Do I defrag both and if so, how do I get the REcovery one from 13% to 15% free space. What kind of things would I delete?
2006-11-29 00:14:42 · 7 answers · asked by chr1 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
It sounds like simple "partitions" you have on your hard drive.
Defrag only rejoins parts of files that have been written in segments in various places on your hard drive. It does nothing more than rebuild the files and reorganize your hard drive into an intergral set of data.
Bottom line: Defrag the HP Pavillion portion to make your hard drive more efficient overall.
Defrag the HP Recovery portion also. It will not hurt a thing.
Hope this helps.
2006-11-29 00:33:03 · answer #1 · answered by Dick 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'am assuming those two names refer to different hard drive partitions (I have owned a Pavilion at one stage). If that is the case, you should emphasise the defragmentation on the 'HP Pavilion' partition. This should be the partition where you have Windows installed aswell as all your saved files and installed programs. The 'HP Recovery' partition is a partition of the hard disk the manufacturer has set aside for recovery data should your computer suffer a critical failure and needs settings reverted back to the original manufacturer's state. Therefore it is not necessarily that important to defragment this partition as it is not generally usable for file storage.
2006-11-29 00:24:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
HP Pavilion is the name of the harddisk you most likely save all your data to. HP Recovery is a small section that only houses recovery data (such as tools for just in case something happens to Windows). You'll want to defrag the Pavilion partition.
2006-11-29 00:24:34 · answer #3 · answered by Eschaton 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Be wary. I have no real idea regarding HP computers but from the sound of it I would not delete anything from the recovery one.
Do you really need to defrag it? Just work with the HP Pavilion one unless anybody has one of these and you trust their advice.
2006-11-29 00:23:41 · answer #4 · answered by D.F 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Just defrag the C:\ drive. Your computer has the D:\ drive for restore & recovery only. Don't edit anything on the D:\ drive and it will seldom need defrag.
That is a partitioned Ultra-Atra drive and don't worry about free space on D:\. If you have added any files to D:\, cut & paste them back onto C:\. Leave all other files on D:\ intact.
2006-11-29 00:31:56 · answer #5 · answered by Eddie M. 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
on the recovery partition you are not allowed access so just pretend its not there. HP put it there so you can put your computer back to its original state should you do something to your OS that required it to be reinstalled. ever notice when you turn your computer on it says to hit F11 to start recovery? that is giving you the option to boot from the D drive which would reinstall windows for you.
-Doc-
2006-11-29 00:59:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-07 23:02:28 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