Move Recovery Partition Left of C Drive with a Free Tool

If you want to move the Healthy Recovery partition left of C drive, you need to create a new partition before the C drive, and then assign it as the new Recovery partition for your Windows. Creating a new partition before the C drive can be done with the free tool Partition Resizer.

Partition Resizer can move partitions when it has adjacent unallocated space, no data loss, no app reinstall. However, the orders of the partitions cannot be changed. If you want to move partitions to change their orders, you need to do it with a workaround: create a new one, clone the old one to restore it, and change its drive letter later.
Video guide https://youtu.be/RIMgbm0rpKM (c d e unallocated, how to move D to the end of the disk as an example)

How to clone the OS disk to another disk
https://youtu.be/4y-P0KEg2Nw

For Windows 11-XP, Partition Resizer Free (100% Free) https://www.resize-c.com
For Windows Server, Partition Resizer Server (Trial with free demo) https://www.resize-c.com/server/
Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
0:10 - Backup disk using Partition Resizer
0:37 - Disable the current Healthy Recovery Partition using 'reagentc /disable'
1:11 - Create unallocated space before the C drive using Partition Resizer (better create it 2048MB for better recognition)
1:43 - Create partition using Disk Management
3:33 - Convert the new recovery partition to primary (depends)
4:13 - Set the new partition the recovery using CMD Diskpart (You need to enter CMD diskpart first)
4:58 - Enable the new recovery
5:35 - Solution for WINRE is not found
6:00 - Add space to C drive if needed
6:46 - Summary and tips
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CMD codes you might need:

reagentc /info
reagentc /disable

diskpart
list disk
select disk 0
list partition
select partition
detail partition

(For GPT disk, run the following command
set id=de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac

gpt attributes=0x8000000000000001)

(For MBR disk, run the following

set id=27

detail par

exit

reagentc /enable

reagentc /info
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if no recovery option is available, copy and save the Recovery file from iso folder (Download iso, use 7zip to copy the recovery file to the Windows Recovery folder)
.iso\sources\install.wim\1\Windows\System32\Recovery\

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Is it safe to move the recovery partition left of C drive?
is it safe to move the recovery partition?

Yes — it can be safe, but only if done correctly. Here's what you need to know:

🔹 Moving the recovery partition

It's generally safe if you use a reliable partition tool (like Windows Disk Management, limitations-aware tools, or reputable third-party software).

There is a small risk of data corruption if something interrupts the process (power loss, crash).

🔹Always back up important data first.

is it safe to create a new recovery partition and delete the old one?

This is usually the cleaner and safer option, especially if:

Windows has already created a newer recovery partition after an update.

The old one is unused or too small.

However:

You must confirm which partition Windows is actually using before deleting anything.
You can check by running:

reagentc /info

It will show the active Windows Recovery location.

If the new partition is properly configured and enabled, deleting the old unused one is safe.
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What can Partition Resizer do?
Resize, move, delete, convert, format, clone, backup, migrate os and more.
Free tool download: https://www.resize-c.com

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