Macrium reflect clone ssd to larger ssd9/10/2023 ![]() I will update this answer again if needed. Currently, I have no problem with notepad++. A better program is Runtime's DiskExplorer for NTFS (license needed). Unfortunately, Sector Edit is very basic and it doesn't allow us to find strings so using it for our purpose is tricky. To prevent this, an disk/sector editor might be needed, like Sector Edit function from BootIce. It could be an image partition, in which case, editing a file with a text editor could corrupt some parts of it. Some BCD elements points to non-existent files on this partition (for instance in Device object 'Windows Recovery', element named SdiPath value is '\Recovery\WindowsRE\boot.sdi'). WARNING: Mounting recovery reveals it's mostly free, which is suspicious. ![]() If you have trouble figuring out which partition, calculate the offset against the rounded value you noted down in diskpart ealier (offset / 1024 = KB, offset / 1024^2 = MB, offset / 1024^3 = GB.). Looking at the offset you can see the recovery partition we are looking for is 495540219904 because it's next to the biggest Windows partition (biggest gap between partitions). Wmic partition get BlockSize, StartingOffset, Name, Index BlockSize Index Name StartingOffset Select volume Y Īssign letter=W įrom the command prompt, run the following command: You need to edit a file on it \Recovery\Logs\Reload.xml.īefore you proceed, I recommend to backup all recovery partitions using a imaging program such as Clonezilla. Dell OS Recovery relies on this partition. There is a small recovery partition (no name, 839MB for me) next to the Windows partition (C:). The procedure described here is for UEFI boot with GPT disk. Keep in mind I have not tested this scenario. The rest of the procedure should be the same. If this is what you choose to do, clone 2 recovery partitions (named Image and DELLSUPPORT to the HDD) while keeping the remaining recovery partition in place. ![]() NOTE: This procedure also allows you to move recovery partitions to a different disk, free up precious space on SSD. Read how to fix this problem here Setting WinRE (Windows Recovery Environment) Flag On Partitions ![]() It was complicated.Ĭloning/partitioning apps don't always copy partition type ID and GPT attributes, which cause some recovery partitions become 'normal' partition. ![]()
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