G gizbug Member Member Messages 96 Location Chicago Oct 18, 2013 #1 I run 3 HDS. 1 SSD, and 2 normal drives. I just clean formatted my SSD © and installed Windows 8 on it, which I always put on that drive. However I am seeing a bunch of partitions, 4 recovery partitions. Are these normal? If not, how would I get rid of them? My Computer System One OS Windows 8 CPU Intel i7 Memory Gigabyte P8Z68
I run 3 HDS. 1 SSD, and 2 normal drives. I just clean formatted my SSD © and installed Windows 8 on it, which I always put on that drive. However I am seeing a bunch of partitions, 4 recovery partitions. Are these normal? If not, how would I get rid of them?
theog VIP Member VIP Member Gold Member Messages 5,591 Oct 18, 2013 #2 Looks like you upgraded to Windows 8.1 x2 times, than when you done the reinstall did not clean the SSD first To clean install: 1) Clean the HD Drive, using Step one in this tutorial: SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation - Windows 7 Help Forums than [DEL]2a) Clean install with the OEM manufacturer's Recovery Disk.[/DEL] [DEL]2b) http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2299-clean-install-windows-8-a.html[/DEL] 2c) http://www.eightforums.com/tutorial...e-firmware-interface-install-windows-8-a.html My Computer System One OS ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1 Computer type PC/Desktop Other Info Notebooks x 3 Desktops x 5 Towers x 4
Looks like you upgraded to Windows 8.1 x2 times, than when you done the reinstall did not clean the SSD first To clean install: 1) Clean the HD Drive, using Step one in this tutorial: SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation - Windows 7 Help Forums than [DEL]2a) Clean install with the OEM manufacturer's Recovery Disk.[/DEL] [DEL]2b) http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2299-clean-install-windows-8-a.html[/DEL] 2c) http://www.eightforums.com/tutorial...e-firmware-interface-install-windows-8-a.html
G gizbug Member Member Messages 96 Location Chicago Oct 18, 2013 #3 thanks so do step 1 and 2c? My Computer System One OS Windows 8 CPU Intel i7 Memory Gigabyte P8Z68
theog VIP Member VIP Member Gold Member Messages 5,591 Oct 18, 2013 #4 gizbug said: thanks so do step 1 and 2c? Click to expand... Yes what will clean it up. My Computer System One OS ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1 Computer type PC/Desktop Other Info Notebooks x 3 Desktops x 5 Towers x 4
G gizbug Member Member Messages 96 Location Chicago Oct 18, 2013 #5 Thank You. I guess this could have caused issues in windows if I didn't clean this up My Computer System One OS Windows 8 CPU Intel i7 Memory Gigabyte P8Z68