| Windows 7: Need a partition program |
13 Jan 2011
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| | Windows 7 Professional x64 406 posts |
Need a partition program I have two 250GB HDDs and one of which is split 116GB in two partitions. I am wanting to merge the partitions together to have the one big partition for my steam games. But does anyone know and free and reliable software that can allow me to do this? | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Desktop OS Windows 7 Professional x64 CPU Intel i5-2500k @ 3.3Ghz Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H Memory 4GB DDR3 Graphics Card Nvidia GTS250 1GB Monitor(s) Displays Sony SDM S95A Screen Resolution 1280x1024 Keyboard Logitech Media Keyboard Mouse Microsoft Intellimouse PSU Corsair HX850W Case Cooler Master 690 II Cooling Thermalright True Spirit 140mm & 3x 120mm & 3x 140mm Fans Hard Drives 1x 1TB, 2x 250GB HDDs Internet Speed 8MB |
13 Jan 2011
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| | Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit 7,566 posts |
The standard recommendation is Partition Wizard. I think there are paid and free versions and I'm not sure that the free version can do what you need. There was another thread here recently discussing that. Go to their web site and take a look at the documentation or download the free version and see if it's possible.
Paragon Software also makes partition tools---some of them free as I recall.
You should be able to do it with Windows own tools if you can get the data off of one of the partitions temporarily. Then delete that partition. Then expand the remaining one to take up the space left behind. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one OS Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit CPU Intel Sandy Bridge i5-2500, not overclocked Motherboard Gigabyte H67A-UD3H-B3, full ATX Memory 4 GB Crucial DDR3-1333 Graphics Card none; graphics are integrated on CPU Sound Card onboard: Realtek ALC892; external: USB Behringer UF0-202 Monitor(s) Displays NEC 90GX2-BK 19" LCD Screen Resolution 800 x 640 Keyboard Leopold Tenkeyless with Cherry Blue switches, USB Mouse Logitech or Microsoft optical wired; either USB or PS 2 PSU Seasonic SS-560KM, modular Case Antec Solo II Cooling CPU: Scythe Big Shuriken; Case: Scythe Slipstream 800 & 500 Hard Drives System: Intel 320 Series SSD, 80 GB;
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13 Jan 2011
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| | Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 17,869 posts Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
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15 Jan 2011
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| | Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 32,101 posts Bay Area Peninsula |
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15 Jan 2011
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1- Move the data from partition 2 (Temporary)
2- delete partition 2 from disk management tool (free utility in windows 7)
3- extend partition 1 to be 250 GB.
4- restore your data again to the merged partition
5- You are done. Enjoy your games | My System Specs | | |
15 Jan 2011
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| | Windows 7 X64 Professional 302 posts Eagle River, AK |
GParted is free and not just a Linux tool. Works with several different file types and is, of course, free. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell XPS 400 OS Windows 7 X64 Professional CPU Intel® Pentium D Dual Core 3.6GHZ Motherboard DELL Dimension 9150 MotherBoard DXP051 XPS400 FJ030 Memory 4GB DDR2 PC2-5300 Graphics Card GeForce GT 440 (Fermi) 2GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Sound Card ASUS XONAR DG 5.1 Channels PCI Interface Xonar DG Monitor(s) Displays 2 X 23" Apple Cinema Display Screen Resolution 1920 X 1200p Keyboard Logitech Illuminated Keyboard Mouse Logitech M705 Marathon PSU 375 Watt Dell Case Dell XPS 400 BTX Case Cooling Dell XPS 400 Air Cooling Hard Drives 250GB Intel® 510 Series SSD SATA 6G (w/TRIM) [500MB/s Reads]
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