System Reserved. What is it?

Ahleckz

Ahleckz

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I've just reinstalled Windows 7 64bit onto my SSD. However, a 'System Reserved' partition of 100MB has popped up and rapidly filled up and now has 1.05MB free and I keep getting irritating little notifications pop up about the lack of space.

I didn't have this partition on my previous install, so just wondering what it is there for and if I can get rid of it.
 
It is used by the Windows installer during the OS install process. There is a way around removing it, have a google, a few guides flying around. You can also avoid it being partitioned in that way when you build the OS.
 
Normally this is created upon install, but you will not see this partition within Windows. Messing about to remove it will just cause issues, as you've found...

As it's a fresh install, for the time it'll take, I'd be tempted to run the Windows install again and delete all your partitions and let it just do it's thing through the installer.
 
I would just accept you are going to be 100MB down and live with it.
Removing that partition causes grief like you would not believe, such as being unable to boot due to missing boot managers etc.
 
Yea, it caused issues. I'll just try and hide it rather than delete it.

Just reinstalled Windows. :(

Third time in a few days, never upgraded my storage drives again! :p
 
It should never even be visible within Windows anyway!

Make sure you've got all your storage drives unplugged when installing Windows, too.
 
It's easy to remove it, I've done it a couple of times, you just have to follow the right guide.

As I said, it can be removed before the OS is installed, if you are that fussed.
 
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