Two partitions back into one?

[themask70]

Was wondering if anyone could help me. I currently have my hard-drive in two partitions. One is a 20gb partition for my OS and a 300gb partition for my documents and games e.c.t.

Basically I need to know if there is any way I can revert the disk back to being one partition without loosing any data I have on it at the moment? Either that, or is there any way I could change the size of the partitions?

Cheers.

 

[helmutcheese]

With Wndows own method you risk loosing DATA.

With 3rd Party like Acronis True Image or Partition Magic you can Merge them, I always do a defrag 1st to move all DATA to one part of HDD, not scattered all ovetr the place, then you dont get problems.

 

[dr. sarf]

Partition Magic.

 

[Skyboat]

Acronis Disk Director Suite

 

[helmutcheese]

EDIT, above I meant Partiton Magic not GHOST (diff APP) sorry.

 

[IAmATeaf]

I use Partition Magic and the way I would do would be to copy off the data off the 300gb partition, delete it then extend the first partition.

If you only have the single disk then shrink the second to the minimum you can get away with then extend the first, carry on like this till the 300mb partition data is on the first.

Either way make sure you have a backup of important stuff as PM can sometimes go ****-eyed especially when manipulating partitions that little or no space on them.