What is in the 1GB Recovery Partition ?

XdxD
XdxD Member Posts: 1,581 Community Aficionado WiFi Icon
In Disk Management, I see a Recovery Partition of 1GB. But I have no option to restore (not reset) in Acer Care Centre. What is that "1GB Recovery partition" meant for? I already have created a recovery drive so don't tell me how to create one! My previous PC was a Sony Vaio which had its own Recovery with which I could go to factory installed Windows. It also installed the drivers and the softwares. I just want to know.
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  • Sharanji
    Sharanji ACE Posts: 4,327 Pathfinder
    Hi @XdxD

    Type Recovery in the search box. Click Acer Recovery Management and check if you get optiosn to restore your computer.

    The recovery partition is usually the OEM partition, if some how in future you get into a trouble you can use recovery partition to set your windows back to where it was when you bought it. Deleting the recovery partition may free up space, but it will make doing a factory reset an absolute pain. This partition contains all windows files, drivers and all the applications which were installed on the system when it was manufactured.

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  • sri369
    sri369 ACE Posts: 2,623 Pathfinder
    Windows uses that partition to store OEM information to patch windows post install. Do NOT delete it, without making any backup. Plus of the so many hundreds of GB available, this 1 GB blocked won't matter much.
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  • FredinBroome
    FredinBroome Member Posts: 23 Networker
    In the old days you received a hard copy of windows and a utility drivers and software CD with your laptop purchase. Nowadays its all on the recovery partition
  • XdxD
    XdxD Member Posts: 1,581 Community Aficionado WiFi Icon
    Sharanji said:
    Hi @XdxD

    Type Recovery in the search box. Click Acer Recovery Management and check if you get optiosn to restore your computer.

    The recovery partition is usually the OEM partition, if some how in future you get into a trouble you can use recovery partition to set your windows back to where it was when you bought it. Deleting the recovery partition may free up space, but it will make doing a factory reset an absolute pain. This partition contains all windows files, drivers and all the applications which were installed on the system when it was manufactured.

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    I only have the reset option but no restore option.
    Trying to do my best here - Your happy Predator owner =)!
  • XdxD
    XdxD Member Posts: 1,581 Community Aficionado WiFi Icon
    sri369 said:
    Windows uses that partition to store OEM information to patch windows post install. Do NOT delete it, without making any backup. Plus of the so many hundreds of GB available, this 1 GB blocked won't matter much.
    OK. But shouldn't it be able to restore back to factory default settings?

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  • XdxD
    XdxD Member Posts: 1,581 Community Aficionado WiFi Icon
    When I received this PC, it was running on 1703 build and I updated it to 1709 En-GB using an ISO and not Windows Update. Could that be a problem?
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  • sri369
    sri369 ACE Posts: 2,623 Pathfinder
    XdxD said:
    When I received this PC, it was running on 1703 build and I updated it to 1709 En-GB using an ISO and not Windows Update. Could that be a problem?
    Shouldn't matter.
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  • BrewerMB
    BrewerMB Member Posts: 1 New User
    Hi, Could someone tell me how to remove the backup partition to free up the space it uses, I have made an independent back up file. 
  • xapim
    xapim ACE Posts: 7,257 Pathfinder
    edited August 2019
    I dont have that partition weird at least its not 1gb my oem partition its only 500mb :p






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    HDD: WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB - 93.7%
    RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GB - 76.8%
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  • xapim
    xapim ACE Posts: 7,257 Pathfinder
    @BrewerMB easeus partition master just delete it and then merge/expand the space into an existing one


    https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/11532543

    UserBenchmarks: Game 43%, Desk 61%, Work 40%
    CPU: Intel Core i5-7300HQ - 63.5%
    GPU: Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile) - 41.9%
    SSD: WDC WDS200T2B0B-00YS70 2TB - 71.4%
    HDD: WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB - 93.7%
    RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GB - 76.8%
    MBD: Acer Predator G3-572

    I'm not an Acer employee. (just here to help in the best way i can)
    If my answer fixed you issue please accept it for any other users who search for it would find it quickly thanks :)
    If you want to learn more about undervolting/optimizing windows join the Predator fb group and youtube channel:

    Owner/Admin (HOTEL HERO/Red-Sand/Opoka Opoka)
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/PredatorHelios300
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNJwGUHxSJ8FKqAhnOqQuAw
    Acer support:
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  • congminh1709
    congminh1709 Member Posts: 6

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    Up.

    Just to confirm, if I updated to new Windows 11, is this partition usable to restore Windows 11?
  • xapim
    xapim ACE Posts: 7,257 Pathfinder
    edited October 2021
    @congminh1709 i dont recommend anyone to update to windows 11 because its still full of bugs everywhere (the usual microsoft as always releasing software full of bugs for us to report them so they dont have to waste time testing neither looking for them after all we are just guinea pigs for them :p ) even 10 still full of issues to fix and every update its making it even worse but good luck :) and as far as im aware after u upgrade it will auto rewrite over the acer stock recovery partition to the latest version so it would be stuck on windows 11 at least this was what was getting done on each win 10 upgrade to not allow anyone to downgrade to a earlier version from stock recovery everything would be overwritten to the latest version


    https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/11532543

    UserBenchmarks: Game 43%, Desk 61%, Work 40%
    CPU: Intel Core i5-7300HQ - 63.5%
    GPU: Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile) - 41.9%
    SSD: WDC WDS200T2B0B-00YS70 2TB - 71.4%
    HDD: WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB - 93.7%
    RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GB - 76.8%
    MBD: Acer Predator G3-572

    I'm not an Acer employee. (just here to help in the best way i can)
    If my answer fixed you issue please accept it for any other users who search for it would find it quickly thanks :)
    If you want to learn more about undervolting/optimizing windows join the Predator fb group and youtube channel:

    Owner/Admin (HOTEL HERO/Red-Sand/Opoka Opoka)
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/PredatorHelios300
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNJwGUHxSJ8FKqAhnOqQuAw
    Acer support:
    https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/service-contact
    http://www.acer.com/worldwide/support/