Remove partitions

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I have partitioned my 80 G hard drive into seven separate drives. Now I
would like to merge last four drives letters into one.

If it is possible, How can I do that? I will be able to remove data on cds
and then reload them.

I would appreciate help.

 

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You cannot extend a partition in XP without using third party software such
as PowerQuest's (now Symantec) Partition Magic, www.powerquest.com.

If I understand your message, you are planning on moving your data to CD and
then deleting the other partitions and then extending one of the partitions
into the free space and then restoring your data. Partition Magic will
eliminate that step as it will allow you to combine existing partitions.
NOTE: this does not remove the need to backup your data as you've specified.
While this application and many of the others designed for this are pretty
safe, this is still a high risk endeavor and you should back up your data to
be safe, especially because this is something you've never done before.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Mahendra Shah" <mshah51@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I have partitioned my 80 G hard drive into seven separate drives. Now I
> would like to merge last four drives letters into one.
>
> If it is possible, How can I do that? I will be able to remove data on
> cds
> and then reload them.
>
> I would appreciate help.
>
>

 

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Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User) wrote:

> You cannot extend a partition in XP without using third party software such
> as PowerQuest's (now Symantec) Partition Magic, www.powerquest.com.
>
> If I understand your message, you are planning on moving your data to CD and
> then deleting the other partitions and then extending one of the partitions
> into the free space and then restoring your data. Partition Magic will
> eliminate that step as it will allow you to combine existing partitions.
> NOTE: this does not remove the need to backup your data as you've specified.
> While this application and many of the others designed for this are pretty
> safe, this is still a high risk endeavor and you should back up your data to
> be safe, especially because this is something you've never done before.
>
And since partition magic will not backup your data or manage mutli
os's, get bootitng from terabyte.com, do it all at less cost than
packages that separately do same. I have no interest in the product, but
do recommend.
Dave Cohen

 

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I'm not going to dispute the efficacy of Bootit ng and I have no interest in
Powerquest, Symantec or Terrabyte. However, Bootit is somewhat more complex
to use and as such, less experienced users might find Partition Magic's
interface a bit easier.

Further, since the user already has a means of copying files to CD, the
backup aspect, while a good feature and certainly adds to the value of the
product, would seem to be a moot point.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Dave Cohen" <user@example.net> wrote in message
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> Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User) wrote:
>
>> You cannot extend a partition in XP without using third party software
>> such as PowerQuest's (now Symantec) Partition Magic, www.powerquest.com.
>>
>> If I understand your message, you are planning on moving your data to CD
>> and then deleting the other partitions and then extending one of the
>> partitions into the free space and then restoring your data. Partition
>> Magic will eliminate that step as it will allow you to combine existing
>> partitions. NOTE: this does not remove the need to backup your data as
>> you've specified. While this application and many of the others designed
>> for this are pretty safe, this is still a high risk endeavor and you
>> should back up your data to be safe, especially because this is something
>> you've never done before.
>>
> And since partition magic will not backup your data or manage mutli os's,
> get bootitng from terabyte.com, do it all at less cost than packages that
> separately do same. I have no interest in the product, but do recommend.
> Dave Cohen