Surface Pro free up 14gb more space

Many people seem concerned with the amount of free space on the new Surface Pro computers. I show you how to get an additional 14gb of free space- step by step. It should take about 15 ~ 20 minutes for the whole process.
Here is the link to the flash drive- tinyurl.com/Patriot-Flash-Drive
Here is the link to the Microsoft page- www.microsoft.com/Surface/en-U...

[@meybo111]

after i deleted the recovery partition, the free'd up space was placed in a new volume (g). i cant seem to add it to my c drive?

[@quangtang1791]

I have a question and appreciate any advice,I am trying to installs Windows10 on my Surface Pro2 , but Somehow it does not boots usb, power button+volume down did not work. i did enable both TRUST FLATFORM MODULE and SECURE BOOT CONTROL. thank you

[@Earley_World]

Sounds like a plan, anxiously awaiting that OS X on Surface Pro video! Thanks

[@BannedAccount001]

Thanks man your a lifesaver just hope the recovery files don't get corrupted, I redundantly put it in two different places though, ha ha...

[@MMP787]

Very very Helpful, thanks to this video I was able to fix my Surface pro 3

[@kalkhaldi80]

Quick question, I have 54 Gig memory card installed in my Surface Pro 2. Can I use that as my recovery drive? If that is possible, will I be able to add files to it (the memory card that is going to be the recovery drive) later?thanks

[@MadireddySriBharat]

Great videos.... thank you! I brought a 64gb Pro... this helped me a lot.

[@TheBenellisman]

Do the Usb-Flash-Drive need to be formatted before this ?

[@CAMERONISAWESOME999]

Any help? I have a surface pro 3 and when I backed up my iPhone onto iTunes on my surface I lost a crazy amount of memory and can't find where it is? Any help?

[@junderhill6867]

Just a little note here...when I was creating my recovery disk, I thought I was putting it on my flash drive, but I was actually putting it onto my microsd card. When I realized it at first I thought I should redo it, but then I thought its actually probably safer on there because the card never leaves my tablet. I'm not sure about corruption issues or stuff like that, but this may be a safer option for those who are less risky. I also like Charlie's skydrive idea. Could be handy...

[@dwightbrooks2437]

I didn't get the option to delete the recovery partition, what would be the steps to doing this once the new Recovery Partition has been created?

[@rickkitashima7322]

I did this but I lost access to my files on my external hard drive. Please advise, thank you!

[@bmb49]

+EpicReviewsTech If you could possibly make such a video with a screen capture along with your audio commentary you would greatly increase the effectiveness of your lessons because people could actually see what your doing on the computer. In. this view (it may just be the computer I am using at the moment) but everything is small and too out of view of the camera to accurately see what your doing. Not that I couldn't just fallow by voice but seeing it would help and I would assume help many others with less experience. Thanks

[@mrjoey94]

Hi there, thank you for showing people how to free up some space, but I was wondering. Could I copy the two files to a Flash Drive or will that not work?

[@kfirprods]

Is there any chance you can upload the files that you have on your flash drive that are used to recover the Surface Pro? ( I would then re-upload it on my domain, maybe have it on a cloud or something ) So that way there is no caution of losing the flash drive

[@ZephrusPrime]

what kind of virus protection does the Surface Pro use? BTW thank you very good video!

[@Diaz35N]

You can. I actually just finished doing this. Once you create your recovery partition on your usb drive, you can copy the files off it back onto your desktop and upload them. I uploaded mine into my skydrive by creating a ZIP file split it into 2 GB potions using WinRAR. I also copied the files onto a different usb drive without using Microsoft's recovery software, and it still booted that usb just fine. So you can safely keep a copy online, just in case you lose your flash drive.

[@darthjosh85]

since I can't seem to get my hands on a 128GB surface pro, I may have to settle for a 64. My question is can I install applications on the micro SD card to leave space free on the internal hard drive?

[@cipriancojan7606]

Hi, i've made a mistake! I've used my 500 GB external HDD to make the recovery driver! Now i can see that the capacity of the HDD is 32gb not 500, how can i reset the drive?

