increasing size of partition


  1. goofy gorilla
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    increasing size of partition


    hi - see screen shot of my computer..basically i want to reduce the size of partion D by at least half...and increase the size of C:...because i dont really use all that storage space on D but would rather have it on C...if you know what i mean..?..ta
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  3. PooMan UK
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    Have you tried using the "shrink/extend volume" under "computer management"



    Just Have a read of the help file before you attempt it though
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  4. nate42nd
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    Partition or Volume - Extend

    Hope this helps.
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  6. goofy gorilla
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    can i just delete that D partition as it contained recovery files to restore to windows vista....however im on windows 7 64 bit...so i dont really need it ?....will this make C bigger ?..ta

    ok...i deleted the partition...became unallocated...and increased C to nearly 300Gb....cheers guys...thanks 4 the help..
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  7. nate42nd
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    I'm glad you got it sorted out. You can certainly delete the D partition if you don't intend to use it.

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