Cannot extend un-allocated space

NavyLCDR · 27 Sep 2015

Ninetailz said:

Ok thanks, then i won't be doing anything 50 mb isn't that important to get back :) leaving it as it is after the move

Well, I actually just did mine. My system reserved partition with the boot files was 500mb and it would not let me shrink it below about 400mb, so I unchecked that box and it let me shrink it down further to 350mb. Everything worked OK on my laptop.

Ninetailz · 28 Sep 2015

NavyLCDR said:

Well, I actually just did mine. My system reserved partition with the boot files was 500mb and it would not let me shrink it below about 400mb, so I unchecked that box and it let me shrink it down further to 350mb. Everything worked OK on my laptop.

Well i will keep the 407mb just in case something happens and who knows if it will work the same way it did for you.
Now that i remember, i deleted my reserved partition also recovery partition, will there be any problem for that?

Cliff S · 28 Sep 2015

If I may make a suggestion, when you receive software updates for all your 3rd party programs start saving the installers, and get ahold of any drivers from your OEM and save them to an external device, and think about a clean install and during install, destroy all partitions, then let Windows, set everything up as it needs. It should look like this then:

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***Note the unallocated is for my SSD for Garbage collection.***

Ninetailz · 28 Sep 2015

Cliff S said:

If I may make a suggestion, when you receive software updates for all your 3rd party programs start saving the installers, and get ahold of any drivers from your OEM and save them to an external device, and think about a clean install and during install, destroy all partitions, then let Windows, set everything up as it needs. It should look like this then:

***Note the unallocated is for my SSD for Garbage collection.***

Well i have yet to backup, i will backup first then do that

Cliff S · 28 Sep 2015

Ninetailz said:

Well i have yet to backup, i will backup first then do that

There is no rush to do it as long as everything is functioning well and you have a working system.
I waited a while then prepared everything, made a pot of coffee, then spent about 2 hours and was finished. To help speedup a re- or clean install to get the same desktop as before, let windows sync all your settings, that's one of my favorite features on 8 & 10, as it saves about an hours work:). Important with 10 is get your video driver before hand, so you can install it right away, to be able to see everything else better in the correct resolution for your screen.

NavyLCDR · 28 Sep 2015

Ninetailz said:

Well i will keep the 407mb just in case something happens and who knows if it will work the same way it did for you.
Now that i remember, i deleted my reserved partition also recovery partition, will there be any problem for that?

The only problem with deleting the recovery partition is that you cannot reset your system without having a Windows 10 install media - which you should have anyway because if your hard drive goes bad, so does the recovery partition on that hard drive

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So, incorporating what Cliff S said. There are two ways to maintain a good backup. 1 is to have a Windows 10 install USB or DVD available, and to have your data and programs backed up separately. The other is just to keep a complete system image backup and a rescue disk/USB that can restore the complete system image. (Such as Macrium Reflect Free). When you restore the system image, the Windows that was installed also gets restored with the image.

Personally, I have both. I have a Windows 10 install USB and a full system image on an external hard drive (second, internal hard drive would also work).