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Installing Software on "recovery partition" of hard drive?

Is it safe to install or store anything into the recovery partition? It has windows installed it it. I'm running out of space and there seems to be huge amounts of space in it.

Update:

I'm not going to delete or alter existing files on there, i meant could i cut and paste a folder from my main partition to that partition without any side effects.

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  • Lisa A
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    No. Don't touch anything on the recovery partition. If you delete anything there, or mess up any data on that partition, you won't be able to restore your computer.

  • 1 decade ago

    Normally the recovery partition is formatted as such that it can't be used in Windows, otherwise it would be succeptible to many errors or infections.

  • DrDave
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    The recovery partition is write protected. Leave it alone.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    Yeah its extremely basic to do. Hook up your exterior no longer user-friendly tension, and start up up the installation application. Then while it asks you what style of installation, or some thing comparable, % custom. Then pass to the drop-down menu someplace in the window, and discover your no longer user-friendly tension. it is going to likely be categorised with a tension letter, you could possibly parent it out on My pc. choose that, and it will do the rest, and clearly, dont unplug it on an identical time as its installation. it's going to corrupt your no longer user-friendly tension. OH and you're able to do the comparable with ANY application, video games or business corporation alike.

  • 1 decade ago

    yea

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