Deleting partition help!

RobMunfy · 15 Apr 2008 at 11:40

Hi guys,

I currently have XP dual booting with Linux (Ubuntu) and want to delete the linux partition.

My partitions look like this:

http://img255.imageshack.us/my.php?image=partitionpd4.jpg

But I don't know what the

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(*) 27GB Extended

and

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(*) 486MB Unallocated

rows are?

I assume that I want to delete the Linux Ext3 partition. Do I also need to delete the 27GB partition? Will I then need to resize the other partitions to use that space?

Thanks, Rob

eXor · 15 Apr 2008 at 12:00

Don't delete the extended partition!

You only need to delete the last row. A hard disk can only have four primary partitions, that's what "C", "G", "Extended" and the Linux partition are. If you want more than four then you make an extended partition "container" and then make more partitions inside this container.

So if you delete the extended partition, it will take out "D" partition!

Unallocated = free space. After you delete the linux partiton, you will see that the unallocated size grows by around 9Gig.

You can resize "D" to reclaim all the free space ( about 10.1GB ).

If the power were to go off during a resize, it could end in tears. I hope you have an uninterruptable power supply.

RobMunfy · 15 Apr 2008 at 13:02

ahh cheers mate, i think ill make a backup of D just incase then!!

RobMunfy · 15 Apr 2008 at 15:50

Right, I've managed to delete the linux partitions and after no end of trouble with the GRUB boot loader, i've got it so that only Windows will boot now.

As per screenshot earlier, could anyone recommend a free program that i can use to resize the D:\ hard drive to utilise that unallocated space.

I only have the trial version of PartitionMagic and it won't let me continue!

Cheers.