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hard drive space
Name: RobbieB Date: November 10, 2003 at 13:53:27 Pacific OS: win xp home CPU/Ram: amd athlon xp-m, 256mb ra
Comment:
i am currently having problems with my hard drive. i am supposed to have 20gb of hard drive space but at the moment can only use 12 of it. i went into computer management to find that packard bell have partitioned the hard drive before i purchased it and there is a hidden partition called backup. Does anyone know if the stuff on the partition is needed and if not how do i get rid of it??
Name: Grasshopper Date: November 10, 2003 at 14:20:14 Pacific
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You can use a program like Partition Magic to resize the partition. I wouldn't delete any stuff from Packard Hell. They often put proprietary stuff on there to keep your machine running smooth ( HA). You can always add a second HDD to your machine if you don't think you have enough space. 12 Gigs is a lot for the average user.
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Response Number 2
Name: wanderer Date: November 10, 2003 at 14:55:25 Pacific
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Dont mess with the Pacbell partition. This is your recovery of the system. You don't need disk space THAT bad. Get another drive if you need to expand.
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