About recovery – Sony SVT11213CXB User Manual
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Creating Partitions
This topic describes how to create partitions.
Note
If you reduce the volume of the C: drive partition, you may not create Recovery Media or
complete the recovery process successfully because the free space on the built-in storage
device is not sufficient.
1. Open Control Panel, select System and Security, and select Create and format hard
disk partitions under Administrative Tools. (See
to open
Control Panel.)
If the User Account Control window appears, select Yes.
2. Right-click the C: drive and select Shrink Volume.
3. Enter the size of the partition to be created in Enter the amount of space to shrink in
MB and select Shrink.
4. Right-click Unallocated and select New Simple Volume.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Hint
If you are signed in to your VAIO computer as a standard user, you may be prompted to
enter an administrator name and password.
Creating Other Drives (Modifying Partitions)
Partitions are divided areas on your built-in storage device. Dividing the built-in storage device
into more than one partition may have various advantages, such as separating the system files
from your data files.
Your VAIO computer has only one partition (C: drive) as the factory default setting.
If you want to store data in another partition, such as D: drive, change the partition size and
create a new partition.
For more information on how to create partitions, see
Hint
Some models may have D: drive as the factory default setting.
About Recovery
Recovery is the process of restoring the built-in storage device back to its original factory
condition. Refresh is the process of reinstalling the operating system with the main settings and
personal data retained.