Releasing hidden partition space

Many brand computers provide one-click restoring function to recover system quickly when we encounter system failure. The manufacturer stores system backup in the hidden partition and we can press the appointed hot key to enter the recovering interface when needing recovery. However, this function also has some defects.

1.       It takes a great deal of space and is difficult to delete, which cause space waste.

2.       It possesses self-protection system. The hidden partition makes some computers not to back up system with Ghost.

3.       Many family computers only have a fixed backup. After a long time, this backup is useless, because we need to install lots of software and update software.

Since the one-click restoring function has so many disadvantages; we can release the hidden partition to retrieve disk space. Two methods are introduced according to difference between hidden partitions.

(Warning: releasing hidden partition will delete the one-click restoring function and destroy the other functions of brand computer. Therefore, before releasing hidden you should consider it carefully and back up important data if there are.)

The first method is to delete hidden partition by using partition magic or windows built-in disk management tool. If we use Windows operating system, we can directly release the hidden partition with Windows built-in disk management tool. However, Windows built-in disk management tool performs an immediate execution. Once there is miss operation, the consequence will be disastrous. Therefore, I recommend the professional partition magic MiniTool Partition wizard for you. MiniTool Partition Wizard can release hidden partition and it provides preview effect, which facilitate us reducing miss operation by confirming all operations. In addition, we could also use MiniTool Partition Wizard to help us manage and perfect partition.

The other way is to use professional disk management software to release hidden partition. This method is suitable for HPA hidden partition of high security. Part of HPA hidden partition can be directly deleted in the control panel. But most of them need to be deleted with disk management software because HPA has the highest security and users have no permission to access, modify or delete it. More and more brand computers adopt this technology. This kind of HPA hidden partition can not be directly deleted in the control panel, for most brand computers do not provide the unloading tools for us. Therefore, we have to resort to the professional disk management software MHDD, the “Sunday punch” to HPA hidden partition. MHDD can release all hidden partition based on HPA. (TIPS: HPA (High Protected Area) is a special area in hard disk. After the ATA-5 treaty is confirmed, the concept of “Master Protected Area” is introduced. It directly operates on the hinder part of hard disk by using ATA command. HPA is the “Master Protected Area” which sets the maximum sector number of disk read and hides the advanced information)

Both of the ways can release the wasted hidden partition to help us improve the utilization ratio of limited partition space. The partition magic MiniTool Partition Wizard as well as the disk management software MHDD both can make it. Each has its own merits and we can make a choice according to our actual demands.