Delete Backup from Recovery (D:)

[Guest]

I unwittingly created a partial user data backup on the Recovery (D drive
on my relatively new but now fully personalized and loaded PC. I say partial
because it stopped when the drive filled to capacity (approx 10 gb). After I
got the "out of space" notice, I realized I had created the backup on a
partitioned hard drive, not on a seperate physical one. Duh me!

I tried to see if I could delete the backup, but the Recovery Partition is
"Protected by PC Angel" and does not allow me to view the files contained
therein. I do not want to do a factory recovery, so is there possibly
another way to delete the misplaced backup?

 

[Guest]

Question asked and answered by the originator (that'd be me). The backup
wasn't created in the protected recovery folder afterall. It was hiding in
plain sight so-to-speak. I deleted the backup and recovered my disk space.
I can live with the invalid system restore points until they are buried by
new ones that are created daily. If you're reading this, thanks for your
interest.

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, pcrider_nva.

Thanks for letting us know. While it may be embarrassing to admit a simple
error, posting the problem and solution here just might keep someone else
from a similar misadventure. ;^}

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
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Microsoft Windows MVP
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