How to merge 2 partitions

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Hi,
I have a 120 GB harddisk it is partitioned into 2 drives C: 40 GB and D: 80
GB if I delete drive D: which is empty right now, does the 2 drives merge
into 1 drive C: 120 GB? Also can I use windows disk management for this or do
I need 3rd party software?

Thanks in advance

Sherif
 
Sherif said:
Hi,
I have a 120 GB harddisk it is partitioned into 2 drives C: 40 GB and D: 80
GB if I delete drive D: which is empty right now, does the 2 drives merge
into 1 drive C: 120 GB? Also can I use windows disk management for this or do
I need 3rd party software?

Thanks in advance

Sherif
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Yes XP's disk management can delete the partition containing the D:
drive. All data will be lost so backup the important data first. The
space will then be unallocated. Again with disk management tools the C:
drive can be expanded to include this space. If you want to merge the
two partitions non destructively to keep the data intact that is on D,
then third party tools are needs such as Partition Magic or BootIt NG.
 
Yes XP's disk management can delete the partition containing the D:
drive. All data will be lost so backup the important data first. The
space will then be unallocated. Again with disk management tools the C:
drive can be expanded to include this space.
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What? I want some of what you are smoking.

You can't claim the free space using Disk Management - at least not
non-destructively. Further, since in this case C is probably the
system drive, Windows won't allow it.
If you want to merge the two partitions non destructively to keep the data intact that is on D,
then third party tools are needs such as Partition Magic or BootIt NG.
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PM or BING will need to be used in EITHER case.
 
NobodyMan wrote:

What? I want some of what you are smoking.

You can't claim the free space using Disk Management - at least not
non-destructively. Further, since in this case C is probably the
system drive, Windows won't allow it.




PM or BING will need to be used in EITHER case.
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I think you can as long as the unallocated space is at the end of the
drive. If I'm wrong on this I certainly will stand corrected. Maybe
someone else can opine here.
 
NobodyMan said:
What? I want some of what you are smoking.

You can't claim the free space using Disk Management - at least not
non-destructively. Further, since in this case C is probably the
system drive, Windows won't allow it.


PM or BING will need to be used in EITHER case.
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Rock responds...
I think you can as long as the unallocated space is at the end of the
drive. If I'm wrong on this I certainly will stand corrected. Maybe
someone else can opine here.
--
Rock
MS MVP Windows - Shell/User


Rock:
Although his opening salvo is rather harsh in tone, Nobody Man is correct
insofar as indicating that the user will not be able to merge the two
partitions non-destructively in this case, at least with respect to using
XP's Disk Management utility. While you are correct in stating that the OP
can use DM to delete his second D: partition, all that would accomplish is
creating unallocated space. DM has no capability of merging his C: partition
with that unallocated space or merging (non-destructively) his C: partition
with another partition created from that unallocated space. The fact that
the unallocated space "is at the end of the drive" is irrelevant. It would,
of course, be a simple matter to non-destructively merge the partitions
using Partition Magic. (I'm not familiar with the BootIt NG program).

So the bottom line is -- if the user at this point desires a single
partition encompassing his entire 120 GB drive while still retaining his
data on drive C:, he would need to employ a third-party partition management
tool such as Partition Magic.
Anna
 
Anna said:
Rock responds...
I think you can as long as the unallocated space is at the end of the
drive. If I'm wrong on this I certainly will stand corrected. Maybe
someone else can opine here.
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Ok thanks to both of you. I tried it and it won't let you combine the
two. I certainly misspoke and stand - or in this case sit corrected.
BTW was smoking my pipe at the time but only "normal" pipe weed. Maybe
I should try mixing in a little of the other ....

To the OP disregard that part of my post about using disk management.
You can delete the D: partition but not combine it with C: without a
repartition during a fresh install or to do it non destructively use
partition magic or BootIt NG.
 
Kelly said:
Too funny because as I was typing my reply to you, pizza was being delivered
for my boys and wasn't sure if yall guys had Domino's around! :o)))
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LOL.. yep Dominos, Roundtable (that's what I had..they're close), Pizza
Hut and some custom shops which are the best but unfortunately there
aren't any of those close and I wanted it now...
 
Funny, yet again.....we had pizza for supper. My kitchen is under
construction for the past two days. We just added a two door (dual) wine
cooler.....very nice!

As for comparison, Pizza Hut is our favorite, but they don't deliver here in
the country (besides, their prices are almost double) and my boys eat too
much. :o)

--

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
 
Funny, yet again.....we had pizza for supper. My kitchen is under
construction for the past two days. We just added a two door (dual)
wine cooler.....very nice!
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I can xhug a wine cooler in less than 15 seconds just through the hole
in the top. Why would one need two doors on one?
 
Kelly said:
Funny, yet again.....we had pizza for supper. My kitchen is under
construction for the past two days. We just added a two door (dual) wine
cooler.....very nice!

As for comparison, Pizza Hut is our favorite, but they don't deliver here in
the country (besides, their prices are almost double) and my boys eat too
much. :o)
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Very cool on the cooler. I have a significant wine collection myself -
around 100 cases.
 
From: said:
Partition magic no longer update, so the information is not suitable, currently there
are many PQ alternatives,Like Paragon, Easeus, Aomei Partition Assistant could merge two
partitions, like this tutorial shows:
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Posted to reply to "Friday, May 27, 2005"

Do you really think that person has waited 7 years for your reply ?
 
David H. Lipman said:
Posted to reply to "Friday, May 27, 2005"

Do you really think that person has waited 7 years for your reply ?
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I'm sure the spammer doesn't care whether the OP sees it.... the idea is
to reply to anything that mentions partitioning so their spam
advertising reply is seen by anyone. Spam as an marketing model...
 
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