What is the purpose of an operating systems recovery partition?

A recovery partition is a partition on the disk that helps to restore the factory settings of the OS (operating system) if there is some kind of system failure. This partition has no drive letter, and you can use only Help in Disk Management.

What is the use of recovery partition in Windows 10?

Recovery partition is a small partition on your hard drive that can help you restore your Windows or troubleshoot system issues. There are two kinds of recovery partitions you may see in Windows 10/8/7.

Do I need the recovery partition?

Recovery partition is not necessary for booting Windows, nor is it required for Windows to run. But if it is indeed a Recovery partition that Windows created (somehow I doubt it), you might want to keep it for repair purpose. Deleting it wouldn’t cause problem from my experience. But you do need System Reserve.

Can you delete a recovery partition?

As to the question “can I delete recovery partition”, the answer is absolutely positive. You can delete a recovery partition without affecting the running OS. For average users, it is better to keep the recovery partition as it is in the hard drive, as such a partition won’t take up too much space.

Can I delete a recovery partition Windows 10?

If you want to remove the recovery partition from your PC and free up disk space, tap or click Delete the recovery partition. Then tap or click Delete. This will free up the disk space used to store your recovery image. When the removal is done, tap or click Finish.

Should I delete recovery partition Windows 10?

Which recovery partition should you delete? If you have upgraded to Windows 10 from previous Windows system, then the factory default recovery partition will not work normally. In that case, you should delete this recovery partition and reclaim disk space.

Is the recovery partition necessary?

The Recovery Partition is an essential part of the Windows installation; it may be used to restore the operating system if issues are encountered. Â The problem with that layout is that Windows cannot extend the Recovery Partition easily, e.g. when it lacks the space for the required data.