Argh. Windows Recovery partition woes

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dalchina said:

Have you yet run the command I pointed to, using the appropriate partition number?

Example only: (change the partition number)
reagentc /setreimage /path \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition1\Recovery\WindowsRE
reagentc /enable
NOTE: there is a space between /path and \\

yes.

Code:

reagentc /setreimage /path \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition4\Recovery\WindowsRE

results in
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not clear on the exact functionality of the command, but based on the "cannot be stored in specified volume" makes it sound like its trying to write to said volume (which is hidden/system/restore partition) so i dont imagine it'd be able to.

The information is already there so it shouldnt need to, just needs to update the path some...where? Or is that all its supposed to do? regardless still butting heads against something >.<

but this is past me now. im wholly reliant on people that do this for a living more or less :P

1) The recovery partition displayed RAW.

Code:

DISKPART> sel par 4


Partition 4 is now the selected partition.


DISKPART> det par


Partition 4
Type    : de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
Hidden  : No
Required: Yes
Attrib  : 0X8000000000000001
Offset in Bytes: 999662026752


  Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
* Volume 16                     RAW    Partition    516 MB  Healthy    Hidden

2) Open administrative command prompt and type or copy and paste:
a) diskpart
b) sel dis 0
c) lis par
d) sel par 4
e) det par
f) assign letter=W
g) lis par
h) sel par 4
i) det par
j) exit


3) When these have completed > right click on the top bar or title bar of the administrative command prompt box > left click on edit then select all > right click on the top bar again > left click on edit then copy > paste into the thread

4) Run HD Tune (free version) (windows drive)
HD Tune website
Post images into the thread for results on these tabs:
a) Health
b) Benchmark
c) Full error scan


5) Run Sea Tools for Windows
long generic test
Post an image of the test result into the thread
SeaTools for Windows |
Seagate
How to use SeaTools for Windows | Seagate Support US

6) Download and install TestDisk

7) Save shortcut to desktop.

8) Right click run as administrator.

9) Use arrows > no log > don't record anything > click enter

10) highlight the Windows disk drive > click proceed

11) select the applicable partition table type > click enter

12) highlight advanced > click enter

13) highlight the recovery partition > use the snipping tool to post an image into the thread

hmm. I have a bit of a speculation.

I run macrium backups automatically. As mentioned in the OP i deleted my recovery partition way back as it appeared prior to my system partition and I wanted it at the end. I knew windows would re create it. (ironically enough, microsoft declared after the fact that new installs would start putting it at the end sigh)

Anyhow, as mentioned - it was put back. The problem is potentially related to the fact that macrium continued only backing up 3 partitions.

when i noticed this was the case, I edited the backup.xml to include the 4th partition however I surmise that some kind of breakdown happened between that whole operation.

Either way, will run your tests momentarily and report back.

Very appreciative of the help.

For post #9:
Using Mini Tool Partition Wizard

Right click on the 4th row displaying GPT (Recovery Partition) > select explore > post an image into the thread

Kyhi said:

please verify if winre.wim is located in Windows/System32/Recovery
first you must change the attributes

Code:

attrib -s -h "C:\windows\system32\recovery"
attrib -s -h "C:\windows\system32\recovery\winre.wim"

Kyhi said:

please verify if winre.wim is located in Windows/System32/Recovery
first you must change the attributes

Code:

attrib -s -h "C:\windows\system32\recovery"
attrib -s -h "C:\windows\system32\recovery\winre.wim"

it is not. but nor is it on any of my pcs with working recovery partitions. I believe that directory only harbors ReAgent.xml and ReAgent_Merged.xml1

or is at least the case on my 3 pcs. (this is with show hidden system files enabled)

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oooh boy. i love the enthusiasm gentlemen :) but im only so fast! have mercy, i have toddlers on quarantine :P

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The odd part is, minitool sees it as populated AND NTFS. only windows itself doesnt seem to. I did answer my other question regarding a "volume 16" not being present. Diskpart wont show it. I checked my other pc and volume 6 is the recovery volume yet diskpart doesnt show it there either. tidbit filed for the future god forbid.