6 Tips to Fix Recovery Drive Full in Windows 10/8/7 (UTF-8)

How to Fix Recovery Drive is Full Error on Windows 10/8/7 (6 Ways)

"You don't have enough disk space. Your Recovery Drive D is almost full. Click here to see if you can free up space on the drive. " If you encounter the error, Recovery drive is full, try the following solutions:

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Low Space Alert - 'Drive D' is almost full error

If you are a Dell or HP user, you may have had a similar experience.

"I have a 16 GB Recovery Partition on my HP laptop that is full due to the pre-installed folder taking up all the space. I can't open this folder, and I only get a notification that I'm running out of recovery disk space and files continue to copy into the pre-installed folder. This even slows down my computer. So, I wonder if there's an easy way to free up recovery disk in Windows 10 and fix the 'recovery disk space is full' error?"

So, how to fix the Windows 10 recovery drive full issue? Below, you will find 6 effective methods to free up recovery drive space and solve the problem of Windows 10 recovery drive full.

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Tip 1: Extend the Recovery Partition to Fix the Recovery Drive Full Error

When your recovery partition is full, or you receive a low disk space warning, the easiest way to solve such problems is to extend the partition. Most free partition tools allow you to merge unallocated space or free space into the recovery drive. If there's no unallocated space, or the space is not contiguous, you'll need to use a tool like AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional.

This partition magic tool can easily combine unallocated or free space to the recovery drive regardless of where the space is. In addition, it has many highlights:

• Resize partitions to make them larger or smaller as needed.
• Merge partitions without data loss.
• Clone/resize partition to unallocated space.
• Migrate OS to SSD to speed up Windows performance.

Steps to extend the recovery partition:

Step 1: In the Partition Management, hover the mouse over the disk with insufficient space and then click "Resize in One Click".

When there's not enough space and the partition shows as Read-only, the Partition Master tool will prompt a warning of insufficient disk space and offer an “Adjust with One Click” option.

Click OK to automatically extend the partition.

The partitioning master will intelligently resize the partition to solve the problem, and you just need to click “OK” to proceed.

If Smart Resize does not suit your needs, click Manual Resize to manually expand the partition. Then click OK to continue.

Step 3: Perform the operation to extend low disk space partition.

Click the 'Run Task' button in the top right and save all changes by clicking 'Apply'.

Tip 2: Free up space on the Recovery Drive to fix Windows 10

If you encounter the error of insufficient space on your Recovery Drive D, E, or F, you can free up space to resolve the issue. I recommend that you clean up large files. You can use a free tool like CleanGenius to quickly remove large files. Feel free to download this software and immediately free up space on your recovery disk:

Step 1: Free download and install Partition Master, and then run it on your Windows computer.

On the assembly, hover over “PC Cleaner” and click the download icon to install and run the CleanGenius tool.

Step 2: On CleanGenius, tap on “Cleanup” on the main screen and then tap on “Scan” to start scanning.

Step 3: After the scan, select the unnecessary large files and click "Clean" to delete the large files.

4. When CleanGenius has finished cleaning the selected files, click on 'Finish' to exit the program.

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Tip 3: Disable System Protection to Fix the Recovery Drive Full Issue

To prevent “out of disk space” errors, make sure you turn off System Protection for the Recovery Drive in Windows 10/8.1/8/7 and delete any non-system recovery files from the drive.

In Windows 10/8.1/8/7:

Step 1. Right-click on "This PC" or "My Computer," select "Properties," and then click "System Protection."

Step 2. Click the Configure button under the System Protection tab.

Step 3: Check if the recovery partition is enabled or disabled.

If it says “On,” select the drive, and then click the Configure button. In the pop-up, check the box for Turn off system protection.

Tip #4: Show Hidden System Files

Some users reported that they got a "hard drive full but it is not" issue and there was no hope for recovering Drive D. Hidden files might be the cause. You can try to show hidden files and folders to see if any hidden items are taking up space on your Recovery Drive.

