Clean up my disk partitions


maarkr

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I don't like to mess around with my C drive, but what would you suggest to clean this up? I'm sure some is recommended, some is not needed.

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You can find out which partition is the in-use Recovery partition by entering this cmd in an Admin cmd prompt
reagentc /info
If you are unsure then post the results to get an explanation of what they mean - which partition that are pointing to.

I have never seen CDriveSpace. Is that something you have created yourself?

I have not seen the EFI at the physical end of the disk. Does your disk have a history of major changes such as OS installations/upgrades?


Denis
 

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    Windows 11 Home x64 Version 25H2 Build 26200.8037

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home x64 Version 25H2 Build 26200.8037
For sure the arrangement is not kosher. I can only speak of how I would handle it. I would make an image of the drive, clean install windows making sure to delete all partitions during the install process and installing windows on unllocated space. The install will create the proper partitions in th eproper order.
Once complete, I would then use the recovery media for whatever imaging app you used to restore ONLY the C: partition from the image onto the Partition marked C on the drive.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro 25H2
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    Dell Optiplex 7080
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    i9-10900 10 core 20 threads
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    DELL 0J37VM
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    32 gb
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    AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
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    System 3 is non compliant Dell 9020 i7-4770/24gb ram Win11 PRO 26200.8457
I should have stated other info but it would take a book, lol. It was a partition that was created (HOW?) and I named it and gave it a letter so it wouldn't be the first thing that popped up in explorer. This disk has been imaged MANY times since I have hundreds of files that I would need to reinstall if I installed a fresh OS.
 

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    Intel Core i9-12900kf
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z790 AX LGA1700
    Memory
    KLEVV CRAS XR5 RGB DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 7000MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI Geforce RTX 2060 Super ARMOR OC 128bit PCIE3 8GbGDDR6
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    MOTU Ultralite mk4
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    2
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 SSD NVme 1Tb
    other drives
    PSU
    Corsair 750w
If it's working the way it is, and you don't want to reinstall, leave it alone! Don't fix stuff that ain't broke!
 

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    Win 11 Pro 25H2, Build 26200.8524
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    Intel Core i5 14500
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B760M G P WIFI
    Memory
    64GB DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce RTX 4060
    Sound Card
    Chipset Realtek
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    LG 45" Ultragear, Acer 24" 1080p
    Screen Resolution
    5120x1440, 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Crucial P310 2TB 2280 PCIe Gen4 3D NAND NVMe M.2 SSD (O/S)
    Silicon Power 2TB US75 NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 2280 SSD (backup)
    Crucial BX500 2TB 3D NAND (2nd backup)
    Seagate 4TB Ironwolf, rotating HDD archive files
    External off-line backup Drives: 2 NVMe 4TB drives in external enclosures
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  • Operating System
    Win 11 Pro 25H2, Build 26200.8524
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brew
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 14400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B760M DS3H AX
    Memory
    32GB DDR5
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel 700 Embedded GPU
    Sound Card
    Realtek Embedded
    Monitor(s) Displays
    27" HP 1080p
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Crucial P310 2TB 2280 PCIe Gen4 eD NAND PCIe SSD
    Samsung EVO 990 2TB NVMe Gen4 SSD
    Samsung 2TB SATA SSD
    PSU
    Thermaltake Smart BM3 650W
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    Okinos Micro ATX Case
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Try3 said:
You can find out which partition is the in-use Recovery partition by entering this cmd in an Admin cmd prompt
reagentc /info
If you are unsure then post the results to get an explanation of what they mean - which partition that are pointing to.

I have never seen CDriveSpace. Is that something you have created yourself?

I have not seen the EFI at the physical end of the disk. Does your disk have a history of major changes such as OS installations/upgrades?


Denis
Click to expand...
Bear in mind reagentc may call the recovery partitions 4, 5 and 6 although visually above it look like 3, 4 and 5.

This is because there is the small hidden 16MB MSR partition (partition 2 on my laptop).

It is not obvious if OP has the MSR partition - OP would have to run diskpart from an admin prompt.

Code: 
diskpart
select disk 2
list partition

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    I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
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    Yep, Laptop has one.
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    16 GB soldered
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    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)
maarkr said:
I have hundreds of files that I would need to reinstall if I installed a fresh OS.
Click to expand...
That was not what glasskuter was suggesting.
She suggested
1 you make an image of the whole disk,
2 clean install Windows in order to get all the right partitions,
3 restore the C drive part of that image.
You would not then need to reinstall anything.


All the best,
Denis
 

My Computer

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Home x64 Version 25H2 Build 26200.8037
Try3 said:
That was not what glasskuter was suggesting.
She suggested
1 you make an image of the whole disk,
2 clean install Windows in order to get all the right partitions,
3 restore the C drive part of that image.
You would not then need to reinstall anything.


All the best,
Denis
Click to expand...
If OP makes a backup of all partitions with Macrium Reflect (even trial version), it is easy to reorder partitions using drag and drop - no need to do a clean install.
 

My Computer

System One

  • 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)
Since the machine is booting properly and has been for some time, I don't see the reason to do anything right now.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro 25H2, Build 26200.8524
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brew
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 14500
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B760M G P WIFI
    Memory
    64GB DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce RTX 4060
    Sound Card
    Chipset Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 45" Ultragear, Acer 24" 1080p
    Screen Resolution
    5120x1440, 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Crucial P310 2TB 2280 PCIe Gen4 3D NAND NVMe M.2 SSD (O/S)
    Silicon Power 2TB US75 NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 2280 SSD (backup)
    Crucial BX500 2TB 3D NAND (2nd backup)
    Seagate 4TB Ironwolf, rotating HDD archive files
    External off-line backup Drives: 2 NVMe 4TB drives in external enclosures
    PSU
    Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 750W
    Case
    LIAN LI LANCOOL 216 E-ATX PC Case
    Cooling
    Lots of fans!
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000
    Mouse
    Logitech G305
    Internet Speed
    Verizon FiOS 1GB
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Malware Bytes & Windows Defender Security
  • Operating System
    Win 11 Pro 25H2, Build 26200.8524
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brew
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 14400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B760M DS3H AX
    Memory
    32GB DDR5
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel 700 Embedded GPU
    Sound Card
    Realtek Embedded
    Monitor(s) Displays
    27" HP 1080p
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Crucial P310 2TB 2280 PCIe Gen4 eD NAND PCIe SSD
    Samsung EVO 990 2TB NVMe Gen4 SSD
    Samsung 2TB SATA SSD
    PSU
    Thermaltake Smart BM3 650W
    Case
    Okinos Micro ATX Case
    Cooling
    Fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000
    Mouse
    Logitech G305
    Internet Speed
    Verizon FiOS 1GB
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Malware Bytes & Windows Defender Security
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