From fd3b7394a86dc28ce7608bf56d50b9819761377d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nicole Rappe Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2025 14:13:15 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add Workflows/Windows/Delete Windows Recovery Partition.md --- .../Delete Windows Recovery Partition.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Workflows/Windows/Delete Windows Recovery Partition.md diff --git a/Workflows/Windows/Delete Windows Recovery Partition.md b/Workflows/Windows/Delete Windows Recovery Partition.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7a5c2d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/Workflows/Windows/Delete Windows Recovery Partition.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +**Purpose**: +Sometimes you are running a virtual machine and are running out of space, and want to expand the operating system disk. However, there is a recovery partition to-the-right of the operating system partition. When this happens, you have to delete that partition in order to expand the storage space for the operating system. + +Open a powershell window and run the following commands: +``` powershell +diskpart # (1) +list disk # (2) +select disk 0 # (3) +select partition 4 # (4) +delete partition override # (5) +``` + +1. This opens the disk management +2. This displays all disks attached to the device. +3. Ensure this disk number corresponds to the operating system disk. Open the Disk Management GUI if you are not 100% certain. +4. This partition number is for the partition of type "Recovery" +5. This instructs the computer to delete the partition and ignore the fact that it was a recovery partition. \ No newline at end of file