Try it out now The files in this partition are typically inconspicuous as they normally cannot be found among typical files in File Explorer. This is to prevent deleting them mistakenly, and that could cause issues for your system. The sizes of the files stored in the System Reserved partition vary along with the version of Windows OS installed. For instance, the size of such files in Windows 7 is approximately 100MB. It may be as high as 500MB in some other iterations like Windows 10.

Why does my PC need a System Reserved partition?

The System Reserved partition houses the Boot Manager Code, Boot Configuration Database (BCD), and Windows Recovery Environment. It also has some reserved space for files to startup your system when you use BitLocker to encrypt your disk.

Boot Manager and BCD – There are two major files in here: The bootmgr file and the BOOTSECT.BAK file. When any or both of these files are missing, the computer will be unable to start. This is the reason you might be experiencing the same issue at present.

Startup files for BitLocker Drive Encryption – In case you had encrypted your hard drive with BitLocker, Windows will use unencrypted files stored in the System Reserved partition to boot successfully.

Without further ado, let’s see what you can do if the System Reserved partition is not on your PC’s SSD. Follow along!

What can I do if my System Reserved partition is not on my computer’s SSD?

1. Use Disk Management

2. Remove your antivirus

There are certain independent anti-virus and security applications that write to the SRP, which might cause it to get full. As a result, we strongly suggest that you remove your current antivirus software. SPONSORED

3. Reset the PC

4. Restart the system from a USB drive

5. Use dedicated tools

To save the stress in the method highlighted above, you can make use of third-party dedicated tools like AOMEI Partition Assistant, Paragon Partition Manager, among others. Aside from the fact that these tools can help you with the migration of your System Reserved partition files, they are also efficient in helping you back up and restore system files. Due to the possibility of complications during the execution of the processes highlighted above, it is advisable to back up your system files before using any of them. This will make it easy to restore system settings and files if there is an issue. Let’s know if this method works for you. Don’t hesitate to share any alternative method that helped fixed the problem on your computer.

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