Upgrading Win 8 to 8.1 created a new 472MB rec partition?
Hi
Before upgrading I had 4 partitions for my UEFI Windows 8 install, the main partition for the system, and the three others it created during install. After upgrading to Windows 8.1 it has reduced the main Windows partition by 472MB and created a new 472MB recovery partition.
I have not yet run any Windows 8.1 updates as the drivers for my laptop are tricky and to make everything work as it should I need to install them before running updates. What I have run is Disk Cleanup, which I had remove the old Windows install.
Is it normal for Windows 8.1 upgrade to create this new recovery partition and is it going to delete it or the old recovery partition and merge it with the main Windows 8.1 partition?
Hi
Before upgrading I had 4 partitions for my UEFI Windows 8 install, the main partition for the system, and the three others it created during install. After upgrading to Windows 8.1 it has reduced the main Windows partition by 472MB and created a new 472MB recovery partition.
I have not yet run any Windows 8.1 updates as the drivers for my laptop are tricky and to make everything work as it should I need to install them before running updates. What I have run is Disk Cleanup, which I had remove the old Windows install.
Is it normal for Windows 8.1 upgrade to create this new recovery partition and is it going to delete it or the old recovery partition and merge it with the main Windows 8.1 partition?
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My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1, Ubuntu 13.10, Debian 7, and Kali 1.0.6
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Asus Zenbook UX32A
- CPU
- Intel i5 3317U
- Motherboard
- Intel® HM76 Express Chipset
- Memory
- 4GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel HD 4000
- Browser
- Firefox and Chrome
- Antivirus
- Avast Free ad Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free