Partitions

[Dogfood09]

Hi Guys ,

I have one storage disk with two partions , if i want to revert back to just one partition , will i lose all data? and whats the best program to use?

Regards
Dog09

 

[Tobywon]

youll lose everything, and if there not the primary boot partitions u can do it on windows using disc management options

 

[Dogfood09]

Thanks for your reply and advice , These forums are the nuts!! quick replies , nice people , all round great place to visit.

Dog09

 

[Anth]

If the date is not absolutely irreplaceable and you do not have anywhere to copy the entire contents of the drive to you could as an absolute minimum copy the data out of the partition you wish to remove.

Then delete that partition and expand the other to fit the full drive using something like Acronis Disk Director Suite.

This is what I do and 90% of the time everything is fine. Which is why I say don't do it if you have anything implacable on there.

 

[Essexraptor]

Use Acronis Disk Director

If you have enough space move the data from the partition you wish to lose to the partition you want to keep ( you may have to increase the one you wish to keep slightly using space from the other to achieve this) then delete the partition and expand the other using the now un used space.

The safest way of all is to move the data to a external source first then adjust your partitions.