recovery (d) is full

[Guest]

I receive a message that recover d is full and it tells me to back up files
and delete any unneeded files. When I open drive recover d all that is there
is recycle bin and that is empty When I run a system diagnostic report it
says that there is only 15% free disk space. It says to verify disk space
which I did then back up non critical files and remove from the drive. I also
did that all that is there is recycle bin then it says to perform disk
cleanup which I did. It still gives the same error when I reboot my computer.

 

[Cal Bear '66]

You D: drive is most likely a small (~ 10 GB) RESTORE partition set up by your
computer manufacturer to enable you to restore your computer to a factory
shipped condition and should be left alone and not used for ANYTHING unless you
made Restore DVDs per the manufacturer's instructions.

To get rid of the low space warnings, go to Control Panel (Classic view) >
Administrative Tools > Computer Management (approve UAC) > click Disk Management

right click on the D: drive and select "Change Drive Letter and Paths" > click

the Remove button and OK the confirmation box, click OK and close Computer
Management.

This will not harm the data on the D: drive and should you need to access it
again, you can reassign the D: drive letter to it.

The low space warnings should disappear and you will not see the D: drive in
Computer or Windows Explorer.


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[Mike Hall - MVP]

One presumes that your machine did not do this from new. When using backup
utilities, they always look for a drive other than C as it is not wise to
back up onto the boot drive. The backup utilities can't recognize that D in
many cases is the restore partition, which should be left exactly as it is,
with nothing added or removed.

 

[JerryM]

D: drive should be left alone,
Shrink C: drive and create another partition for extra programs.

Jerry

 

[MP Descartes]

Hello Everyone!

Can anyone tell me if you can delete all of the files in this R/D
drive. Not the hidden file just what is viable

I don't know if I am in the right thread but new to your forum, please
excuse me if I am in the wrong place

Have you already used that partition to make recovery discs??? If you
didn't get actual discs with your computer and haven't made any, now
would be the time.

THEN you can start deleting stuff (you shouldn't have been using it
for anything anyway).

 

[Curious]

My thoughts are that if you have to do a recovery using what is left in the
recovery partition that it will not work. Just because all files were not
visible does not mean that the visible ones are not required.

 

[Snidley W.]

No. I've not deleted any file's, but what I did do was remove (1) to my
desktop to free up space. I didn't use the dive. I "think? when I hit
back up files it got jammed up? I'm not sire? Howeever, the drive with
the file's moved has has gone down to 10.5GB with a complete total space
of 14.9GB. no more message.. Your thought's please

My thoughts are that you should post back when you're sober.

 

[Curious]

I have no idea of how to recover what you did.
Contact your system vendor and see if you can purchase a set of recovery
disk since you delegated part of the recovery partition before you copied
the whole recovery partition to DVDs using the built in copy program.

 

[Jerryjb]

I had to restore my operating system using my restores disks and now when I
try to install Explora 7 I get a message that the disk space on recovery
ddrive hp_recovery drive h: is low, and then windows explora trys to install
and stops and I get an error message that there is not enough space to
install. Can anyone help?

I have an hp pavillion a620n computer running XP service pack 2. The
computer is about 4 years old.

Will the fix below also work for this problem on hp running XP?

 

[DL]

You posted your Q to a Vista group, whereas you have winxp
Run MSUpdate and install critical updates and selected updates, ie IE7