Does Deleting USB HardDrive(Volume)Revert It To Inactive Volume


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    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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    Does Deleting USB HardDrive(Volume)Revert It To Inactive Volume


    Have an external USB hard drive caddy with a naked Raptor drive sitting in it which has one partition that is the entire capacity of the Raptor drive...this is an 'active' volume.


    1. Can someone tell me if I delete the volume under Computer Management>Disk Management>Delete Volume will this return it to being an 'inactive' volume?
    2. Also can you tell me after deletion will I need to initialise the drive in the usual way like when one installs a new drive in a PC?
    3. Upon reboot will Windows just offer to initialise it within Disk Management?

    I want it to just be a simple, basic, single partition drive just for data backup. In past it was my OS drive which is when it was made an active volume. Using W7/64bit professional.

    Thanks...Gary
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    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
       #2

    Use Mini tool Partition Wizard home edition to do what you want with the drive...
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  3. Posts : 58
    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Partition - Mark as Inactive


    I solved my problem using instructions as described by Brink at:

    Partition - Mark as Inactive

    Thanks Brink and others who helped...Gary
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