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On a HDD i would only need to backup the C:\ partition and restore it if thing's went wrong.
When an SSD drive 'dies' and is replaced would i have to restore the OS from an
image of the complete drive... Partitions etc... Or just image the C:\ partition,
Install W11, Then install the image to the C;\ Partition.

This is my first SSD so not much experience but when it fail's i'd like to do a
complete restore from an imge.
 

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Pebble said:
On a HDD i would only need to backup the C:\ partition and restore it if thing's went wrong.
When an SSD drive 'dies' and is replaced would i have to restore the OS from an image of the complete drive... Partitions etc... Or just image the C:\ partition,
Install W11, Then install the image to the C;\ Partition.

This is my first SSD so not much experience but when it fail's i'd like to do a complete restore from an image.
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Usually more that just the C:\ partition needs to be restored to get a working boot-able system. For a standard MBR install there's a System Reserved partition that's Active and required for booting. For a UEFI/GPT system there's an EFI partition that performs the same task. The Recovery partition is also useful to include in the image, but not strictly necessary to be able to boot. Here are examples of both types:

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Either way, it makes no difference whether you have an HDD or an SSD, the partitions are the same on both. The partitions with ticked boxes are the ones that Macrium Reflect says are my required partitions for my UEFI/GPT system (it includes the Recovery partition).

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First, don't treat ssd's any differently from hd's when it comes to backing up & restoring.

Second, it depends on what you mean by "if things went wrong"

Last, it depends on whether or not the SSD is the only drive. If it is, simply image the entire drive (including any partitions).
 

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allan said:
First, don't treat ssd's any differently from hd's when it comes to backing up & restoring.

Second, it depends on what you mean by "if things went wrong"

Last, it depends on whether or not the SSD is the only drive. If it is, simply image the entire drive (including any partitions).
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Sometimes Windows add stuff into The UEFI Partition.
 

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Pebble said:
On a HDD i would only need to backup the C:\ partition and restore it if thing's went wrong.
When an SSD drive 'dies' and is replaced would i have to restore the OS from an
image of the complete drive... Partitions etc... Or just image the C:\ partition,
Install W11, Then install the image to the C;\ Partition.

This is my first SSD so not much experience but when it fail's i'd like to do a
complete restore from an imge.
Click to expand...
Even if you were to try to restore just the C: partition, it would still be a good idea to backup the other partitions (MSR, EFI, and Recovery partitions) in your backups. First, these are small partitions so they won't take long to backup, nor will they consume large amounts of space. Secondly, why artificially limit your options in the event of a failure? If you backup on C:, what happens if the whole drive fails?

Yes, you can definitely recover from such a scenario, but why make things purposely more complex than they need to be?
 

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When windows was trashed on HDD i had no problem just restoring C:\
On my new computer, I've got a 2Tb HDD i use as a Data drive with plenty of space to backup
the SSD.
My question should have been if the whole drive fail's.
If i replace the drive with a new SSD, Would the image from my current SSD,
still work on the new one?

Also which software would you recommend to backup with free or paid,
which is bootable from USB or DVD.
 

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Pebble said:
When windows was trashed on HDD i had no problem just restoring C:\
On my new computer, I've got a 2Tb HDD i use as a Data drive with plenty of space to backup
the SSD.
My question should have been if the whole drive fail's.
If i replace the drive with a new SSD, Would the image from my current SSD,
still work on the new one?

Also which software would you recommend to backup with free or paid,
which is bootable from USB or DVD.
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It is possible, but not conventional, to install Windows on an MBR disk in such a way that there is only a C:\ partition and that it is also the Active boot partition. Please post a screenshot of your Windows drive in Disk Management so that we can see the partition(s) it contains and advise.

As for imaging software, there's plenty of choice. My personal choice is Macrium Reflect, either paid for, or the (now retired) Reflect Free v8.0 which is still available direct from Macrium. I use both. See the bottom of Post #1 here for the link. Another free offering that's gaining popularity is Hasleo Backup Suite, if you don't mind using Chinese software.

