Solved Formatting a 1TB drive question.

SIW2 · Feb 3, 2026

I will boot back into my regular disk since the OP has gorn.

I would have shown him how to do it from here

SIW2 · Feb 3, 2026

delete the three recovery partitions

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to extend leaving about 1.5gb unallocated at the end

468.18gb - 1.5gb = 466.68gb x1024 =477880

extend size=477880

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create ms recovery partition from that 1.5GB unallocated space

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allan · Feb 4, 2026

cereberus said:
nope - primary partition. Logical partitions are antiquated.

Yep - thanks for the correction.

Smalltown · Feb 4, 2026

SIW2 disk part as requested.

SIW2 · Feb 4, 2026

first take a look inside the 40gb partition to make sure ther is nothing you want in there

second disable winre reagentc -disable

If you dont want anything in the 40gb recov partition :

sel par 5

del par override

sel par 4

del par override

sel par 3

del par override

then post a screen shot of diskmgmt

Smalltown · Feb 4, 2026

Ok. trying to see what data is inside the 40Gb partition. Looks like I need 3rd party software?

john1955 · Feb 4, 2026

Smalltown said:
Ok. trying to see what data is inside the 40Gb partition. Looks like I need 3rd party software?

Did you give it a drive letter? That's usually all you have to do to view it in Explorer

It's probably a factory image and since you have a copy of it you dont really need it

Smalltown · Feb 4, 2026

No it doesn't have a drive letter

SIW2 · Feb 4, 2026

Smalltown said:
Ok. trying to see what data is inside the 40Gb partition. Looks like I need 3rd party software?

you can have a look with diskgenius free version

click the 40gb partition in the left pane then click the FILES tab

here is an example looking inside the esp partition - in your case look inside the 40gb partition

If you wanted to e.g. copy something out rt click the file/folder to get the context menu

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Smalltown · Feb 4, 2026

I'm bouncing between systems, but on my home computer in disk management I can right click on a partition and the drop down menu allows for deleting.
On the system I am trying to correct if I right click on the 40GB partition I only get a help drop down.

john1955 · Feb 4, 2026

Smalltown said:
No it doesn't have a drive letter

You can assign it one in Disk Management
Right click the partition and select Change Drive Letter (the pic is a windows 7 example)

This one has more options because it already has a drive letter - it should still have Change Drive letter if it has none.
I have one drive that has no drive letter

Smalltown · Feb 4, 2026

ok going to get diskgenius

SIW2 · Feb 4, 2026

Smalltown said:
I'm bouncing between systems, but on my home computer in disk management I can right click on a partition and the drop down menu allows for deleting.
On the system I am trying to correct if I right click on the 40GB partition I only get a help drop down.

It is a special partition type cant do much with it in diskmgmt. That is why you use diskpart to delete it del par overrride

( diskgenius could delete them , but best stick with diskpart because you are doing the rest with commands. )

Smalltown · Feb 4, 2026

ok here is a screen shot. I see the ACER at the top. This drive was removed from an ACER computer. The think that jumps out to me is the old dates on these files.

garlin · Feb 4, 2026

"Push Button Reset" confirms it's a factory recovery image.

Smalltown · Feb 4, 2026

Seeing that it shows ACER the old system I'm thinking I could delete it? This system I currently have the drive in in an older Dell

SIW2 · Feb 4, 2026

Smalltown said:
Seeing that it shows ACER the old system I'm thinking I could delete it? This system I currently have the drive in in an older Dell

yes why not

Smalltown · Feb 4, 2026

Ok hold my beer I'm going to delete it

Too quick I'm thinking click on the diskgenius left hand side and delete partition

Ok that partition is gone.

john1955 · Feb 4, 2026

Smalltown said:
Ok hold my beer I'm going to delete it
Too quick I'm thinking click on the diskgenius left hand side and delete partition

Ok that partition is gone.

Did you delete any of the others yet?

Smalltown · Feb 4, 2026

Not yet just the ACER push button reset so far.

Just looking at the before and after. The 40GB went into the unallocated partition.

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