Re: Low Disk Space in Recovery "D" Vista OS
Cal Bear '66
Control Panel (Classic view) > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Disk
Management
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"Mart" <Ma...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> My computer alerts me that I have low disk space in recovery "D". Recovery
> shows 1% of disk space left. How to I correct this. This is my first post
> and I'm a beginner at this.
>
DevilsPGD
<Ma...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>My computer alerts me that I have low disk space in recovery "D". Recovery
>shows 1% of disk space left. How to I correct this. This is my first post
>and I'm a beginner at this.
http://www.google.ca/search?q=turn+off+low+disk+space+warning
Short version;
* Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
* Open HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\
CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Explorer.
* If it's not there, create a DWORD value and call it
NoLowDiskSpaceChecks.
* Double-click on NoLowDiskSpaceChecks, and enter the value 1, and
press OK.
(Insert your own "Editing the registry may cause locusts to spew forth
from your computer" warning here)
Unfortunately I can't find a way to do this on a per-volume basis, only
a master on/off switch.
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AJR
referring to a "Restore (Recovery) Partition" - did it come with the
computer and is (D) labelled as such?
Most OEMs (equipment manufacturers) include a restore/recovery partition on
the computer. This partition contains "everything" on the computer at the
time it was manufactured and is used to restore the computer to it's
original state- in some instances a CD/DVD is also provided. Recovery is by
booting from a CD or "Hit the F11 key...." message at boot.
Some OEMs make the partition hidden and/or inaccessible to protect it.
Documentation you received should explain your opriton regarding the
partition - some OEMs fprovide a utility to copy the partition contents to
CD/DVD and a means to "recoup' the space.
If it is an actual restore/recovery partition you should not utilize it in
any way (copy data, install stuff, etc.).
"Mart" <Ma...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Cal Bear '66
restore your computer to a factory shipped condition. You should have
instructions to show you how to make Recovery DVDs from it, and then you can
delete the partition if you want and expand the C partition to take up the
space. You should not use this partition for anything.
You can get rid of the low space alert by deleting the drive letter in Disc
Management if you want. This will not harm the data.
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"mayjacks" <mayj...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi. I know exactly what you are talking about. I too have a Vista Ultimate OS
> and when I click on "computer" and all the hardware shows up such as "C:",
> "E:", etc., there is one that is labeled Recovery "D:", and there is a red
> indicator showing the amount of space used (just like the green one next to
> hard drive "C:").
>
> At this time, The green one for "C:" harddrive indicates very little space
> is being used. However, the "D:" drive indicator is red, and is almost all
> the way to the end, which means I too, have only the "1%" of disk space left
> that you mentioned.
>
> I am afraid to delete these files and have found nothing about this disk in
> the system's book.
> please let me know if you find out anything about this disk. Thanks, Mayjacks
Michael Palumbo
"Cal Bear '66" <x...@xxx.org> wrote in message
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> Your D drive is a Recovery partition set up at the factory to enable you
> to restore your computer to a factory shipped condition. You should have
> instructions to show you how to make Recovery DVDs from it, and then you
> can delete the partition if you want and expand the C partition to take up
> the space. You should not use this partition for anything.
>
> You can get rid of the low space alert by deleting the drive letter in
> Disc Management if you want. This will not harm the data.
>
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However, deleting the drive letter will cause the recovery environment (Win
RE) to no longer have access to the partition. So if you don't have the
data copied to DVD(s) and something goes wrong and you need to do a system
recovery, you're stuck.
This is the very reason the drive is left visible, else the OEM would have
simply excluded a drive letter as they have for the other utility partitions
that are most likely present, but unavailable when the OS is running.
Mic
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> > shows 1% of disk space left. How to I correct this. This is my first post
> > and I'm a beginner at this.
> >