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Delete a Partition

  • 25-07-2003 08:34PM
    #1
    alanc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 128 ✭✭


    Sorry a green question coming up, just want to be sure. I want to delete a partition on my pc, I have all my data on c drive and nothing on the d drive. Is there a way to delete the partition putting the space that d has in with c without losing any info on c. I am running windows me.


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  • #2
    Lenny
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 9,391 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lenny


    Partition magic pro 8 will do the job job for yea,
    piss easy to use too
    you want to merge d with c isn't it?


  • #3
    alanc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 128 ✭✭alanc


    I have plenty of space on c but compaz automatically allocate a portion to d, all i want to do is merge the two and not lose any information. What would you think of partitioning a portion of a drive for windows only and a portion for files or games would it be of any benefit?


  • #4
    GRAHAM2002
    Closed Accounts Posts: 183 ✭✭GRAHAM2002


    If u get hold of any partition magic it will do it doesnt have to be 8


  • #5
    Lenny
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 9,391 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lenny


    I just said 8 because thats the version I used..
    Just say alan your C:\ has 17.6 out of 20 gigs
    d:\ is 4.5 out of 35
    You could make a new drive called C:\ that would be 55gigs and 22.1 gigs would be used
    all information that was on c and d will be the same - only different is its like you just moved them to a different folder
    partition magic can do wonders and makes it really easy


  • #6
    alanc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 128 ✭✭alanc


    :D

    Thanks Lenny, going to try amazon for a copy now.


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  • #7
    pdogs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭pdogs


    but compaz automatically allocate a portion to d

    Compaqs (compaz??) often store not only their restoration images on D but there can also be BIOS stored on the HDD partition as well.

    Compaqs are very proprietary - so just be extra careful and check out that it is safe to merge these partitons before actually starting to "mess" with them.


  • #8
    milltown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,624 ✭✭✭milltown


    Pdogs beat me to it.
    Any recent HPaq machine I've seen only comes with a recovery CD, not proper install disks. The actual Windows installation comes from the recovery partition. I thought they usually called it the X: partition though.
    Make sure you have access to the OS of your choice on CD before you go any further.


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