Windows 10: I got two recovery-partitions

OK. So we have two choices. First choice is just to install and use MiniTool Partition Wizard Free. That would be the easy choice:
Best Free Partition Manager for Windows | MiniTool Partition Free

In MiniTool, just right click on the third partition (the recovery partition next to C: drive), select delete and apply. Then right click on the C: drive partition, select resize, and move the right border of the partition to fill the empty space and apply.

The second choice - I am setting up a drive right now to look like yours so I can figure out how and show you how to do it in diskpart. I think I know, I just want to verify.

 

try

diskpart
select disk 0
select part 3
delete partition override

 

OK, I just used Aomei Part.Ass.Unlim. and did as you told me.
This went fast, choosed the part. next to OS ,extended C and this useless rec. part. is gone now......
Will test , if the OS starts ok , after some time off, you have seen my troubles with this in the past.
If all goes well, let you know !

 

Excellent! After you reboot your computer, the commands to enable the remaining recovery partition should be [in a Command Prompt (Admin)]:

reagentc /setreimage /path \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition3\Recovery\WindowsRE
reagentc /enable

then you can check to see if it is enabled with:

reagentc /info

 

Very good, just restarted "the beast" and no blue screens etc. , very fast 7 seconds.
Then gave your cmd s ,this gave us next result ;..........if you see something strange, let me know.
But to me, it seems al right !

 

Everything looks great! And @lx07 was correct...in diskpart it should have been
delete partition override

But now you have the standards Windows 10 disk layout with no extra recovery partitions!

 

yes !!! I own you one, this means ; we can make several times an upgrade ,without all these useless recovery-partitions.
And; restore to a normal,standard partition lay-out !!
Again, my deep respect for your knowledge and I can only say; thank you all for your great help !! *Biggrin*Wink

( next time,I will only use the partition-CD/ delete the recovery-part. next to OS-part. / extend OS-part. with the just deleted rc.-part./ reboot/ cmd; reagentc /setreimage /path L: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition3\Recovery\WindowsRE
reagentc /enable / done !!)

 

Sorry for reviving an old thread, but my question is similar.

Following AU, besides the original 450 MB Recovery Partition (#1) I got a second Recovery Partition (#5), which with CU grew to 1761 MB.






This new Partition (#5) according to “reagentc /info” is the “valid” Win RE partition.

Without doing a clean install and taking into account that before any partition playing, a Macrium Reflect Full image will be taken, just in case, I want to ask:

1. Is it advisable to delete the old (#1) partition?
2. And if yes, how to rearrange partitions adding the 450 MB of the deleted Recovery Partition (#1) to my Primary partition and
3. which will be the easiest and of course feasible order:

Code: Partition ### Type Size ------------- ---------------- ------- Partition 1 Recovery 1761 MB Partition 2 System 100 MB Partition 3 Reserved 16 MB Partition 4 Primary 463 GB + 450 MB[/quote] OR

Code: Partition ### Type Size ------------- ---------------- ------- Partition 1 System 100 MB Partition 2 Reserved 16 MB Partition 3 Primary 463 GB + 450 MB Partition 4 Recovery 1761 MB[/quote]
Finally, following rearrangement can someone confirm that in order to register the ‘new’ RE, I should run the following command (depending on the new order):
Code: Reagentc /setreimage /path \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition1\Recovery\WindowsRE OR Reagentc /setreimage /path \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition4\Recovery\WindowsRE[/quote] Thanks.

 

Your second option is best (after the "OR") - it is what MS suggest.





UEFI/GPT-based hard drive partitions | Microsoft Docs

If you do that then if recovery grows it will chip a bit off the end of C volume rather than make another partition.

I'd suggest you delete your current partition 1, move ESP (System in your picture), MSR (Reserved) and C (Primary) to the left and leave recovery at the right. You can use this to do it MiniTool Partition Wizard Free

Then you re-register recovery in partition number 4 (again the option after the "OR" in your post above).

Normally though you would mount the recovery partition (using diskpart) and then run the command like this rather than specifying the partition in a \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partitionX style Code: Reagentc /setreimage /path T:\Recovery\WindowsRE /target W:\Windows[/quote] See here REAgentC command-line options | Microsoft Docs

 

Thanks a lot!!!! To be honest the 2nd option was the one I favored too!!

But just for confirmation, can the EFI and MSR partitions be moved to the left end without any problem?
I will do the repartitioning using the AOMEI Partition Assistant from Kyhi’s WinPESE_x64, following your suggestion:
1. Delete Recovery Partition 1
2. Move System (EFI) Partition 2 to the left end
3. Move MSR Partition 3 next to EFI
4. Move Primary partition 4 next to MSR and finally
5. Move Recovery Partition 5 next to Primary, to leave it space for future growth from the next Win 10 updates.

Hope it works!

 

For step 4 above, I would not move the entire partition 4, i would just extend it to fill all the empty space, then no need for step 5 at all.

 

Right on!!! Excellent recommendation.
Thank you very much! *Smile

 

Looks fine to me.

1. Yes

2. Yes - it is definitely fine to move the EFI System partition. I have and it is not a problem. Windows doesn't care where it is - you could put it a completely different drive or a USB key if you wanted. MS recommend putting it partition 1 so I do.

3. The MSR partition is not formatted and contains nothing (normally). You can move it (or even delete it) but I always put it before C as MS say to do so. Note they say "before C" not "after ESP". Normally these will be the same if you do the standard layout.

4. Yes - move C volume (the primary partition Windows calls it) to the left next to the MSR.

5. You could leave recovery partition where it is and expand C (by 450MB). If Windows needs a bit more space in future for the recovery partition it will steal it from the C volume by shrinking it. If the recovery partition is last it can do this without adding a new partition to the end. That is why MS recommend having recovery last not first.

Interestingly whoever writes the Windows installers didn't read their own documentation - a clean install of Windows 10 still puts recovery first which is against their documented standards and a stupid idea (as you noticed).

 

Thanks again for your time, I appreciate it *Biggrin
I'll start my image now and report back with the results....and BTW I couldn't agree more with your last comment!!!!

 

Best of luck - it will be fine, and, if you have recovery partition last you'll never have to do it again (probably).

Make a backup of C before you move it. I never had a problem with partition wizard but...