Windows 10: How to delete "WindowsImageBackup" folder safely from external hard drive partition?

How do i delete a system image of windows 10 from a external hard drive partition? I have looked everywhere for a way but they all involve shady third party applications with the possibility of leaving shadow copy data. I want to do this the official and least harmful way for my computer. Can anyone help?

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External Hard Drive

Hi John,

We suggest that you try the troubleshooting steps below:

• Open your External Hard Drive file in File Explorer.
• Type the name of the file you want to search on the search box and click Enter.

The file will show up in Search Results and you will be able to move it to the correct folder.

Let us know if you need further help.

 

Failed to create a System Image Backup in windows 10 ( Error Code: 0x807800A1 & 0X800423F3 )

Hi,

To address your concern, we suggest you try the follow these methods:

Method 1: Run the System File Checker tool.

• It is a utility in Windows that allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted files.
  To run the tool, please click on this
  link.

Method 2: Delete the WindowsImageBackup folder.

• Locate the hidden folder: C:\System Volume Information\
• Locate and delete WindowsImageBackup (If you want to save your previous backups, you can also move them from WindowsImageBackup to a different folder)

Method 3: Format the external hard drive.

• If you are trying to create system backup on an external hard drive, you might have to format it beforehand. Before formatting your external hard drive make sure to move any files from it to a safe location.

Method 4: Delete EFI System Partition and Recovery Partition.

• When you upgrade to Windows 10 or install it on a new hard drive, certain partitions from previous versions of Windows might still be present on your computer causing System Backup to fail. In order to fix this, it’s advised that you remove EFI System Partition
  and Recovery Partition. To do that, follow these steps:
  

• Press Windows Key + X and select Disk Management from the menu.
• When Disk Management opens, locate the hard drive on which you wish to store your system backup.
• You should see EFI System Partition and Recovery Partition for that hard drive in Disk Manager. Delete them both.

Let us know how it goes.

 

remove external hard drive partitions

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft community.

If you are logged in as an administrator, you can repartition your hard disk by using the Shrink feature in Disk Management. You can shrink an existing partition or volume to create unallocated disk space, from which you can create a new partition
or volume.

You may follow the step below and check if it helps:

• 
  Connect the external hard drive.
  
• 
  Press Windows Key and click on Disk Management.
  
• 
  Right-click the volume you want to shrink, and then click
  Shrink Volume.
  
• 
  Follow the instructions
  

You may also refer to the steps below and check if it helps:



Open cmd with admin rights

1. Run Diskpart application by typing Diskpart

2. In the “Diskpart” prompt, enter rescan command and press Enter key to re-scan all partitions, volumes and drives available.

3. Then type in list disk and press Enter key to show all hard disk drive available.

4. Select the disk that contains the partition you want to remove. Normally, with just 1 hard disk, it will be disk 0. So the command will be:

select disk 0

5. Finish by Enter key.

6. Type list partition and press Enter key to show all available and created partition in the disk selected.

7. Select the partition that wanted to be deleted by using the following command, followed by Enter key:

select partition x

where x is the number recovery partition to be removed and unlocked its space. Be careful with the number of this partition, as wrong number may get data wipes off.

Finally, type in delete partition override and press Enter key.



Disclaimer: Be sure to back up any data you want to keep before you begin.



Hope this helps to resolve your issue. If the problem persist please revert back to us we are glad to help you.