six-h
Distinguished Member
Hi guys, Happy New year to you all!
My old Vista system is still creaking along ... just about but I'm running out of space on my Data partition (F).
I would like to re-allocate some space from my so called recovery partition "D:", to the "F:" partition, particularly since all the folders in the "Recovery" partition except one are empty.
They seem to be created monthly (though some months are missed) and date from 15/09/2010, which in its self is odd, since the OS was installed in July 2008 when the PC was built.
It would be nice to know what triggered the creation of these empty folders, but more importantly, can I pinch some of this free space for my data... and instructions how to do it?
Can anyone advise me?
This is how my 500 GB disc is currently partitioned and what free space exists:-
C: Operating system ... currently 44 GB free of 118 GB
D: Recovery ... Currently 114 GB free of 117 GB.
No idea what writes to this partition, but apparently I don't have permission to view the Files.
There are 39 folders with similar labels, one such is this:- fefd7aa11e856730cc12b439d25ee9.
All the folders except one are empty (0 bytes), the odd one out contains the file "MRT.exe" which I believe is something to do with the "Malicious Software Removal Tool".
E: Apps ... Currently 112 GB free of 114 GB
F: Data ... Currently 10.1 GB free of 116 GB this partition's bar graph has now turned red due to the limited capacity.
My old Vista system is still creaking along ... just about but I'm running out of space on my Data partition (F).
I would like to re-allocate some space from my so called recovery partition "D:", to the "F:" partition, particularly since all the folders in the "Recovery" partition except one are empty.
They seem to be created monthly (though some months are missed) and date from 15/09/2010, which in its self is odd, since the OS was installed in July 2008 when the PC was built.
It would be nice to know what triggered the creation of these empty folders, but more importantly, can I pinch some of this free space for my data... and instructions how to do it?
Can anyone advise me?
This is how my 500 GB disc is currently partitioned and what free space exists:-
C: Operating system ... currently 44 GB free of 118 GB
D: Recovery ... Currently 114 GB free of 117 GB.
No idea what writes to this partition, but apparently I don't have permission to view the Files.
There are 39 folders with similar labels, one such is this:- fefd7aa11e856730cc12b439d25ee9.
All the folders except one are empty (0 bytes), the odd one out contains the file "MRT.exe" which I believe is something to do with the "Malicious Software Removal Tool".
E: Apps ... Currently 112 GB free of 114 GB
F: Data ... Currently 10.1 GB free of 116 GB this partition's bar graph has now turned red due to the limited capacity.
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