Method 1: move the System Reserved partition using Disk Managementīy “move” here I mean to create a new System Reserved partition and then delete the old one. If you encounter the System Reserved partition is on another drive, you can move it to the drive you want with two methods described below: How to resolve System Reserved partition is on another drive? Then, how to deal with Windows 7/8/10 System Reserved partition on a wrong drive? Just keep reading.
It happens when they install Windows with more than one hard drive attached to the computer.
However, some users find the System Reserved partition is on a wrong drive. Usually it locates before the system partition (normally the C: drive). You can only see the System Reserved partition in Disk Management or similar program because it has no drive letter. The System Reserved partition holds the Boot Configuration Database, Boot Manager Code, Windows Recovery Environment and reserves space for the startup files which may be required by BitLocker. When you install Windows 7/8/10 on a clean disk, a special partition named System Reserved partition will be created. The issue: System Reserved partition on a wrong drive
