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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
Sidney;
If a partition is deleted, the data on that partition is lost.
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If a partition is deleted, the data on that partition is lost.
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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
news:[email protected]...
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Eric Renken
If the partition doesn't have any data on it you can use a program like
PartionMagic from Symantec. I believe this will even move the data from a
partition you are deleting to another good partition.
http://www.symantec.com/partitionmagic/
PartionMagic from Symantec. I believe this will even move the data from a
partition you are deleting to another good partition.
http://www.symantec.com/partitionmagic/
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Bob Willard
sidney wrote:
First, run backup. Even if you only plan to merge parts with PM
it is wise to backup first, since PM may not survive crashes or
power outages.
First, run backup. Even if you only plan to merge parts with PM
it is wise to backup first, since PM may not survive crashes or
power outages.
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Bob Willard
sidney wrote:
Pardon if this is a duplicate reply; my mailer said it failed to send.
To protect your data, back it up. Even if you only plan to merge parts
with PM, it is wise to backup first, since PM may not survive a crash
or a power outage.
Pardon if this is a duplicate reply; my mailer said it failed to send.
To protect your data, back it up. Even if you only plan to merge parts
with PM, it is wise to backup first, since PM may not survive a crash
or a power outage.
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Guest
Jupiter. thanks
It is partitioned 1.5gb for windows and 2.5gb for storage why I dont know,
it has windows xp on it. Will I have to reinstall windows to get the full
4.0gb? or will I be able to do this without reinstalling..
It is partitioned 1.5gb for windows and 2.5gb for storage why I dont know,
it has windows xp on it. Will I have to reinstall windows to get the full
4.0gb? or will I be able to do this without reinstalling..
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Ron Martell
sidney said:Jupiter. thanks
It is partitioned 1.5gb for windows and 2.5gb for storage why I dont know,
it has windows xp on it. Will I have to reinstall windows to get the full
4.0gb? or will I be able to do this without reinstalling..
You could combine the two partitions into one 4 gb partition in
several steps using a partitioning utility such as Partition Magic.
It is quite time consuming but it does work. I have done it
successfully a couple of times.
The basic steps involved would be:
1. Clean up both partitions by uninstalling and deleting as much as
possible, including temporary files.
2. Copy as much as possible from the storage partition to the Windows
partition.
3. Use Partition Magic to reduce the size of the storage partition so
it is just barely large enough to hold the remaining files. Do this so
that the free space is created at the *front* of the storage partition
(between it and the Windows partition).
4. Use Partition Magic to increase the size of the Windows partition
so it includes the space just freed up.
Reboot the computer and run it a bit to ensure that everything is
still working okay.
Repeat steps 2, 3 and 4 until the data partition is empty, then delete
the data partition and increase the Windows partition again to use all
of the space on the drive.
Note regarding step 3.
If the data partition is a logical drive located within an extended
DOS partition then you will have to do this step twice - first to
reduce the size of the logical drive and then to reduce the size of
the extended DOS partition.
Good luck
Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."
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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
Sidney;
You can follow Ron's advice but you will most likely still have a
space problem very soon.
4gb is the low end of what many recommend for the partition Windows XP
resides.
That barely holds Windows Service Pack Updates etc.
Larger is needed if data and applications will also be kept there.
You can follow Ron's advice but you will most likely still have a
space problem very soon.
4gb is the low end of what many recommend for the partition Windows XP
resides.
That barely holds Windows Service Pack Updates etc.
Larger is needed if data and applications will also be kept there.