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how to remove a partition that is not giving me an option remove it

Anonymous
2018-05-26T12:31:44+00:00

A little bit of history.  I had to reformat my PC because a windows 10 update that didn't download properly.  After doing this I noticed my D drive was now my E drive which is just a back up hard drive that I use for photos and backups.  Win 10 is actually downloaded on my C drive and I run all my programs from the C drive.  Well recently I started getting alerts on my PC that I'm running out of Disk Space.  After looking into it I noticed the D drive was still showing on my PC and when you look at the D drive under disk management it says the capacity is 450MB even though there is no hardware to this "D" drive.  I have tried right clicking this partition to delete it but the only option it gives me is "help" which then just redirects me to the Microsoft help website.  If it can not be deleted I'm fine with it I just want the alerts to stop.  But if there is a way to delete it I would rather do that.  Thanks for your help.

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  1. DaveM121 871.3K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2018-05-26T13:31:26+00:00

    Hi Adam, this is a known issue in the 1803 Update,

    It is the recovery drive, you are not meant to see it, it is not meant to have a drive letter, remove the drive letter and everything will return to normal:

    Click your Start Button, type cmd, then right click Command Prompt and choose 'Run as Administrator'

    Run this command and hit Enter

    diskpart

    Run this command and hit Enter

    list volume

    Note down the letter associated with that new drive

    Run these commands one at a time and hit Enter (replace X with the correct drive letter)

    select volume X

    remove letter=X

    Close Command Prompt and restart your PC

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-05-26T12:37:37+00:00

    Microsoft is aware that previously-hidden partitions are improperly being assigned drive letters after installing the April 2018 Update. As a result, they now appear in Disk Management and File Explorer. These partitions are typically recovery partitions used by the Windows Recovery Environment or by the Original Equipment Manufacturer. It is not recommended that you attempt to delete or reformat these partitions as this may have adverse effects on your ability to recover Windows. Microsoft is currently working to address the issue in a future Windows Update, and we’ll update this thread when a solution becomes available.

    (Update 5/14/18: The solution that will soon be released via Windows Update will only prevent this issue from occurring for devices that install the April 2018 Update after the solution is released. If you've already installed the April 2018 Update and are experiencing this issue, you'll need to follow the steps below if you want to hide these partitions.)

    Although you can safely ignore these partitions, if you prefer do away with the low disk space warnings and hide the partitions so they no longer appear in File Explorer, you can do so by manually removing the partition’s assigned drive letter. To do this:

    1. Select the Start button, type cmd and then right-click Command Prompt in the search results and select Run as administrator.
    2. In the Administrator: Command Prompt window, type diskpart and press Enter.
    3. Type list volume and press Enter.
    4. Make note of the volume number for the drive letter you want to remove. For example, if the drive letter you want to remove is Drive “D”, note the volume number for Drive D.
    5. Type the following command, and press Enter.

    select volume <volume number>

    When typing this command, in place of <volume number>, substitute the volume number you made note of in Step 4. In the example above, if the volume number for drive D is 5, you would type: select volume 5

    1. Type the following command and press Enter.

    remove letter=<drive letter>

    When typing this command, in place of <drive letter>, substitute the drive letter you want to remove. In this example, you would type: remove letter=D

    1. Close the Command Prompt window.
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  1. Vijay A. Verma 104.8K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2018-05-26T12:37:54+00:00

    It has been happening with new update that new drive is getting uncovered and you start getting low space notifications. You can do following to hide it and there will be no harm anywhere.

    Type diskpart in Windows Start Search box (Cortana) > Right click on Diskpart and Run as Administrator

    Give following command and Enter:

    select volume d

    Give following command and Enter:

    remove letter=d

    Source - https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-...

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