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Always backup the entire system drive. That will include all partitions.
 

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Pebble said:
If i replace the drive with a new SSD, Would the image from my current SSD,
still work on the new one?
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    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Operating System
    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
    Memory
    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
    Hard Drives
    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
    Cooling
    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox 3.x ??
    Antivirus
    Symantec (Norton)
    Other Info
    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 15 years?
I'v found a bootable copy of Acronis Disk Image 2021.

Not interested in keeping the recovery partition. What's the safe way of removing it?
 

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    OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus ROG Strix
    CPU
    i7 14700KF
    Motherboard
    Asus Rog Strix Z790
    Memory
    32Gb DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    8GB Nvidia Geforce RTX 3050
    Sound Card
    Creative Soundblaster Audigy RX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus VA24EHF
    Screen Resolution
    1080
    Hard Drives
    500Gb Samsung 980
    2TB Seagate Barracuda SATA 3
    PSU
    Corsair 650 CX
    Cooling
    PCS FrostFlow 200 Series High Performance CPU Cooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 x64i7 14700kf32GB Corsair Vengence DDR5 5200MHzASUS 6GB Dual Geforce RTX 3050 OC
    Operating System
    Windows 11 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PCSpecialist
    CPU
    i7 14700kf
    Motherboard
    ASUS TUF Gaming Z790 Plus WIFI
    Memory
    32GB Corsair Vengence DDR5 5200MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS 6GB Dual Geforce RTX 3050 OC
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster Audigy FX V2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus VA24EHF
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    512 GB Crucial P310 m.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe
    2TB Seagate Barracuda SATA 3
    PSU
    Corsair 650W CX-650
    Case
    Fractal Pop Silent Solid
    Cooling
    PCS FrostFlow 200
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    150
    Browser
    Firefox/Brave
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Plus
Pebble said:
Not interested in keeping the recovery partition. What's the safe way of removing it?
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Thanks for the screenshot. Your Disk 1, the smaller one, is the boot disk for a UEFI/GPT system.

At a minimum to recreate it on a new disk as a bootable drive should the old one die you need the first two partitions, the EFI and C:\ partitions. I would include the Recovery partition too, it's only 700MB. But if you don't want it then you should disable the Recovery Environment before making your image. Open Terminal (or a Command Prompt) as admin and type the command reagentc /disable. Failure to do so means you will loose your system's only copy of WinRE.wim which, while enabled, is in the Recovery Partition. Disabling the recovery environment moves it to the C:\ partition.
 

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    Windows 11 HomeAMD Athlon Silver 3050U8GBRadeon Graphics
    OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23-R9VY
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD (from April 2026: 250GB EVO 850)
    Internet Speed
    150 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October 2021 it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update, 24H2 on 3rd October 2024 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 24H2, and 25H2 on 30th September 2025 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 25H2.

    UPDATE - 11 April 2026: due to mechanical deterioration this PC has been retired from active duty. The OS with all software and files has been migrated to my System Seven in 'Other systems' to carry on as my general purpose 'main machine'.

    I've now clean installed 25H2 and used Garlin's scripts to update Secure Boot to CA 2023 and revoke the PCA 2011 certificates. It's new role is to test secure boot issues.

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 ProIntel® Core™ i5-520M8GB(integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround.

    In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround.
    Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package.
    In-place upgrade to 24H2 using hybrid 23H2/24H2 install media.
    Upgraded to 25H2 by Enablement Package.

    Also running Insider Dev, and Canary builds and Windows 10 as native boot .vhdx.
  • My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 1TB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds (and a few others) as a native boot .vhdx.

    My SYSTEM SIX is a Dell Latitude 5550, Core Ultra 7 165H, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, supported device, Windows 11 Pro 24H2, Hyper-V host machine. Updated to 25H2 on 30th September 2025.

