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D: Drive, should I do something?
Basically, when I got my pc, I had a d drive already there. There was nothing on it, and it wasn't even called RECOVERY, it was just called Local Disk. After reading some articles, I realized it was a recovery drive, so I removed every single file I placed there. So one question, can I use my D drive?
BTW, my pc is a DellOptiplex7040 with a TOSHIBA DTO1ACA050
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Posted January 31st, 2019 07:00
That was supposed to be your data drive, not the recovery drive which is hidden. You must have a small C boot drive (ssd?) that will run out of file storage room. Use the D drive--or partition on large hard drives-- for all file storage--docs, music, photos, added programs, etc. Here's the manual--
https://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/product/optiplex-7040-desktop/manuals
Pick out your exact model. There are several 7040 versions. Open Disk Management to see a visual of all your drives.
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Posted January 31st, 2019 18:00
To find Disk Management as mentioned above - Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Disk Management.
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Posted February 10th, 2019 02:00
there is one drive hidden named recovery
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Posted February 10th, 2019 05:00
Hi @ModXE ,
- Login Windows, then hit the Windows button on keyboard.
- Type-in "diskmgmt.msc" and hit Enter. It will then open the Windows Disk Manager.
- Capture screen of disk manager and post here. I'll further let you know what to do with all those drive(s)/partition(s).
Also, let me know what Windows you're using now, Win7 or Win10.
bmcowboy
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Posted January 30th, 2019 19:00
Hi @ModXE ,
May I know what OS you're using? Open Disk Management and check the followings:
Apart from system drive mentioned above (as well as the Windows OS drive of course), all the rest drive/partition can be re-allocated as any spare drive for user data storage. In conclusion, the "D drive" you found could be used as a normal spare drive.