Deletion of a disk partition

[Pastor Chris]

I am running Windows XP Home, the hard drive has 2 partitions, from within
computer management if I delete logical drive D: will the disk space from it
automatically be reassigned to disk drive C"?
If not than do I have to reformat the hard drive?

Thank you for your response.

Chris

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I am running Windows XP Home, the hard drive has 2 partitions, from within
computer management if I delete logical drive D: will the disk space from it
automatically be reassigned to disk drive C"?

No. It will be unallocated, assigned to no drive at all.

If not than do I have to reformat the hard drive?

No, you can use any of several third-party utilities to do what you
want.

Bear in mind that doing this sort of thing, no matter what program you
use, is a big step, affecting everything on your drive. When you take
such a big step, no matter how unlikely, it is always possible that
something could go wrong. For that reason, it's prudent to make sure
you have a backup of anything you can't afford to lose before
beginning.

 

[Tim Meddick]

WOW! - A reply from a genuine MVP! You ARE blessed! Thought they were a
myth!

 

[Mike Hall - MVP]

I am running Windows XP Home, the hard drive has 2 partitions, from within
computer management if I delete logical drive D: will the disk space from
it
automatically be reassigned to disk drive C"?
If not than do I have to reformat the hard drive?

Thank you for your response.

Chris

Apart from the advice given by Ken, are you aware that your D partition
could be your only way to reload Windows in the case of OS failure?

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Apart from the advice given by Ken, are you aware that your D partition
could be your only way to reload Windows in the case of OS failure?

Very good point, and thanks for the addition.