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@Pentagone, Final step and no problem anymore :
Deleted the (R:) Recovery partition. The F@%uck is done !
My hard drive is only 250 GO SSD, so I'll not be able to increase the Primary partion.
It was Aomei Partition Assistant (free version as I have an aversion to paying for software - yes I'm a mean git!).
Tbh - I didn't know that partition managers were unable to create partitions - I guess the clue's in the name! 🙄
I studied the posts that outlined how to create one - but I spotted somewhere that a rebuild would fix the problem and I decided to just let it happen whilst I got on with other things. If it had caused problems, I have a recent Macrium image from which to restore so no problem there.
Also, I have a feeling (and might be wrong) that some of the solutions posted might be wiped out by future updates - my choice uses Windows to fix a Windows problem even if it is a bit of a "sledgehammer to crack a nut"
As ever with Windows, one problem - several solutions.
MiniTool Partition Wizard can create a recovery partition, but not in the free version. The option was suppressed several years ago.
In other versions, create a normal NTFS partition > select it > right click > Change Partition Type ID > in the drop-down select Windows - Recovery Environment.
If it offers only 989 MB you have to:
1. disable Bitlocker
2. disable hiberfil.sys
first.
I hope that your MFT is at the right place and not at the end of partition 3
cmd (admin)
powercfg -h off
disables hiberfil
after the above command check the above action (rightclick (C:) again!
May be that you have to disable the pagefile.sys temporarily.
Takes only 1 minute!!!!!!
Last edited by Pentagon; 15 Jan 2024 at 04:03.