[@jeezybaby43]

Great vid! can't wait to get my 128GB surface... on a darn waiting list :(

[@Epicfuzz]

@darthjosh85 yes you can. I have a 128gb surface pro and I have installed all my steam games, software apps to the micro sdxc card. I also installed software to a 128gb flash drive . That is an unwritten tech law to not install anything on your main drive if you can

[@krzysztofskolas5210]

If you remove these files, lets say put them on a flash drive, can you put them back? like sopy paste and copy paste?

[@bmb49]

Good question and I am not sure. Too bad he never responded to your question in 9 months thus far. The restoration partition might be able to be restored. The page file that would be backing up would be constantly changing I would think and thus a backup would be useless but may be able to be regenerated upon use or need. Windows has a way of sucking up any free space available on the drive for "optimization" reasons. I recommend storing your personal files elsewhere than the C partition. Give it enough space to have Windows have an extra cushion to expand to but expect that it may take over any unoccupied space on the C partition. Not sure if this is as true for Windows 10 as it has been for every other previous version of Windows. It has been a consistent Windows habit, and one of the many reasons why many people are not it's biggest fans.

[@daisycole1578]

I am on my way going to try it idk if it is going to work

[@amerisian1]

Thanks..... very useful!

[@Waifu4Life]

Thanks, but what's the point of freeing up the recovery partition if you can't merge it to you main one? No matter what you do, it won't merge to you C, it will stay an independent 7.8GB partition.

[@PICKLEINMOUTH]

You can merge it if you use something like AOMEI partition assistant

[@Waifu4Life]

PICKLE IN MOUTH Ya, I found that one out the next day I asked you this. Thanks anyway.

[@PICKLEINMOUTH]

***** No problem. It took me a good 10 minutes to get that one down, lol

[@MrDNASTY89]

can I put a Portable External Hard Drive

[@lanjoe9]

Yes, the Surface Pro has a USB 3.0 port on the side. Since it runs the "normal" version of Windows 8.1, you can do and connect the same things you would with a laptop as usual.

[@rplittle66]

I am surprised you don't just place a Shutdown &/or Restart shortcut on your desktop, or pin it to your task bar. You seem pretty tech savy so why not?

[@EpicReviewsTech]

I don't have the latest OSX version, but I will try with my 2-year-old version.

[@EpicReviewsTech]

think that is a great idea- and I am sure the recovery parition will be out on the torrents soon. But really Microsoft should be making some kind of solution available. And I don't want to incur their wrath by being the one to distribute their software.

[@goatsetubgirl3501]

I am getting this purely to make a hackintosh. I would like to keep windows on it, but its only 128 gigs...

[@bmb49]

Good tips, thank you. Just don't use firefox after removing page file, half kidding but Firefox (as much as I love it as a browser) is an intense resource hog!

[@cipriancojan7606]

Solved!

[@ChipEckhart]

Great!!!!

[@qnal96]

i like the idea of gaining 14gb but id rather have the page and hibernate files and recovery partition left on the ssd. I worry that the 4gb ram may not be enough in the future. I like hibernation because it saves battery, which is particularly low. And i dont trust myself with keeping the recovery partition on a usb. Great and useful video, but not for me!

[@xXMOoOHDXx]

u r the best

[@DerekJojenCummings]

FYI: You'll need a 16gb drive not 8gb.

[@heelfan07]

Instead of going up in the corner, clicking search, then typing, you can just start typing from the home screen, and it will automatically take you to the search screen.

[@ethancedrik]

DOS isn't UEFI capable

[@runescapeplayer22]

if I had the 64gb version I would get the OS X (if there was one) because OS X takes less storage than Win 8

[@AC-qc3px]

lol, ipad has iOS not osX

[@Earley_World]

Put OS X on it and i'll be sold

[@TheSLOCAT]

Put OS X on it and you'll be the only one to buy it.

[@nicholaskairies4335]

... Or just buy a micro sd card

[@KnightOnlinell]

LOL DELETE THE PAGE FILE

[@AltShiftSpam]

This video should be 5 minutes long. not 20. ridiculous.