[stanney]

I have two hard drives- 1) Recovery (D) 9.99GB (2) o/s (C) 138GB

The Recovery is used to store scheduled backups.
My problem -- Recovery (D) is now vertually full with no room for future backups.

Can anybody tell me how to delete some of the older backups to make space for my next schedule backup.

[DaveA]

The D drive should NOT be used for backups. Your backup program defaulted there but should NOT have.
You need to have or get some other device to store your backups.

[stanney]

Thanks DaveA If the Recovery (d) is not for backing up files and folders etc. whats it purpose?

[js73]

Is it a laptop? The D drive would normally contain software to bring back your computer to the original factory specifications, if you want to do so, and should not, preferably, be used for anything else. If you do not want to get another HD, you may want to back up your files on DVD+ or -RW or use a large capacity USB memory stick.

[stanney]

Hi js73 -- no its a Dell desk top, I did not realise that this drive was as you stated. can the files that I have backed up on this drive be deleted, or would I be favourate leaving well alone and create a backup to DVD? Will the software to bring the computer to original specifications still be on this drive?

[js73]

You may still be able to make a set of recovery DVDs. See http://support.dell.com/support/topi...doclang=en&cs= and
http://support.dell.com/support/topi...40A68F5B2877D4

Dell may have already provided you with the restore DVDs.

[Rich-M]

Right that is a restore partition for restoring your system and nothing else really should be on there. You can right click "Computer" choose "manage" and then disk management and you can partition your main drive to add another partition which you can use that way.