    My SYSTEM SEVEN is a Lenovo Thinkpad T580, Intel Core i7-8650U, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD + 2nd 512GB NVMe SSD, a supported device for Windows 11. This is my current general purpose 'main machine'. The installed Windows 11 Home from my System One has been migrated to this machine.
Pebble said:
On a HDD i would only need to backup the C:\ partition and restore it if thing's went wrong.
When an SSD drive 'dies' and is replaced would i have to restore the OS from an
image of the complete drive... Partitions etc... Or just image the C:\ partition,
Install W11, Then install the image to the C;\ Partition.

This is my first SSD so not much experience but when it fail's i'd like to do a
complete restore from an imge.
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Things do happen, yes, but SSDs are more reliable than HDDs. . . I've had my SSD since 2011. Manufacturer software says it's still 99% good
 

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  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 v26200.5074AMD Ryzen 9 3600X 12-Core @ 3.80GHzCorsair 32GB DDR4EVGA GeForce gtx 1660 Super
    OS
    Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 v26200.5074
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built Myself in 2025
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3600X 12-Core @ 3.80GHz
    Motherboard
    MSI X570 Gaming Plus
    Memory
    Corsair 32GB DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce gtx 1660 Super
    Sound Card
    On Board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 X AOC 27" , Dell 27"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    ~ P34A60 512GB NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 M.2
    ~ 6TB Toshiba HDD
    ~ 6TB HDD (Backup)
    ~ SanDisk 250GB SSD
    ~ 2 X 1TB HDD
    ~~~~~~~~~~
    PSU
    eVGA 750w G+
    Case
    GAMDIAS White ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer PC Case w/Tempered Glass
    Cooling
    AMD Wraith Prism
    Keyboard
    Nulea RT05 Wireless Ergonomic
    Mouse
    Nulea MD280 Wireless Vertical Mouse
    Internet Speed
    761Mbps (Download) / 692Mbps (Upload)
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    *This is my Main Computer That I use*

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 v26100.2894AMD Ryzen 7 1800X @ 3.60Ghz16GBAMD RX580
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 v26100.2894
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 1800X @ 3.60Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus Crosshair VI Hero
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD RX580
    Sound Card
    onBoard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 27UK650-W 27", eMachine 22"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    250GB SSD
    PSU
    CORSAIR RM850
    Case
    GAMDIAS Black ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer PC Case w/Tempered Glass
    Cooling
    Liquid
    Keyboard
    Nulea RT05 Wireless Ergonomic
    Mouse
    Nulea MD280 Wireless Vertical Mouse
    Internet Speed
    752Mbps (Download) / 537Mbps (Upload)
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    I use this computer for photo/video editing and to track severe weather
JAM83 said:
Things do happen, yes, but SSDs are more reliable than HDDs. . . I've had my SSD since 2011. Manufacturer software says it's still 99% good
Click to expand...
That figure is often misunderstood and really means diddly squat.

Vendors specify a NOMINAL write life for an SSD e.g. 600 TB. All 99% means is you have only written 1% of the nominal writes. It does not mean only 99% of the drive is still usable!

Moreover, the NOMINAL vendor specified write life is always less than the ACTUAL write life - this is basically a scam so you buy a new drive long before you really need to, and also if you go over nominal writes in warranty, you cannot claim if drive starts to be a problem.
 

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Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ16 GB solderedIntegrated Intel Iris XE
OS
Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
ASUS Zenbook 14
CPU
I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
Motherboard
Yep, Laptop has one.
Memory
16 GB soldered
Graphics Card(s)
Integrated Intel Iris XE
Sound Card
Realtek built in
Monitor(s) Displays
laptop OLED screen
Screen Resolution
2880x1800 touchscreen
Hard Drives
1 TB NVME SSD (only weakness is only one slot)
PSU
Internal + 65W thunderbolt USB4 charger
Case
Yep, got one
Cooling
Stella Artois (UK pint cans - 568 ml) - extra cost.
Keyboard
Built in UK keybd
Mouse
Bluetooth , wireless dongled, wired
Internet Speed
900 mbs (ethernet), wifi 6 typical 350-450 mb/s both up and down
Browser
Edge
Antivirus
Defender
Other Info
TPM 2.0, 2xUSB4 thunderbolt, 1xUsb3 (usb a), 1xUsb-c, hdmi out, 3.5 mm audio out/in combo, ASUS backlit trackpad (inc. switchable number pad)

