{"id":52825,"date":"2023-06-10T13:24:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-10T12:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/?p=52825"},"modified":"2023-06-11T10:10:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T09:10:03","slug":"delete-windows-recovery-partition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/52825\/delete-windows-recovery-partition\/","title":{"rendered":"Delete Windows Recovery Partition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A little more space by deleting the Windows Recovery Partition? Is the Windows Recovery Partition needed?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>With every Windows installation, Windows creates a recovery partition. This can be used to reset Windows if there are problems. The partition is not required for the ongoing operation of Windows. A recovery is also possible with a Windows USB stick. <\/p>\n<p>The partition occupies between 500 MB and 700 MB. Whether it is worth to delete the partition depends on the total storage space of the computer. On a netbook with 32 GB internal memory, it makes more sense to delete the partition than on a desktop PC with 2 TB SSD.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/52825\/delete-windows-recovery-partition\/#Video_tutorial\" >Video tutorial<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/52825\/delete-windows-recovery-partition\/#The_recovery_partition_in_Disk_Management\" >The recovery partition in Disk Management<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/52825\/delete-windows-recovery-partition\/#Delete_recovery_partition_with_%E2%80%9Cdiskpart%E2%80%9D\" >Delete recovery partition with &#8220;diskpart&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/52825\/delete-windows-recovery-partition\/#Expand_partition\" >Expand partition<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Video_tutorial\"><\/span>Video tutorial<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/doLa4oTcO8Y\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_recovery_partition_in_Disk_Management\"><\/span>The recovery partition in Disk Management<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Windows protects the recovery partition. In Disk Management, we can see the partition and the size. However, it is not possible to delete or edit it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/recov_part_en_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"804\" height=\"192\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/recov_part_en_1.png 804w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/recov_part_en_1-300x72.png 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/recov_part_en_1-768x183.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Delete_recovery_partition_with_%E2%80%9Cdiskpart%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Delete recovery partition with &#8220;diskpart&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The partition can be deleted with &#8220;diskpart&#8221;. We call this via the start menu. Then we execute the following commands:<\/p>\n<pre>\r\nlist disk\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>This is where the disks appear. We select our system disk:<\/p>\n<pre>\r\nselect disk 0\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>We now display the partitions:<\/p>\n<pre>\r\nlist part\r\n<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/recov_part_en_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"487\" height=\"479\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/recov_part_en_2.png 487w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/recov_part_en_2-300x295.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We now select the recovery partition from the list:<\/p>\n<pre>\r\nselect part 4\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>Adjust the number accordingly. Once this is done, we can delete the partition.<\/p>\n<pre>\r\ndelete part override\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>In Disk Management, the former partition is now shown as free space.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/recov_part_en_3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"956\" height=\"288\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/recov_part_en_3.png 956w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/recov_part_en_3-300x90.png 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/recov_part_en_3-768x231.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Expand_partition\"><\/span>Expand partition<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>So that we can use the memory space, we can now expand the partition to the left of the free memory. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/recov_part_en_4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"478\" height=\"240\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/recov_part_en_4.png 478w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/recov_part_en_4-300x151.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once we have confirmed the dialog, the space in the extended partition will be available.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/recov_part_en_5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"129\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/recov_part_en_5.png 557w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/recov_part_en_5-300x69.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A little more space by deleting the Windows Recovery Partition? 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