Recovery Drive

How can I reduce the size of my Recovery (D size? There is only 1.32 GB free of 11.8 GB.
HP Pavilion dv6701 us
CNF8030JSJ
KL320UA
I only found one file when I followed the below instructions:
Delete files from the Recovery Partition
To reclaim the drive space on the Recovery Partition, locate and delete the unneeded folders and files, as follows:
Click Start , type explorer in the search field, and click on Windows Explorer when it appears in the program list to open the explorer window.
Click Computer in the left panel to display the names of the drives in the right panel.
Double-click on the Recovery Partition, which is normally named the (D drive, to display the folders and files in the right panel.
Highlight all the folders and files on the Recovery Partition, except the RECOVERY folder, and press the delete key.
The files will be removed and the space will be available to the Recovery Manager program.
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The instructions you are referencing, are for deleting non-recovery related files accidentally added to the recovery drive/partition. Nothing needs to be done if there are no stray files. 1.32GB free of 11.8GB is about typical for a recovery partition.
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