Windows 10: DISKPART tried to create a Partition, has not worked

Hi Guys

My nephew has tried to create a partition. It clearly hasn't worked. There is a 'D' Disk which is there, but not showing any files on it. I can't upload screenshots at the moment. Any experts out there, that can tell me what he's done?

Disk### Status Size Free

Disk 0 - Online - 931GB - 931GB
Disk 1 - Online - 54GB - 24GB


Volume ### - Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status

Volume 0 - D - - - DVD-ROM - 0 B - No Media
Volume 1 - C - ESO-USB - FAT32 - Recoverable - 32B - Healthy

Thanks in advance guys. Any help appreciated.

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How to delete the partition after creating a recovery drive on Windows 10?

Hi,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community and being a part of Windows 10.

I understand your concern about deleting the recovery partition after creating a recovery drive. We will help you with this issue.

I suggest you to try the below troubleshooting steps to delete the recovery partition from Command Prompt and check if it helps.

I suggest you to log-in as an administrator with Microsoft account, try the below and check if it helps.

• Press Windows + X keys from the keyboard, click on
  Command Prompt (Admin)
• Type: diskpart
• At the DISKPART prompt, type: list disk (Make note of the disk number of the disk from which you want to delete the partition.)
• At the DISKPART prompt, type: select diskn (Select the disk
  n from which you want to delete the partition.)
• At the DISKPART prompt, type: list partition (Make note of the number of the partition that you want to delete.)
• At the DISKPART prompt, type: select partition (Select the partition
  n that you want to delete.)
• At the DISKPART prompt, type: delete partition

Caution

• 
  Deleting a partition on a dynamic disk can delete all dynamic volumes on the disk, thus leaving the disk in a corrupt state. To delete a dynamic volume, use the
  delete volume command instead. For instructions on how to delete a dynamic volume, see Related Topics.
  
• 
  When you delete a partition, all data on that deleted partition or logical drive is lost.
  
• 
  You cannot recover deleted partitions or logical drives.
  

Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of this issue, we will be happy to assist you further.

 

Windows 10 Upgrade Added a Partition

Hello,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

The issue might arise if the space provided for the recovery partition has been occupied and a new partition has been created to place the leftover recovery files. In Windows 10, some additional space is allocated for the recovery files if the designated
partition is filled to the brim.

In this case, I would suggest you to unhide the partition and check what type of files are consisted by the partition. In order to unhide partition:

• Start Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc) on your computer and take a closer look at your hard disk. Note the disk number and the partitions.
• Start DiskPart and select your disk: DISKPART> select disk 0
• List all partitions: DISKPART> list partition
• Now, select the hidden partition (see step 1) DISKPART> select partition 1
• Type DISKPART> detail partition and verify that it is hidden. Remember the Type value, this will be handy if something goes wrong.
• Set the type of the hidden partition to 07. Type
  DISKPART> set id = 07 override
• If everything goes ok, you will receive the following message “Diskpart successfully set the partition ID.“
• All done. Type Exit
  to close DiskPart.
• Check the Disk Management to see witch drive letter has been assigned to the recovery partition.

Hope this information is helpful. Do let us know if you need any further assistance, we will be glad to assist you.