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    A Question of Reformatting / Partitions

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by backup7, Sep 15, 2005.

  1. backup7

    backup7 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I plan to reformat my 6000 soon, and was wondering if it is safe to delete ALL partitions and create 1 large one.

    Are the files that are on any of these partitions necessary?
     
    backup7, Sep 15, 2005
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  2. bryan986

    bryan986 Notebook Enthusiast

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    As long as there is nothing you need for yourself, then format it all and make one big one

    The small 3-4gb one that comes with the computer is for restoring your computer to the factory defaults
     
    bryan986, Sep 15, 2005
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  3. albennno

    albennno Newbie

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    Yeah, about that...
    Deleting the Dell Image partion is completely your option. As long as you have the backup cd's you can pretty much recover your system in the event of a major software malfunction. However, I would suggest partitioning the harddrive into at least 2 other parts. This not only promotes computer organization, but in the event of a reformat, you can store everything you need in the partion you didn't install windows too. This saves time and also promotes frequent reformats which promotes computer health
     
    albennno, Sep 15, 2005
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