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    Merging Hard Drives

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by sa_ill, Apr 4, 2008.

  1. sa_ill

    sa_ill Notebook Deity

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    My 120 GB hard drive is partitioned in 2 parts: C: 80GB and D: 40GB. I want to merge them into one drive.

    Is is possible, and if yes, how?
     
    sa_ill, Apr 4, 2008
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  2. Prasad

    Prasad NBR Reviewer 1337 NBR Reviewer

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    You'll have to delete both partitions and then create a new one. :)
     
    Prasad, Apr 4, 2008
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  3. sa_ill

    sa_ill Notebook Deity

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    Any method in which I dont have to delete the partitions?
     
    sa_ill, Apr 4, 2008
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    alynch75 Notebook Evangelist

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    software

    something like partition magic but make sure it works with vista
     
    alynch75, Apr 4, 2008
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  5. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    I think you'll have to delete the smaller one & resize the C Drive.
    If you want to keep your data, shrink D as much as possible & add that space to C, then transfer the files from D to C. Then delete D & add it to c
     
    Thomas, Apr 4, 2008
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I've used Acronis True Image Home 11 and Disk Director to accomplish what you're trying to do via the steps described by Thomas.

    As Thomas states, the most straight-forward is to copy everything off your D: drive, erase that partition, resize the C: partition so it takes up all of the space formerly occupied by the D: partition, then copy everything that was on the old D: partition onto the now-bigger C: partition. Keep in mind, if you have anything installed on the current D: partition, that installation will no longer work, so you would be better off uninstalling any installed apps on the current D: partition, and then reinstalling them on the newly expanded C: partition after you're done resizing it.
     
    Shyster1, Apr 4, 2008
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  7. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    No you don't!!!!

    You need to copy the contents of the second partition to some other device, DVD's a external drive, whatever. Then delete the second partition. Then expand the first partition to span the entire drive. Finally copy your old second partition data back to the now expanded first portion. Voilà!

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Apr 4, 2008
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  8. sa_ill

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    can i resize using Disk Management in Windows?
     
    sa_ill, Apr 5, 2008
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