Shifting between room dividers
Shifting between room dividers
Hello, I followed Samsung's utility to transfer my old SSD to a new one. Everything proceeded smoothly and everything functions correctly. However, I have a few concerns. I have two recovery partitions, my RESTORE partition has grown in size, and I’m unable to expand my C drive to accommodate 375.74GB of unallocated space. I’m okay working in a live-boot Linux environment if necessary. Could you advise me on which partition to remove and how to allocate free space on my main drive?
I realized I wasn’t comfortable handling partitions by myself, so I sought assistance. I switched to the Fedora live setup and installed GParted. Initially confused by the “moving” partitions, I managed to resize the RESTORE partition down to its smallest size and relocated it to the end. I also moved the recovery partition there. GParted didn’t allow expanding my OS partition, so I handled that in Windows afterward. The outcome was the RESTORE partition holding only one .swm file, which restored my notebook (thanks, ASUS). Ultimately, I chose to leave the other recovery partitions untouched.
This confusing setup is why I never stick with the OEM installation. I always restart it to verify everything functions. Then I export the drivers and insert them into a fresh ISO, reinstalling Work Debloat. It improves performance, reduces issues, and eliminates the awkward formatting.