if there is not unallocated space available on the disk for extending PBR image partition, you can first shrink another partition with lots of unused free space to get one and follow the steps below.ġ. Here we will show you how to merge PBR image partition and the unallocated space with AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard, now you could download it to have a try. You could change the destination of data backup to free up space in PBR Image, or you could extend the PBR image drive with unallocated space. When you got the low disk space error in your PBR Image drive, it’s probably due to Dell Backup and Recovery write to PBR Image. What is the partition for and should I delete the PBR Image partition? How can I fix the PBR Image full problem? Recently, I decided to install Windows 8.1 on my Dell XPS computer (original installed Windows 8), after installing Dell Backup and Recovery, I found something different: a 32GB PBR Image partition which is almost full. Some users look for help on the forum like this: Then you could create restore point right now for the PBR Image that has system protection turned on. In the next window, check Turn on system protection option, and then click 'Apply' -> 'OK'.Ĥ.

Select the PBR Image partition and press 'Configure' button in 'System Protection' window.ģ. Right click This PC, choose 'Properties' -> 'System Protection'.Ģ. Typically, in Windows 8.1 and 10, the PBR Image protection is OFF, you could turn on the protection settings of PBR Image drive as below:ġ.

I found there are some questions about PBR image, like: 'Is PBR image protection is on or off after upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1 or from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10? How to turn on the PBR Image for Windows 10?' You will find answers here: You could use PBR image to restore system in case of system or hardware failure.Thus, it’s not recommended to delete PBR Image drive. Generally, PBR stands for Partition Boot Record and it’s the first block of any bootable partition, and the PBR Image drive (no drive letter) is formatted with NTFS file system and contains the recovery image (PBR Image) in Dell computer.

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