Move Recovery Partition to End of Disk Win 11 10 Server 2022
How to Move the Recovery Partition to the End of the Disk in Windows 11/10 | Free Tool Tutorial
In this step-by-step tutorial, I'll show you how to safely move your Windows 11 or Windows 10 healthy recovery partition to the end of your hard drive or SSD using the free version of IM-Magic Partition Resizer. This is especially useful when you want to extend your system drive (C:), but the recovery partition is blocking the way.
With this free software, you can rearrange your disk layout without losing data—allowing you to optimize your disk space efficiently on Windows 11 and Windows 10 systems.
If you want to move the recovery partition to end of disk in Windows Server 2022, you need to use IM-Magic Partition Resizer Server (Free trial)
📌 In this video, you'll learn:
✅ Moving a partition needs unallocated space and moving the Recovery partition asks for no partition after it
✅ How to backup partitions to another disk and make the partitions unallocated using IM-Magic Partition Resizer Free on Windows 11/10
✅ How to safely move the recovery partition to the end of the disk without breaking Windows boot
✅ How to move the recovery partition in Windows 11/10 with different partition maps
⚠️ Before you proceed, make sure to:
Back up your important data.
Ensure your laptop/PC is plugged into power (no sudden shutdowns).
Close all running applications before modifying partitions.
For Windows 11/10 users: Disable BitLocker and Secure Boot temporarily if enabled (recommended).
🛠️ Tool used:
IM-Magic Partition Resizer Free Edition (100% Free)
Download link: https://www.resize-c.com
Commercial:
Free demo on Windows Server https://www.resize-c.com/server (The server edition is a free demo)
📖 Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:18 First, backup volume or drive to another disk using free tool IM-Magic Partition Resizer
1:13 Delete the partitions after the Recovery to make the space unallocated (Windows 11/10 compatible, please unlock the partitions first if they are encrypted)
1:10 Moving healthy recovery partition to the end once all volumes have been deleted
1:28 Restore the backup partitions to the old place if needed
2:11 Check the partition map to see whether the recovery has been moved to the end
2:20 Summary and steps for different partition maps
📢 Disclaimer:
This tutorial is for educational purposes for Windows 11 and Windows 10. Even through the software ensures a 100% data safety, partition modification carries risks, please always have a backup.
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