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turning 2 partitions into 1
Name: R. Bryant Date: July 1, 1999 at 03:48:18 Pacific
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hello I was running win95 and when I upgraded to win98 I wanted to turn my two small partitions into one bigger one. They are both FAT32, how do I go about it without formatting them?
Name: Kelly Date: July 1, 1999 at 09:59:06 Pacific
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you dont can only be done in fdisk prior to formatting
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Response Number 2
Name: Bob Hope Date: July 1, 1999 at 12:46:35 Pacific
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you can combine multiple partitions together. The best way to do this is with a third party software package you can buy at any major computer store.
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Response Number 3
Name: graeme Date: July 2, 1999 at 00:01:47 Pacific
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Bob is right, if you really really want to do this you need to lay your hands on something like partition magic.....but be warned BACK UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So if you really really want to do it, fork out the money and make sure your beloved files are off that drive!!
Why combine two partitions? You can put your basic stuff on c: and use your "d" for other files and as an extra safeguard for c: if that partitions screws up.
I have not gone back to one large partition for a few monthes now.
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Response Number 5
Name: Rusty_One Date: September 13, 1999 at 06:18:59 Pacific
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It's probably a bit late, but you could create the illusion of joined partitions by using the DOS join command.
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