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Hello! I need an advice from you.
Let me explain. I have a 160 gb hdd with 3 partitions ( C:\, D:\ and E:\).
In C:\ i have WINDOWS, in D: partition i have DATA and in E: partition i have music,videos or something else.
Now the C: partition is 30 gb, D: is 80 and E: is 50. Now what i want to do is, i want to connect the C: partition and D: partition together to in order to omake one partition, but E: partition to leave apart.
Can i do this, so can i connect the C: partition with D: partition but without destroying WINDOWS and other programs that i have installed? If i can do this operation how can i do this? Do i need to use any software? Help Please! THANKS...
You need third party software to do it. I believe Partition Magic will merge partitions which is what it is called.
Before you start though, make sure that you have backed up any data that you need. Merging partitions is a perilous operation and of all the operations you can perform on partitions, merging is the most likely to cause problems.
Stuart
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If you have your applications installed on the D: partition, most likely they will break due to invalid registry entries. Though, some applications will rewrite them upon execution.
"Computer security." — Oxymoron
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No... i have my applications in C: partition, in D: partition i keep only the documents live *.doc excel documents etc...
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These sorts of things go bad quite often. Unless there is a compelling reason to do this merge, that isn't obvious here, I suggest you leave well enough alone. Save your new partition schemes for your next build/ format.
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you'll have to delete the 3rd partition and then merge the unallocated space with the 1st partition using 3rd party software (e.g. GParted, Partition Magic)
however, do NOT tamper with your partition tables unless you have a full system backup in case things are not going according to plan ... i have to second OtheHill's recommendation: don't touch it unless you have a very good reason.
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With Partition Magic you can delete the second partition and reallocate the c partition to take up the difference. When doing it you need to move all files to another location prior to the change. Depending on the amount of data on the d drive it can take extra time to you might need to take it in a couple of steps.
1. Move files that can fit onto either the c or e partitions.
2. Start Partition Magic and resize the d partition (sizing from left to right)
3. Expand the c partition to take up the new free space.
4. Restart XP and move the remaining files.
5. Repeat steps 2-4 until all files are moved.
6. Restart Partition Magic and delete the d partition and expand c to take up the remaining space.It is possible to use this method to expand the e partition too if desired to give more of a balanced split. If that is desired start by shifting the balance until the c is roughly 80GB and then continue by expanding the e partition until it is 80GB. The final reboot will reassign the drive letters giving you a split drive with a c and d partition.
Good luck
Richard
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I agree with Othehill. If I were you I would leave things as they are. Start installing any new software on the D: drive. You could also reinstall some of the programs that are now on the C: drive and put them on the D: drive.
I have many GBs of software but I install everything on a separate drive. I have a 10gb C: drive with less than half the space used. A small OS partition allows fast imaging using very little space.
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The big issue is that you are still going to have the same amount of storage space. In case you don't know it, virtually any program you install can be installed on any partition in the computer. All that need be done is to change the path. Many times you need to select custom installation. This may scare you off. use it. There is usually junk you don't want to install along with the core program and that is how you get a choice on where to install.
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Norton's Partition Magic 8 will do what you want. It will allow you to merge the C and D partitions without having to delete a partition or move data anywhere. You can leave E drive just as it is. BUT as others have advised BACKUP all your data in a restoreable format before you go messing with C drive. I also suggest that you do one (1) operation at a time (if you plan on doing multiple operations) as this will make things easier.
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