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Canadensee
Junior Member

07-13-2021, 03:59 AM

Hey there, I installed Windows 11 on my new laptop and encountered some odd behavior. I have two drives, but I’m not sure how to set the default one (D). It looks like only a small half-gigabyte is there, and I’m not sure if everything inside is necessary. I’m wondering if I should just delete it from Disk Management. Here’s what Disk Management shows:

I accidentally reinstalled Windows several times because I forgot to adjust the boot order at first, thinking it didn’t work. It seems unrelated to this issue.

Canadensee

07-13-2021, 03:59 AM #1

ImScary_
Junior Member

07-21-2021, 01:22 AM

Hi, it seems you reinstalled Windows without wiping all partitions. Was this a fresh setup or an upgrade?

ImScary_

07-21-2021, 01:22 AM #2

Hi, it seems you reinstalled Windows without wiping all partitions. Was this a fresh setup or an upgrade?

Goranius
Member

230

07-21-2021, 03:02 AM

Beginning with nothing.

Goranius

07-21-2021, 03:02 AM #3

Beginning with nothing.

MatFun_
Junior Member

07-28-2021, 09:32 AM

You can remove the three partitions and combine them with the main one. For instance, take the first three listed on disk 0 from the left, delete them, and merge everything back. This will leave only the main partition and the EFI partition.

MatFun_

07-28-2021, 09:32 AM #4

Kaaady
Member

171

08-05-2021, 05:27 AM

Are you referring to these? It makes sense, since I likely reinstalled Windows three times due to overlooking the boot order and assuming it didn<|pad|>.

Kaaady

08-05-2021, 05:27 AM #5

Are you referring to these? It makes sense, since I likely reinstalled Windows three times due to overlooking the boot order and assuming it didn<|pad|>.

Vinceb11
Member

234

08-09-2021, 03:31 PM

Remove these items and combine them with the (C Smile

partition.

Vinceb11

08-09-2021, 03:31 PM #6

Remove these items and combine them with the (C Smile partition.

sacapatates
Posting Freak

843

08-10-2021, 10:36 AM

Looks to be an old EFI partition. You can just remove the drive letter and it'll disappear. Merging everything back into C would mean rewriting the entire drive so probably better to either reinstall or just leave as is and forget these 5igh GB.