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From: Maurice on 21 Jul 2010 15:29 Hello: I've noticed that in my Laptop Toshiba, there is a hidden partition (visible only in disk Management or EASUS Partitio tool), named TOSHIBA SYSTEM VOLUME (*:). it's size is 1.46GB and it contains: sources: folder containing boot.wim System Volume Information: folder containing tracking.log boot.sdi : file (on root) winrepartition.ini: file (on root) can I delete this partition, and what it serves for? because I already split my harddisk into C,D and E, so the max of 4 primary partitions (with the TOSHIBA one) is reached. The problem is that I can't run Norton GHOST, because there is no free slot available for Ghost. any idea? thank you Maurice
From: Bert Hyman on 21 Jul 2010 15:50 In news:er93esQKLHA.4312(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl "Maurice" <morisaab(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Hello: > I've noticed that in my Laptop Toshiba, there is a hidden partition > (visible only in disk Management or EASUS Partitio tool), named > TOSHIBA SYSTEM VOLUME (*:). it's size is 1.46GB and it contains: > > sources: folder containing boot.wim > System Volume Information: folder containing tracking.log > boot.sdi : file (on root) > winrepartition.ini: file (on root) > > can I delete this partition, and what it serves for? because I already > split my harddisk into C,D and E, so the max of 4 primary partitions > (with the TOSHIBA one) is reached. The problem is that I can't run > Norton GHOST, because there is no free slot available for Ghost. > > any idea? That's your system recovery partition. If your running OS gets truly trashed, you can restore your system to factory state from it. Of course, you lose any software you've installed since you bought it, as well as all your updates and personalizations. I'm surprised there's no information about it in any of the literature or help files you received with your system. On my old IBM R51 Thinkpad, there's a dedicated button on the deck that I can push during boot time to access this partition. -- Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert(a)iphouse.com
From: Terry R. on 21 Jul 2010 15:51 On 7/21/2010 12:29 PM On a whim, Maurice pounded out on the keyboard > Hello: > I've noticed that in my Laptop Toshiba, there is a hidden partition (visible > only in disk Management or EASUS Partitio tool), named TOSHIBA SYSTEM VOLUME > (*:). it's size is 1.46GB and it contains: > > sources: folder containing boot.wim > System Volume Information: folder containing tracking.log > boot.sdi : file (on root) > winrepartition.ini: file (on root) > > can I delete this partition, and what it serves for? because I already split > my harddisk into C,D and E, so the max of 4 primary partitions (with the > TOSHIBA one) is reached. The problem is that I can't run Norton GHOST, > because there is no free slot available for Ghost. > > any idea? > thank you > > Maurice > > > > Hi Maurice, If you don't care about using the Recovery Partition offered by Toshiba, go ahead and delete. Those partitions usually restore the OS to the original condition, which usually wipe the existing OS partition of everything, including your data. Terry R. -- Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.
From: SC Tom on 21 Jul 2010 16:55 "Bert Hyman" <bert(a)iphouse.com> wrote in message news:Xns9DBC96E80AA98VeebleFetzer(a)216.250.188.140... > In news:er93esQKLHA.4312(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl "Maurice" > <morisaab(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello: >> I've noticed that in my Laptop Toshiba, there is a hidden partition >> (visible only in disk Management or EASUS Partitio tool), named >> TOSHIBA SYSTEM VOLUME (*:). it's size is 1.46GB and it contains: >> >> sources: folder containing boot.wim >> System Volume Information: folder containing tracking.log >> boot.sdi : file (on root) >> winrepartition.ini: file (on root) >> >> can I delete this partition, and what it serves for? because I already >> split my harddisk into C,D and E, so the max of 4 primary partitions >> (with the TOSHIBA one) is reached. The problem is that I can't run >> Norton GHOST, because there is no free slot available for Ghost. >> >> any idea? > > That's your system recovery partition. If your running OS gets truly > trashed, you can restore your system to factory state from it. > > Of course, you lose any software you've installed since you bought it, > as well as all your updates and personalizations. > > I'm surprised there's no information about it in any of the literature > or help files you received with your system. There probably is mention of it, but since hardly anyone RTFM, how would they know? :-) -- SC Tom > > On my old IBM R51 Thinkpad, there's a dedicated button on the deck that > I can push during boot time to access this partition. > > -- > Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert(a)iphouse.com
From: Maurice on 22 Jul 2010 06:58
"Maurice" <morisaab(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:er93esQKLHA.4312(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Hello: > I've noticed that in my Laptop Toshiba, there is a hidden partition > (visible only in disk Management or EASUS Partitio tool), named TOSHIBA > SYSTEM VOLUME (*:). it's size is 1.46GB and it contains: > > sources: folder containing boot.wim > System Volume Information: folder containing tracking.log > boot.sdi : file (on root) > winrepartition.ini: file (on root) > > can I delete this partition, and what it serves for? because I already > split my harddisk into C,D and E, so the max of 4 primary partitions (with > the TOSHIBA one) is reached. The problem is that I can't run Norton GHOST, > because there is no free slot available for Ghost. > > any idea? > thank you > > Maurice > > > > Thanks all! In fact, I'll use Norton ghost to create backups. |