How do I merge my HP Recovery partition?

[allamerican02]

I have been searching the web for this and I just can't figure it out. I just installed Windows 8 on my computer and want to merge the HP recovery partition because I have a set of recovery disks I can use instead.

How do I do this? I went to "Disk Management" and am unable to "expand volume" from the C drive to the D drive.

Thanks and if you need more info just let me know.

 

[COLGeek]

You have to delete the recovery partition before you can expand the other partition into that space.

 

[allamerican02]

You have to delete the recovery partition before you can expand the other partition into that space.

How do I do that?

 

[COLGeek]

In Disk Management select the recovery partition and delete it.

 

[getochkn]

I'd use EaseUS Partition Master 9.1.1 Home Edition. best free partition tool out there.

 

[COLGeek]

I'd use EaseUS Partition Master 9.1.1 Home Edition. best free partition tool out there.

Yep, that is a good tool and will work as well. Still you delete the recovery partition first and then expand the other partition afterward.

 

[zhuzhuxia]

Hi,i think you are luckily because last week i just find some method to merge and resize partition.I think you can refer to this to merge the HP recovery partition and expand volume from the C drive to the D drive. merge partition:http://www.disk-partition.com/help/merge-partition.html resize partition:http://www.disk-partition.com/help/resize-partition.html