Macrium Reflect Home V8
Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
Hyper-V (a vm runs almost as fast as my older laptop)
Acronis-Macrium.png
 

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    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26200.8875 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦25H2AMD Ryzen 7 3700XG.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
    OS
    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26200.8875 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦25H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 5302)
    Memory
    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3011 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
    Cooling
    CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
    Keyboard
    Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-100
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox (latest)
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Total Security
    Other Info
    Speakers: Klipsch Pro Media 2.1

  • At a glance

    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Operating System
    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
    Memory
    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
    Hard Drives
    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
    Cooling
    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox 3.x ??
    Antivirus
    Symantec (Norton)
    Other Info
    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 15 years?
Stigg said:
Always backup the entire system drive. That will include all partitions.
Click to expand...
The only way I've been able to get a full clone is by having both drives in a dock not connected to a computer, hardware cloning. Only time it failed was when I failed to run error checking first.
 

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    Win11 Pro RTM Version 24H2 Build 26100.4202Intel Core i5 11th Gen. 2.40GHz12GB
    OS
    Win11 Pro RTM Version 24H2 Build 26100.4202
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 3400
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 11th Gen. 2.40GHz
    Memory
    12GB
    Hard Drives
    256GB SSD NVMe M.2

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    Win11 Pro RTM Version 24H2 Build 26100.4202Intel Core i5 10th Gen. 2.90GHz16GBOnboard, no VGA, using a DisplayPort-to-VGA a...
    Operating System
    Win11 Pro RTM Version 24H2 Build 26100.4202
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 5890
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 10th Gen. 2.90GHz
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Onboard, no VGA, using a DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Dell
    Hard Drives
    512GB SSD NVMe, 4TB Seagate HDD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender/Microsoft Security
Bree said:
Thanks for the screenshot. Your Disk 1, the smaller one, is the boot disk for a UEFI/GPT system.

At a minimum to recreate it on a new disk as a bootable drive should the old one die you need the first two partitions, the EFI and C:\ partitions. I would include the Recovery partition too, it's only 700MB. But if you don't want it then you should disable the Recovery Environment before making your image. Open Terminal (or a Command Prompt) as admin and type the command reagentc /disable. Failure to do so means you will loose your system's only copy of WinRE.wim which, while enabled, is in the Recovery Partition. Disabling the recovery environment moves it to the C:\ partition.
Click to expand...
I ran the command reagentc /disable successfully/
I hoping to delete the Recovery partition and add the space to the C:\ Partition, When i right clicked on it
The only option i had was `Help`.
Is there a way to do this?
 

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  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Proi7 14700KF32Gb DDR58GB Nvidia Geforce RTX 3050
    OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus ROG Strix
    CPU
    i7 14700KF
    Motherboard
    Asus Rog Strix Z790
    Memory
    32Gb DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    8GB Nvidia Geforce RTX 3050
    Sound Card
    Creative Soundblaster Audigy RX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus VA24EHF
    Screen Resolution
    1080
    Hard Drives
    500Gb Samsung 980
    2TB Seagate Barracuda SATA 3
    PSU
    Corsair 650 CX
    Cooling
    PCS FrostFlow 200 Series High Performance CPU Cooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 x64i7 14700kf32GB Corsair Vengence DDR5 5200MHzASUS 6GB Dual Geforce RTX 3050 OC
    Operating System
    Windows 11 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PCSpecialist
    CPU
    i7 14700kf
    Motherboard
    ASUS TUF Gaming Z790 Plus WIFI
    Memory
    32GB Corsair Vengence DDR5 5200MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS 6GB Dual Geforce RTX 3050 OC
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster Audigy FX V2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus VA24EHF
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    512 GB Crucial P310 m.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe
    2TB Seagate Barracuda SATA 3
    PSU
    Corsair 650W CX-650
    Case
    Fractal Pop Silent Solid
    Cooling
    PCS FrostFlow 200
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    150
    Browser
    Firefox/Brave
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Plus
You can delete the partition using diskpart commands or use of a partition tool like minitool partition wizard free.
 

