How do I find out which EFI system partition is in use by Windows 10?
I was running a dual boot Windows 10 / Linux system for some time, but I have recently decided to remove the Linux partition.
Currently, I'm successfully booting and running Windows 10, however when I check my partitions, I see I have 2 EFI System partitions.
My question is this - how do I find out which EFI system partition is being used by Windows, so I can remove the unused one?
windows-10 efi boot-partition
asked Jan 29 at 20:02
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I was running a dual boot Windows 10 / Linux system for some time, but I have recently decided to remove the Linux partition.
Currently, I'm successfully booting and running Windows 10, however when I check my partitions, I see I have 2 EFI System partitions.
My question is this - how do I find out which EFI system partition is being used by Windows, so I can remove the unused one?
windows-10 efi boot-partition
asked Jan 29 at 20:02
Tomas Tobu BudayTomas Tobu Buday
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I was running a dual boot Windows 10 / Linux system for some time, but I have recently decided to remove the Linux partition.
Currently, I'm successfully booting and running Windows 10, however when I check my partitions, I see I have 2 EFI System partitions.
My question is this - how do I find out which EFI system partition is being used by Windows, so I can remove the unused one?
windows-10 efi boot-partition
asked Jan 29 at 20:02
Tomas Tobu BudayTomas Tobu Buday
62
I was running a dual boot Windows 10 / Linux system for some time, but I have recently decided to remove the Linux partition.
Currently, I'm successfully booting and running Windows 10, however when I check my partitions, I see I have 2 EFI System partitions.
My question is this - how do I find out which EFI system partition is being used by Windows, so I can remove the unused one?
windows-10 efi boot-partition
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If you go to an command prompt in Windows and enter mountvol S: /s this will mount the current ESP to volume S. You can change the S: to another drive letter if you are using S but don't change the /s switch.
Then create a directory mkdir S:DONT_DELETE
Now you can tell which partition Windows uses and so you can delete the other.
answered Jan 29 at 21:22
lx07lx07
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I rolled back changes with link to ss64.com as it says that "/s" switch applies to "Itanium-based computers only." It is copy/pasted from the MS documentation here - docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/… . The documentation in both cases is incorrect and would confuse the answer as "/s" works perfectly well x86 processors.
– lx07
Jan 30 at 1:04
thanks guys, this has helped and worked
– Tomas Tobu Buday
Feb 2 at 15:36
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If you have two EFI partitions, one is superfluous, as the boot process will
only use one of the two.
An EFI boot partition will always have a top-level directory named /EFI.
Beneath that directory, each operating system will have its own sub-directory,
with a name that (hopefully) indicates what OS it is used for,
and which is (hopefully) unique to that OS.
I would recommend letting these two partitions coexist, since deleting the
wrong one will make your computer unbootable.
You can look at the contents of these partition by assigning them drive-letters
in Disk Management, if you wish to examine them more in depth,
and you may also remove it when finished.
answered Jan 29 at 20:25
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If you go to an command prompt in Windows and enter mountvol S: /s this will mount the current ESP to volume S. You can change the S: to another drive letter if you are using S but don't change the /s switch.
Then create a directory mkdir S:DONT_DELETE
Now you can tell which partition Windows uses and so you can delete the other.
answered Jan 29 at 21:22
lx07lx07
604411
I rolled back changes with link to ss64.com as it says that "/s" switch applies to "Itanium-based computers only." It is copy/pasted from the MS documentation here - docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/… . The documentation in both cases is incorrect and would confuse the answer as "/s" works perfectly well x86 processors.
– lx07
Jan 30 at 1:04
thanks guys, this has helped and worked
– Tomas Tobu Buday
Feb 2 at 15:36
add a comment |
If you go to an command prompt in Windows and enter mountvol S: /s this will mount the current ESP to volume S. You can change the S: to another drive letter if you are using S but don't change the /s switch.
Then create a directory mkdir S:DONT_DELETE
Now you can tell which partition Windows uses and so you can delete the other.
answered Jan 29 at 21:22
lx07lx07
604411
I rolled back changes with link to ss64.com as it says that "/s" switch applies to "Itanium-based computers only." It is copy/pasted from the MS documentation here - docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/… . The documentation in both cases is incorrect and would confuse the answer as "/s" works perfectly well x86 processors.
– lx07
Jan 30 at 1:04
thanks guys, this has helped and worked
– Tomas Tobu Buday
Feb 2 at 15:36
add a comment |
If you go to an command prompt in Windows and enter mountvol S: /s this will mount the current ESP to volume S. You can change the S: to another drive letter if you are using S but don't change the /s switch.
