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System Reserved Partition on Wrong Drive? How to Change it
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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When the System Reserved partition and the system partition are not on the same disk, you encounter the System Reserved partition on the wrong drive issue.
After youinstall a new Windows OS, a special disk partition called the System Reserve partition is created. These partitions are only visible in the Disk Management utility since they do not have any drive letter.
This special partition contains the Boot Configuration Data, Boot Manager, Windows Recovery Environment, and some space for the startup files.
These files are crucial for the functioning of the BitLocker drive encryption. The partition should be on the same disk as the system partition which is usually the C: drive.
But when both the partitions are not on the same disk, it means you installed the Windows OS on a PC with multiple hard drives.
The good news is that you can move the System Reserved partition to another drive. Read on to learn how to do that.
How do I move the System Reserved Partition to another drive?
Use the Disk Management utility
If you lack the patience to work with this built-in Windows utility or are worried about doing something wrong, you can use a dedicated disk partition management software.
It will help you skip some of the above-mentioned steps, allowing you to safely transfer your system partition to a different drive in just a few clicks. It’s proven to work well without the risk of data loss.
Tenorshare Free Partition Managerautomates most of the process and includes other handy features that help you create, clone, split, format, and resize partitions.
Creating a clone of the system reserved partition in the system disk, and then deleting the old partition can help fix the issue.
Since the reserved partition contains files for booting the system, in order to prevent operation errors or other situations, please make a system repair disc first.
While the System Reserved Partition on a wrong drive is a common issue, we recommend not to delete the original reserved partition since it can create a further mess.
If you come across any other errors related to the System Reserved partition, you can leave your comments in the comments box below.
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Madhuparna Roy
A diploma holder in computers and with a keen interest in technology, Madhuparna is passionate about writing How-to guides and helping people solve the most intricate Windows issues.
It all started with the evolution of mobile phones and Google, and that has now settled with Windows.
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