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Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ16 GB solderedIntegrated Intel Iris XE
OS
Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
ASUS Zenbook 14
CPU
I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
Motherboard
Yep, Laptop has one.
Memory
16 GB soldered
Graphics Card(s)
Integrated Intel Iris XE
Sound Card
Realtek built in
Monitor(s) Displays
laptop OLED screen
Screen Resolution
2880x1800 touchscreen
Hard Drives
1 TB NVME SSD (only weakness is only one slot)
PSU
Internal + 65W thunderbolt USB4 charger
Case
Yep, got one
Cooling
Stella Artois (UK pint cans - 568 ml) - extra cost.
Keyboard
Built in UK keybd
Mouse
Bluetooth , wireless dongled, wired
Internet Speed
900 mbs (ethernet), wifi 6 typical 350-450 mb/s both up and down
Browser
Edge
Antivirus
Defender
Other Info
TPM 2.0, 2xUSB4 thunderbolt, 1xUsb3 (usb a), 1xUsb-c, hdmi out, 3.5 mm audio out/in combo, ASUS backlit trackpad (inc. switchable number pad)

Macrium Reflect Home V8
Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
Hyper-V (a vm runs almost as fast as my older laptop)
cereberus said:
That figure is often misunderstood and really means diddly squat.

Vendors specify a NOMINAL write life for an SSD e.g. 600 TB. All 99% means is you have only written 1% of the nominal writes. It does not mean only 99% of the drive is still usable!

Moreover, the NOMINAL vendor specified write life is always less than the ACTUAL write life - this is basically a scam so you buy a new drive long before you really need to, and also if you go over nominal writes in warranty, you cannot claim if drive starts to be a problem.
Click to expand...
Sorry but i disagree with you on that. I've even talked to the manufacturer of my SSD and they told me exactly what I posted.
 

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  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 v26200.5074AMD Ryzen 9 3600X 12-Core @ 3.80GHzCorsair 32GB DDR4EVGA GeForce gtx 1660 Super
    OS
    Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 v26200.5074
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built Myself in 2025
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3600X 12-Core @ 3.80GHz
    Motherboard
    MSI X570 Gaming Plus
    Memory
    Corsair 32GB DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce gtx 1660 Super
    Sound Card
    On Board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 X AOC 27" , Dell 27"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    ~ P34A60 512GB NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 M.2
    ~ 6TB Toshiba HDD
    ~ 6TB HDD (Backup)
    ~ SanDisk 250GB SSD
    ~ 2 X 1TB HDD
    ~~~~~~~~~~
    PSU
    eVGA 750w G+
    Case
    GAMDIAS White ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer PC Case w/Tempered Glass
    Cooling
    AMD Wraith Prism
    Keyboard
    Nulea RT05 Wireless Ergonomic
    Mouse
    Nulea MD280 Wireless Vertical Mouse
    Internet Speed
    761Mbps (Download) / 692Mbps (Upload)
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    *This is my Main Computer That I use*

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 v26100.2894AMD Ryzen 7 1800X @ 3.60Ghz16GBAMD RX580
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 v26100.2894
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 1800X @ 3.60Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus Crosshair VI Hero
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD RX580
    Sound Card
    onBoard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 27UK650-W 27", eMachine 22"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    250GB SSD
    PSU
    CORSAIR RM850
    Case
    GAMDIAS Black ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer PC Case w/Tempered Glass
    Cooling
    Liquid
    Keyboard
    Nulea RT05 Wireless Ergonomic
    Mouse
    Nulea MD280 Wireless Vertical Mouse
    Internet Speed
    752Mbps (Download) / 537Mbps (Upload)
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    I use this computer for photo/video editing and to track severe weather
cereberus said:
That figure is often misunderstood and really means diddly squat.