Step 1. Open the Control Panel in Windows and navigate to File Explorer Options in Windows 10, 8.1, and 8.

Step 2: In the File Explorer Options window, click on Change folder and search options.

Step 3: In the Folder Options window, select Show hidden files, folders, and drives, and then uncheck the Hide protected operating system files (recommended) checkbox.

Tip 5: Run Disk Cleanup to Fix the Recovery Drive Full Issue

A Recovery Drive is a separate partition on your PC that contains all the files needed to completely restore your system if it becomes unstable for any reason. You can clean up unnecessary files to resolve the low disk space error.

Step 1: In the taskbar search box, type Disk Cleanup, and then select Disk Cleanup from the list of results.

< strong > Step 2. Select the disk you want to clean up and click “OK”.

Step 3: Check the boxes next to the file types you want to delete.

Step 4: Click “OK,” and wait for the process to finish.

Tip 6: How to Delete Recovery Drive D in Windows 10/8/7

As mentioned above, the recovery partition can be used to restore the system when there is something wrong with it. But if you have backed up your system in advance, this method would be the best choice. You can delete the < ahref="/partition-master/delete-efi-system-partition.html">OEM partition manually or with a partition tool. Here are the steps:

Step 1: Run Partition Master and click “Partition Management”.

Before you delete any partitions on a disk, make sure you have backed up important data.

Step 2: Choose to delete a particular partition on the hard drive or delete all partitions.

• Delete a single partition: Right-click the partition you want to delete, then select "Delete."
• Delete all partitions: Right-click the hard drive from which you want to delete all partitions, then select "Delete All."

Step 3: Click OK to confirm the removal.

4. Click "Run xx Task", then click "Apply" to save the changes.

0:00 - 0:26 Remove a single volume; 0:27 - 0:53 Remove all partitions.

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What is a Recovery Drive/Partition in Windows 10/8/7 (With Tips)

Have you ever noticed a Recovery Partition on your computer's system disk? This partition is designed to help restore the computer to its factory settings in case the operating system fails. Usually, it doesn't have a drive letter and only offers a “Help” option in Disk Management. Generally, there are two types of recovery partitions.

The most common is a partition on an GPT disk in a Windows system, used to hold the Windows Recovery Environment. This partition takes up only a few hundred MB of disk space, because it contains a minimal version of the operating system.

The other type is created by computer manufacturers (like HP, Dell, Lenovo). This recovery partition takes up more space than the Windows Recovery Environment and is usually labeled as an OEM partition. You can use this to restore your computer to its factory default settings, including the operating system, drivers, and some pre-installed apps.

Conclusion

There are six solutions for different situations when you find the recovery drive is full in Windows 10, 8.1, 8, or 7. Partition Magic plays an essential role in the process. It also helps to copy HP recovery partition to new drive when needed.

"Frequently Asked Questions about 'Drive Recovery is Full'"

If you store files on a recovery drive, or if backup or restore programs store files on the recovery drive, it can fill up quickly and cause an error that there is not enough space on the recovery drive. You can use any of the six solutions above to fix these issues. Keep reading if you still have questions.

How do I free up space on my Recovery Drive?

You can free up space on the recovery drive in one of two ways:

• Use CleanGenius
• Try disk cleanup

Why is my recovery drive full?

As you might know, the Recovery Drive actually refers to a partition on the main hard disk, not an actual physical drive. If you store files on this recovery drive or backup and recovery tools write some files to it, the drive will get full.

What happens if I delete the recovery drive?

As for the question "Can I delete the recovery partition?", the answer is yes. You can delete the recovery partition without affecting the operating system in use. For regular users, it's recommended to keep the recovery partition on your hard drive since it doesn't occupy much space.

How often should I create a recovery drive?

Since Windows updates regularly for security and performance, it's recommended that you create a new recovery drive once a year. Personal files and any apps that didn't come with your computer won't be backed up. You'll need a USB drive with at least 16 GB of space.