Is it safe to remove recovery partition once USB recovery created?

I use hybrid SSD/HDD for a purpose of caching (Intel Rapid Storage Technology) - more than 30% of SSD is used for system recovery partition which I consider as useless waste of fast SSD resources.
Therefore, I would like to remove this recovery partition. I've already created USB recovery... is it enough and safe to be able to restore factory settings if things go wrong in a future?
Thanks.

I don't have Toshiba machines here, but I routinely remove OEM recovery partitions after creating external recovery media.
We create full-disk backup daily and don't have much use for them anyway. (Use them only to test whether a problem stems from hardware or software.)
-Jerry

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Usb safe to remove

Driver Management has concluded the process to add Service WUDFWpdFs for Device Instance ID SWD\WPDBUSENUM\_??_USBSTOR#DISK&VEN_ADATA&PROD_USB_FLASH_DRIVE&REV_1100#12110120322700D0&0#{53F56307-B6BF-11D0-94F2-00A0C91EFB8B}
with the following status: 0.
The first normal
banneung.
For the second connection. If
you want to secure removal.
Does not work ... does not even
sound.
Only! Exclamation mark appears
only so ...
I am a little embarrassed.
That is safe to remove.
Very embarrassed and wondering
... Thanks ..
The following information bulletin tried
everything but does not normally removed.
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I hear a
beep
I think that if the output.
Use several times.
I always check the sound effects.
If you do not normally safe to remove.
usb will be broken.
ntfs mbr partition corruption.
If you remove a mounted ntfs partition,
the partition will be broken steel.
In the case of other bugs.
taskbar and start menu propertes> start menu> clean
clean continuously flashes.
Repeat error recovery impossible.
... You must boot.
don

Hi 동우,
If you are worry about how to remove the USB device, it should be OK to remove it when the notification displays.
For the Exclamation mark, I tested in Windows 8.1 and the behavior is the same on the Control Panel. If you select the remove option, this Device becomes unavailable for Windows to check its information.
If I have any misunderstandings, please feel free to let me know.
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I've been thinking about something recently; I probably won't do this until a while, but for now, it's just an idea. I'm using Linux Ubuntu on my Lenovo Thinkpad E420, and it really work like a dream. I use Windows 7 way less, and I only keep it for a few reasons.
I find it too bad that Windows 7 use so much disk space, however! 20GB for the system alone, in fact (For Ubuntu, it's 4.5GB, with all the softwares). I'm sure Windows XP will do the same job that Windows 7, even running a specific game that wouldn't work under Seven.
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I've been doing some ressearch, and I found out that as much odd as it seems, Windows Server 2003 would be a better choice. Because the 32-Bit version would be able to manage my 8GB of RAM and my 4 CPUs without problem, unlike XP. I also thought that Server 2003 would use less battery than XP.
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I should mention that I still have my recovery DVDs I burned from Windows 7. Was this partition still required?
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I think I'll have to stick with Windows 7, then. XD In fact, I'm "lucky" Server 2003 haven't deleted anything else (I do have a full image of Linux).

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Remove Recovery pertition because Windows updates fills up drive C:.
HP on line did remove the Recovery pertition, but then the computer would not boot.
Used and USB recovery and only partition the HD with Recovery Partition and dirve C: is only option allowed.
Recovered the system and the Recovery Pertition was put back in with data.
The HD is only 32GB.
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As long as you have a verified working usb HP recovery flashdrive, I can see no problem with deleting the recovery partition. Put the usb recoveryflashdrive in a safe place for storage.
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