Vendors specify a NOMINAL write life for an SSD e.g. 600 TB. All 99% means is you have only written 1% of the nominal writes. It does not mean only 99% of the drive is still usable!

Moreover, the NOMINAL vendor specified write life is always less than the ACTUAL write life - this is basically a scam so you buy a new drive long before you really need to, and also if you go over nominal writes in warranty, you cannot claim if drive starts to be a problem.
Click to expand...
JAM83 said:
Sorry but i disagree with you on that. I've even talked to the manufacturer of my SSD and they told me exactly what I posted.
Click to expand...
SSDs have for a long time been capable of far exceeding their manufacturer's specified TBW life, which is always a conservative estimate.

I never thought this whole tech journalism gig would turn me into a mass murderer. Yet here I am, with the blood of six SSDs on my hands, and that’s not even the half of it. You see, these were not crimes of passion or rage, nor were they products of accident. More than 18 months ago, I vowed to push all six drives to their bitter ends. I didn’t do so in the name of god or country or even self-defense, either. I did it just to watch them die.

Technically, I’m also a torturer—or at least an enhanced interrogator. Instead of offering a quick and painless death, I slowly squeezed out every last drop of life with a relentless stream of writes far more demanding than anything the SSDs would face in a typical PC. To make matters worse, I exploited their suffering by chronicling the entire process online.

Today, that story draws to a close with the final chapter in the SSD Endurance Experiment. The last two survivors met their doom on the road to 2.5PB, joining four fallen comrades who expired earlier. It’s time to honor the dead and reflect on what we’ve learned from all the carnage.....

...Corsair’s Neutron GTX was practically flawless through 1.1PB—that’s petabytes....

....The remaining two SSDs carried on past the 2PB threshold before meeting their ultimate ends.
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The SSD Endurance Experiment: They're All Dead

Meet the SSD endurance experiment, which took Techreport 18 months to complete. Learn which SSD turned out to be the most reliable.
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System One System Two Other systems

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 HomeAMD Athlon Silver 3050U8GBRadeon Graphics
    OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23-R9VY
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD (from April 2026: 250GB EVO 850)
    Internet Speed
    150 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October 2021 it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update, 24H2 on 3rd October 2024 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 24H2, and 25H2 on 30th September 2025 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 25H2.

    UPDATE - 11 April 2026: due to mechanical deterioration this PC has been retired from active duty. The OS with all software and files has been migrated to my System Seven in 'Other systems' to carry on as my general purpose 'main machine'.

    I've now clean installed 25H2 and used Garlin's scripts to update Secure Boot to CA 2023 and revoke the PCA 2011 certificates. It's new role is to test secure boot issues.

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 ProIntel® Core™ i5-520M8GB(integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround.

    In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround.
    Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package.
    In-place upgrade to 24H2 using hybrid 23H2/24H2 install media.
    Upgraded to 25H2 by Enablement Package.

    Also running Insider Dev, and Canary builds and Windows 10 as native boot .vhdx.
  • My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 1TB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds (and a few others) as a native boot .vhdx.

    My SYSTEM SIX is a Dell Latitude 5550, Core Ultra 7 165H, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, supported device, Windows 11 Pro 24H2, Hyper-V host machine. Updated to 25H2 on 30th September 2025.

    My SYSTEM SEVEN is a Lenovo Thinkpad T580, Intel Core i7-8650U, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD + 2nd 512GB NVMe SSD, a supported device for Windows 11. This is my current general purpose 'main machine'. The installed Windows 11 Home from my System One has been migrated to this machine.
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