HDD Partitioning query

I am running Windows 7 Home. I created three partition's on my main hdd. I want to eliminate one of the partitions and add it back to my C partition (Boot partition) but can't figure how to merge the two.

Are you using any third party partition software?

tomween1 said:

I am running Windows 7 Home. I created three partition's on my main hdd. I want to eliminate one of the partitions and add it back to my C partition (Boot partition) but can't figure how to merge the two.

There's lots of software out there that *says* it will do this but it doesn't always work. Disk partitions are physical regions on the drive, not software concoctions like drive letters. You change them at your own risk... Moving partition boundaries can (and sometimes does) break directory structures and master file tables... so you do this at your own risk...

Partition Master seems to be the best.

CommonTater said:

Partition Master seems to be the best.

I prefer Symantec's Partition Magic.

But yeah, good advise on the warning with messing around with partitions.

tomween1 said:

I am running Windows 7 Home. I created three partition's on my main hdd. I want to eliminate one of the partitions and add it back to my C partition (Boot partition) but can't figure how to merge the two.

Partition Wizard Home 4.2.2 works GREAT!!! Just did a dual boot with it, not 1 issue.

http://download.cnet.com/Partition-W...-10962200.html

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tomween1 said:

I am running Windows 7 Home. I created three partition's on my main hdd. I want to eliminate one of the partitions and add it back to my C partition (Boot partition) but can't figure how to merge the two.

Would you please include a copy of the output of Disk Management in your next post?

WIN key
type DISKMGMT.MSC
Enter key

Use the Snipping Tool to "capture" the window
WIN key
type Snipping Tool
Enter key

Attach the "clip" in your next post

WIN key == has funny looking wavy flag on it.

karlsnooks said:

tomween1 said:

I am running Windows 7 Home. I created three partition's on my main hdd. I want to eliminate one of the partitions and add it back to my C partition (Boot partition) but can't figure how to merge the two.

Would you please include a copy of the output of Disk Management in your next post?

WIN key
type DISKMGMT.MSC
Enter key

Use the Snipping Tool to "capture" the window
WIN key
type Snipping Tool
Enter key

Attach the "clip" in your next post

WIN key == has funny looking wavy flag on it.

Isn`t that going about it the hard way ?

MadMaxData said:

Are you using any third party partition software?

No I'm using Win 7's partitioner

I think this is what your looking for?