Can/Should I free up these unused C: partitions?


  1. Posts : 355
    Win10 Ver. 1809 Build 17763.`
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    Can/Should I free up these unused C: partitions?


    This is the current layout of my Windows 10 boot drive:

    Can/Should I free up these unused C: partitions?-screenshot_01.jpg

    I understand that WIn10 has a required 1/2 gigabyte "Recovery Partition" that it likes to use when required to rebuild the boot partition etc. But somehow, over time, my boot drive has those other 3 partitions, including 776 MB of unallocated space. So my question is: why are those partitions there and can I free them up and make that space usable for something? And if so, what would be the best software to use to do this?

    I don't think it matters, but the drive is physically an NVMe Samsung 970 SSD.
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  2. Posts : 144
    Windows 7 Pro 64-bit / Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (dual boot)
       #2

    Your computer has a 250 GB solid state drive which has an actual capacity of 232.89 GB.
    If you add up all 5 numbers, they will equal that amount.
    I'm not familiar with NVMe M.2 solid state drives, so I'll pass to someone else here to advise you further.
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  3. Posts : 2,487
    Windows 10 Home, 64-bit
       #3

    You could add the 776 mb unallocated to C (or to any of the other partitions if you wanted to).

    Minitool Partition Wizard is the tool of choice. A free download.

    The others are taking up very little space.......I wouldn't bother with them even if I could.
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  4. Posts : 355
    Win10 Ver. 1809 Build 17763.`
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Great info, thanks. I guess it doesn't matter that the unallocated space is not adjacent to the space used by the C drive.

    - - - Updated - - -

    MiniTool did the trick - thanks.
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