System Reserved Partition Full
Dec 6, 2018 - Summary: This post tells what is a System Reserved partition, what's the function of it, can you delete it, how to avoid creating it and the way to.
Hello folks,I am having a problem where windows system image backup fails because there is not enough free space in the 100MB system reserved partition.The story is as follows:Initially there is a 1.5TB hard drive with 100MB system partition and rest is c:I installed an SSD and used Samsung's migration assistant to copy the os to the SSD.The original hard drive still has the system reserved partition with 70% free, and the old windows partition.The new SSD has a 100 MB partition also, except that it is named 'data', and only has 7MB free space. I assigned a drive letter to it to look inside, and I can only see the boot dir of 13.9MB, recycle bin (empty), bootmgr, and 'system volume information', which is 48KB.I also did the thing to delete the USN journal, and it only cleared up 2MB. What is taking up this other space?PS This is on my Dad's compute with W7 pro. Keyboard logitech mk700Mouse logitech m705PSU Antec 1200 wattCase Inwin Dragon RiderCooling 6 case supplied cooling fansHard Drives 1 western digital 2TB drive.Internet Speed 25-50mbps download; 10mbps upload(i think)Antivirus avg free 2014Browser mozilla firefoxOther Info Also have a pretty bad speaker setup which is a klipsch promedia 5.1 surround speaker setup with huge subwoofer and lg blu ray player/writer. Also a hp officejet pro 8600 plus wireless all in one and a logitech s7500 webcam. Thanks for posting the Disk Mgmnt shot.I suspect that the SSD will boot after you remove the HD - ie the data partition is the 'correct' active partition. Why it's named data beats me - probably from the Samsung migration assist.Now about Samsung migration assist - had to read a little but it seems to be Norton Ghost.
This might be what's eating up the space.How to 'correct' this? I'm not sure. I'll leave this up to members already working the issue.
Just thought I'd offer some things I 'found'. Keyboard Logitech G910 Orion SparkMouse Logitech G700sPSU EVGA 1000 P2, EVGA White Custom Braided CablesCase Corsair Vengeance C70 Gunmetal BlackCooling Corsair H100i v2, Corsair ML120 x2, Thermal Grizzly KryonautHard Drives Samsung 860 Pro 256GB, Seagate Barracuda 4TB x2Internet Speed Verizon Fios Quantum Gateway 75/75Antivirus Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Free 3.7.1Browser ChromeOther Info Corsair SP120 x4, LG Blu-ray Drive, Durabrand HT-395 100 Watt Dolby Digital Amp, Corsair H2100 Wireless 7.1 Headset. Thanks for the replies so far. The reason I want to create a system image is to be able to do a 'bare metal' restore in case the SSD suddenly dies, or things get really messed up.
First I did a backup with TrueImage 2013 to be safe if something goes wrong.Then I used MiniToolPartionWizardHome Edition (free) to decrease the C: partition by 48 MB at the beginning of the partition. Since it is in use the system will be restarted and hopefully reboots successfull after the partition adjustment. The Minitool PartitionWizard automatically aligns the partition.Then I have used the Windows 8 built-in disk management to increase the system reserved partition by 48 MB (Computer Icon, right click, Administration, Disk Management).I found it is more safe to do it in Windows 8 and then upgrade to 8.1.MiNa777. Here are several options for dealing with this issue which I helped with several hundred times in Seven Forums:First give a drive letter in Disk Mgmt to System Reserved so you can browse into it to see if something is writing a backup there which is the main reason it gets clogged.
System Reserved Is Full
If so delete the intruding backup and get rid of the backup program that's writingit or redirect it's output. Then remove the letter.As to enlarging SysReserved which is only a band-aid solution, the best solution iswhich can borrow space from any partition whether it's adjacent or not.Finally, you don't even need System Reserved so another option is to move the Bootmgr to C:Download and install.1) Choose BCD Backup/Repair Tab.2) Select Change boot drive3) Click button to Perform ActionIn the popup confirm the New Boot Drive says C, click OK:Reboot PC, confirm C is now marked System Active Boot. You can now delete System Reserved in Disk Mgmt.It's probably too small to bother reclaiming the space, though Partition Wizard Extend function above can distribute it any anywhere you want.Hope this helps!- I am a volunteer and not Microsoft. Over 100,000 helped in forums for 10 years. I don't quit for those who are polite and cooperative. Windows MVP 2010-19.