Hidden partitions in laptops are created by the manufacturer to restore the operating system. They, as a rule, store an image of a partition with an installed operating system, which includes all the drivers and firmware necessary for the laptop to work. Please note that if you delete a hidden partition in the event of a system breakdown, you will have to completely manually install the operating system. Once uninstalled, you will not be able to use the automatic system recovery function. If you are determined to delete a hidden partition, you will need a special program for working with disks and partitions.
Necessary
A program for working with hard drives, for example, Acronis Dick Director Home
Instructions
Step 1
Currently, there are many programs designed to work with disk partitions. They are similar in functionality, differ only in certain options and interface design. Let's consider deleting a hidden partition using one of the most popular tools - Acronis Dick Director Home as an example. First of all, you need to download and install this program on your laptop. The program is completely in Russian. After installation, you need to run it. In a few seconds, the main menu of the program will open in front of you.
Step 2
In the window that opens, you will see a list of all your hard drives and partitions. At the top, they are displayed as a list, where they are indicated: type, capacity, activity and file system. And below - in a graphical form, with a visual display of the occupied and free space. Among these sections, you need to find the hidden one. To do this, you can open the shortcut "My Computer" and see which sections are working. There are usually from one to two or three of them. (C - system, D - usually the section with user information). In the Acronis Dick Director Home window, select the partition that is visible in the program, but not visible in the My Computer window - it will most likely be a hidden partition.
Step 3
Be careful if your laptop is running Windows 7! In this case, in the Acronis Dick Director Home window, you will see the following section: "Reserved by the system (partition letter)". This is the system partition that contains the boot area! It is also not visible in My Computer, but you cannot delete it! Its volume is 100 megabytes.
Step 4
After the hidden section is found, click on it once with the left mouse button. A menu of operations available for this section will appear on the left. Among them, select "Delete Volume". In the window that appears, click "OK".
Step 5
After that, you need to apply the operations done. In the upper left corner of the main window, click "Apply scheduled operations". In the window that opens, click continue. After the program has been running for some time, a window will appear notifying that all operations have been completed. Click OK. The hidden section no longer exists. Further, if desired, in place of the hidden partition, you can create a custom volume or attach it to one of the existing ones.
