Windows 10: Is it possible to migrate System Reserved partition to another drive?

Discus and support Is it possible to migrate System Reserved partition to another drive? in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; So my issue is that Windows 10 won't boot unless I have a secondary drive connected to my PC, which has the System Reserved partition for some reason.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/LodeyTTV, Feb 8, 2021.

  1. /U/LODEYTTV
    /u/LodeyTTV Win User

    Is it possible to migrate System Reserved partition to another drive?


    So my issue is that Windows 10 won't boot unless I have a secondary drive connected to my PC, which has the System Reserved partition for some reason. Windows is on my C drive, the G drive has this partition that's needed. Apparently this happens if you install Windows 10 and have a secondary drive installed or something.

    So, some people have said to shrink the C drive, then clone the System Reserved from the G drive and put it into the new partition and set it active, or something like that.

    I'd like to hear more thoughts on this before I go for it, this is a complicated problem, but something I should take care of soon because this secondary drive is very old and probably on its way out. I'd like to get rid of it and have all I need on the C drive.

    Thanks so much for helping!

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    /u/LodeyTTV, Feb 8, 2021
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  2. POOLMON
    poolmon Win User

    Recovery Partition vs System Reserved Partition

    Thanks for all the info guys.

    Both original & target SSD's are listed as MBR as opposed to UEFI. I may have created a partition unknowingly in getting the original/new unformatted drive recognized, but I don't recall taking any steps that Windows did not step me through.

    Not that an upgrade to WIN 10 Pro is contemplated, but I suspect that having no System Reserved partition will not allow that to happen, after seeing how the original WIN 10 upgrade created a problem for some WIN 7 users that had a smaller 100mb vs 500mb System Reserved partition.
     
    poolmon, Feb 8, 2021
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  3. ALAN B
    Alan B Win User
    "Windows 10 couldn't be installed - we could update the system reserved partition"

    I think you mean "could not update", not "could".

    Suggestions:

    • Disconnect any other hard drives.
    • Run chkdsk /f on the System Reserved partition. You'll have to do this from the CMD prompt in Repair Mode.
    • Initially there were reports of some System Reserved partitions being too small for the upgrade. Search for details if the first two suggestions fail.
     
    Alan B, Feb 8, 2021
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  4. ANTHONY GAL
    Anthony Gal Win User

    Is it possible to migrate System Reserved partition to another drive?

    Anthony Gal, Feb 8, 2021
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Is it possible to migrate System Reserved partition to another drive?

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