Solved What partitions do I really need on my boot drive?


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I'm running Windows 11 Pro 22H2. 22621.1928. Over time I've migrated my boot drive from HDDs to SSD. Using both Macrium and Aomei to do the migrations. I've always been able to rely on either product to get me where I need to go without really knowing what's what. Today I opened Aomei and saw that I have 4 partitions on my boot drive with the trailing partition showing "red" in that it is nearly full. Below I show Aomei's view and Windows Disk Manager's view. I'm wondering just what partitions I need and can I remove the last partition?

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The bare minimum needed are these two... you need both to be able to boot Windows...

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Personally, I get rid of the Recovery partition and use backup software instead.
The 713MB is your Recovery partition, and I don't know what the 847MB partition is or what it's for.
You can assign a drive letter to the 847MB partition, then look at it in File Explorer, to see what's on it.


You can get Minitool Partition Wizard (free), which will give you more info/abilities than Disk Management...

Best Free Partition Manager for Windows | MiniTool Partition Wizard Free

As an all-in-one free partition manager and disk manager software, MiniTool Partition Wizard Free helps manage disk space safely on Windows 11/10/8/7.
www.partitionwizard.com www.partitionwizard.com





Recovery Partition info...
www.tenforums.com

How to Delete Recovery Partition in Windows 10

How to Delete Recovery Partition in Windows 10 In Windows 10, there can be a Windows recovery partition or computer manufacturer OEM factory recovery partition available on the Windows disk. The Windows Recovery Partition allows you to boot into Windows r
www.tenforums.com www.tenforums.com
 
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Thank you that is very helpful
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro X64 - always current.
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    DIY Build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING
    Memory
    Corsair DDR4-2132 4x16gb Dual Channel
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080TI
    Sound Card
    On motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 - NEC PA241W
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Hard Drives
    1 - WD_BLACK 1TB SN850X NVMe Internal Gaming SSD Solid State Drive - Gen4 PCIe, M.2 2280
    1 - WD_BLACK 2TB SN850X NVMe Internal Gaming SSD Solid State Drive - Gen4 PCIe, M.2 2280
    PSU
    850 Watt Corsair® RM850x 80+
    Case
    Corsair 7000D AirFlow
    Cooling
    Corsair iCUE H150i Elite CAPELLIX XT Liquid CPU Cooler
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    Spectrum - 300mbs
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro X64 - always current
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Maingear Element
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 9750H
    Motherboard
    Intel LAPQC71B
    Memory
    32gb - Kingston DDR4 1333 Mhz Dual channel
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max Q
    Sound Card
    On board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    2tb INTEL SSD PEKNW020T8
    PSU
    On board
    Case
    Laptop
    Cooling
    Fans
    Mouse
    TeckNet
    Keyboard
    On Board
    Internet Speed
    Spectrum 300mbps
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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