
Right-click Local Disk (C) in Windows Explorer, click Properties, and verify that the additional disk space is available as indicated by the increased value for Free Space.Ĭlick Finish to close the PC Restore Removal window.The PC Restore partition is deleted and the newly available disk space is added to the free space allocation on the hard drive. Click Yes when a confirmation message appears.Click OK to remove the PC Restore partition on the hard drive.Click Quit there is no partition to delete. NOTE: If the partition for PC Restore does not exist on your computer's hard drive, a message appears stating that the partition was not found. If you do not press in time, let the computer finish starting, and then restart the computer again. Immediately upon seeing the blue bar, press.If possible, back up all data before using PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore.ĭuring the boot process, a blue bar with appears at the top of the screen. Data files include documents, spreadsheets, e-mail messages, digital photos, music files, and so on. Any programs or files added since you received your computer-including data files-are permanently deleted from the hard drive. These options restore your hard drive to the operating state it was in when you purchased the computer. Use Dell PC Restore (Windows XP) or Dell Factory Image Restore (Windows Vista) only as the last method to restore your operating system.

NOTE: Dell PC Restore by Symantec and Dell Factory Image Restore may not be available in certain countries or on certain computers.