Then create a directory mkdir S:DONT_DELETE
Now you can tell which partition Windows uses and so you can delete the other.
answered Jan 29 at 21:22
lx07lx07
604411
If you go to an command prompt in Windows and enter mountvol S: /s this will mount the current ESP to volume S. You can change the S: to another drive letter if you are using S but don't change the /s switch.
Then create a directory mkdir S:DONT_DELETE
Now you can tell which partition Windows uses and so you can delete the other.
answered Jan 29 at 21:22
lx07lx07
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answered Jan 29 at 21:22
lx07lx07
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answered Jan 29 at 21:22
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answered Jan 29 at 21:22
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I rolled back changes with link to ss64.com as it says that "/s" switch applies to "Itanium-based computers only." It is copy/pasted from the MS documentation here - docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/… . The documentation in both cases is incorrect and would confuse the answer as "/s" works perfectly well x86 processors.
– lx07
Jan 30 at 1:04
thanks guys, this has helped and worked
– Tomas Tobu Buday
Feb 2 at 15:36
add a comment |
I rolled back changes with link to ss64.com as it says that "/s" switch applies to "Itanium-based computers only." It is copy/pasted from the MS documentation here - docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/… . The documentation in both cases is incorrect and would confuse the answer as "/s" works perfectly well x86 processors.
– lx07
Jan 30 at 1:04
thanks guys, this has helped and worked
– Tomas Tobu Buday
Feb 2 at 15:36
I rolled back changes with link to ss64.com as it says that "/s" switch applies to "Itanium-based computers only." It is copy/pasted from the MS documentation here - docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/… . The documentation in both cases is incorrect and would confuse the answer as "/s" works perfectly well x86 processors.
– lx07
Jan 30 at 1:04
I rolled back changes with link to ss64.com as it says that "/s" switch applies to "Itanium-based computers only." It is copy/pasted from the MS documentation here - docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/… . The documentation in both cases is incorrect and would confuse the answer as "/s" works perfectly well x86 processors.
– lx07
Jan 30 at 1:04
thanks guys, this has helped and worked
– Tomas Tobu Buday
Feb 2 at 15:36
thanks guys, this has helped and worked
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Feb 2 at 15:36
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If you have two EFI partitions, one is superfluous, as the boot process will
only use one of the two.
An EFI boot partition will always have a top-level directory named /EFI.
Beneath that directory, each operating system will have its own sub-directory,
with a name that (hopefully) indicates what OS it is used for,
and which is (hopefully) unique to that OS.
I would recommend letting these two partitions coexist, since deleting the
wrong one will make your computer unbootable.
You can look at the contents of these partition by assigning them drive-letters
in Disk Management, if you wish to examine them more in depth,
and you may also remove it when finished.
answered Jan 29 at 20:25
harrymcharrymc
260k14271573
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If you have two EFI partitions, one is superfluous, as the boot process will
only use one of the two.
An EFI boot partition will always have a top-level directory named /EFI.
Beneath that directory, each operating system will have its own sub-directory,
with a name that (hopefully) indicates what OS it is used for,
and which is (hopefully) unique to that OS.
I would recommend letting these two partitions coexist, since deleting the
wrong one will make your computer unbootable.
You can look at the contents of these partition by assigning them drive-letters
in Disk Management, if you wish to examine them more in depth,
and you may also remove it when finished.
answered Jan 29 at 20:25
harrymcharrymc
260k14271573
add a comment |
If you have two EFI partitions, one is superfluous, as the boot process will
only use one of the two.
An EFI boot partition will always have a top-level directory named /EFI.
Beneath that directory, each operating system will have its own sub-directory,
with a name that (hopefully) indicates what OS it is used for,
and which is (hopefully) unique to that OS.
I would recommend letting these two partitions coexist, since deleting the
wrong one will make your computer unbootable.
You can look at the contents of these partition by assigning them drive-letters
in Disk Management, if you wish to examine them more in depth,
and you may also remove it when finished.
answered Jan 29 at 20:25
harrymcharrymc
260k14271573
If you have two EFI partitions, one is superfluous, as the boot process will
only use one of the two.
An EFI boot partition will always have a top-level directory named /EFI.
Beneath that directory, each operating system will have its own sub-directory,
with a name that (hopefully) indicates what OS it is used for,
and which is (hopefully) unique to that OS.
I would recommend letting these two partitions coexist, since deleting the
wrong one will make your computer unbootable.
You can look at the contents of these partition by assigning them drive-letters
in Disk Management, if you wish to examine them more in depth,
and you may also remove it when finished.
answered Jan 29 at 20:25
harrymcharrymc
260k14271573
answered Jan 29 at 20:25
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answered Jan 29 at 20:25
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