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Can I combine my two local disks?

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Name: nyprada
Date: September 16, 2003 at 05:32:26 Pacific
OS: windows xp
CPU/Ram: 256
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My computer has local disk c(4gb) and local disk d(6gb) after installing windows xp into c: only have 800mb of free space however c: gets full very easy even though I install most of the software in d:. Can I combine the disks so they work as one disk? and how if it's possible. Please HELP!!




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Name: keef444
Date: September 16, 2003 at 06:10:33 Pacific
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Yes, u can convert ur drives to a single 'volume' by converting to 'Dynamic' disks in disk management.

http://www.windows-help.net/WindowsXP/howto-20.html

Hope this helps


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Name: frogger642
Date: September 16, 2003 at 10:23:09 Pacific
Reply:

OUCH !! dont like dynamic disk idea .. try partition magic 8 and "merge" the two partitions


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Response Number 3
Name: Chilly Willy
Date: September 16, 2003 at 13:56:58 Pacific
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Do a clean custom install of XP to drive D plus any software - this will free up drive C to store your files. Reasons for this include:

1 If re-installing XP reqiured NO files will be lost - stored on seperate drive.

2 A clean custom install of XP and other software - will allow you to cut down the amount of disk space required.

Hope this helps.

PS my disk space is under 6GB this includes - XP, Office 2000, Photoshop, Pagemaker and others.


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