Need help in removing partition on HDD.....


  1. STC
    Posts : 40
    Windows 7
       #1

    Need help in removing partition on HDD.....


    Hello All - Quick question.
    I have an Acer Aspire 6530 and it came w/ 2 partitions C: and D: C: (110 GB) is the main one w/ all my data and D: (106GB) is called Data, but only have 2 .mre files less then 33mb each.

    Can I delete D: and add the 106GB to my C: w/o having to reinstall Windows?

    I've never had to deal w/ partitions before so pls bear w/ me if this is a dumb question. Thx!!

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  2. Posts : 12,012
    Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
       #2

    Yes, you can do that.

    I have no idea what those mre files are. If you want to keep them, move them to C temporarily.

    Then delete D in Windows Disk Management. That will generate "unallocated space".

    Then expand C to take up the unallocated space, also using Windows Disk Management.

    Don't say yes to dynamic partitions, whatever you do.

    You should end up with 3 partitions: recovery, C, and OEM.

    Most would tell you to put all of your data on D and keep D, but it's your choice. There are certain advantages to keeping a data only partition.

    You could shrink C to a much smaller size if needed, and add that saved space to D.
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