hidden volume? :confused:

    Rambler
     
    rambler38762, Oct 26, 2008
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  5. Tony

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    Yes it will
     
    Tony, Oct 26, 2008
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    vaiofreak Notebook Guru

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    When you run the utility to create recovery media, one of the options is to delete the recovery partition. I think it is the best way to get rid of it.
     
    vaiofreak, Oct 26, 2008
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    stanny1 Notebook Consultant

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    If I boot into this recovery partition, I get to format my SR to its factory settings?
     
    stanny1, Oct 29, 2008
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    Yes.........
     
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    Before deleting the partition make sure you created copy of recovery dvd if ever you want to restore computer back to it's factory setting. First you can use a retail version of Vista to remove the partition or you can try using a partitioning Sw like partition magic to merge the hidden partition without reformating the system.
     
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    What I did was install a fresh copy of Vista Ultimate :)
     
    Tony, Oct 29, 2008
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