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hard drive partition question??

  • 30-01-2012 12:12pm
    #1
    AustinByrnes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 117 ✭✭


    i took a hard drive out of a laptop and formatted the drive and put it in an enclousere case. my question is when i plug the drive in it shows up as 2 drives cause it was partioned at some point. its 80gb drive. showing up as 10gb and 68.77 gb. my question, is there any way i can get the drive back to show as 1 drive showing 80 gb.


    see pic attached


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  • #2
    FSL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭FSL


    What OS are you running?

    Use a partition manager to delete the second partition and then extend the first partition to use the whole disc.


  • #3
    AustinByrnes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 117 ✭✭AustinByrnes


    my o.s is windows 7 home premium 64 bit


  • #4
    FSL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭FSL


    Start - Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Computer Management - Disk Management.

    Locate the External Drive select the second partition then under Actions - All Tasks delete it. Select the first partition and under Actions All Tasks extend it to use all the free space.

    Be absolutely sure you select the external drive and not the drive with the OS on it.


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