Solved Multiple Recovery Partitions

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From the beginning my system started to behave weird. It's creating multiple recovery partitions, which are visible in ''My computer". Is this normal ?

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
Sure. "Partycja odzyskiwania" = "Recovery Partition"
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
Can you translate?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    CPU
    Intel i7 3770K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77X-UD4 TH
    Memory
    16GB DDR3 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GTX 650
    Sound Card
    Onboard Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Auria 27" IPS + 2x Samsung 23"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440 + 2x 2048x1152
    Hard Drives
    Corsair m4 256GB, 2 WD 2TB drives
    Case
    Antec SOLO II
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
    Mouse
    Logitech MX
Partycja systemowa = System partition
Rozruch,plik stronicowania,zrzut awaryjny = System, Boot, pagefile, Active, crash dump, Primary partition
Partycja Podstawowa = Primary partition
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
Some thing is mapping multiple drive letters to your 600MB hidden Recovery Partition 2 (as 599MB volumes, T: to Z: ). I would guess that they appear to be identical. It is not using the disk management system, so it is presumably operating at a less low level than that.

If a program on your machine running a batch file using the DOS command Subst that looks for the first drive letter available after T:, and then creates a virtual mapping to the next drive, until it reaches the lastdrive (=Z: by default) then that is a possible cause.

You could see if this is the case by opening a command prompt as administrator, and typing subst without parameters which would show you all substituted drives.

Microsoft Corporation

subst z: /d

would delete the virtual drive mapping, without loss of any data.

EDITED:
Windows 8 64 does not seem to work with subst - whereas in a command prompt as administrator I can create a T: drive using subst, it does not show up in Windows Explorer, but it remains visible in the command window - on 32-bit Windows XP, a Subst drive is immediately visible in Explorer - is it a bug on my machine??
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP COMPAQ Presario CQ57
    CPU
    AMD E- 300 APU with Radion HD Graphics 1.30GHz
    Motherboard
    inbuilt
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI
    Sound Card
    High Definition Audio on-board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    notebook
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Seagate ST9500325AS
    Google drive 15GB
    Skydrive 25GB
    BT Cloud
    PSU
    external 20v
    Case
    Laptop
    Cooling
    pretty good
    Keyboard
    inbuilt
    Mouse
    touchpad
    Internet Speed
    BT Infinity Unlimited - 80 up 20 down =70/16 really
    Browser
    Chrome Canary usually
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    no Start menu modifications
    Upgraded with no issues to 8.0 and to 8.1
One more thing, I realized that it happens especially when inserting CD or DVD disk into DVD-rom.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
There you go - OM bloatware causing problems again. Glad you solved it, and thanks for letting us know.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP COMPAQ Presario CQ57
    CPU
    AMD E- 300 APU with Radion HD Graphics 1.30GHz
    Motherboard
    inbuilt
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI
    Sound Card
    High Definition Audio on-board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    notebook
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Seagate ST9500325AS
    Google drive 15GB
    Skydrive 25GB
    BT Cloud
    PSU
    external 20v
    Case
    Laptop
    Cooling
    pretty good
    Keyboard
    inbuilt
    Mouse
    touchpad
    Internet Speed
    BT Infinity Unlimited - 80 up 20 down =70/16 really
    Browser
    Chrome Canary usually
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    no Start menu modifications
    Upgraded with no issues to 8.0 and to 8.1
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