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    Has anyone tried combining the C and D drive using the OS Recovery disc?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by solidz, Aug 3, 2007.

  1. solidz

    solidz Notebook Geek

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    Since when you get an Asus laptop(Ecpecially G1S), it comes with bloatware and the memory is cut in half(One half is C drive, the other on D drive).


    Has anyone use the OS Recovery disc right away to clean the bloatware and combine the C and D drive for any Asus laptop.

    Thanks in advance
     
    solidz, Aug 3, 2007
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  2. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I find partitioning alot more useful, as if one disc gets corrupted or gets a virus, etc. the other will be fine. As well, doing a fresh restore means only clearing one partition, so you can move all the important stuff to the second partition without much backup needed.

    You can choose to merge the partitions together if you choose during a restore.
     
    coriolis, Aug 3, 2007
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  3. solidz

    solidz Notebook Geek

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    Is there a way to merge them without using a recovery disc and doing a fresh install?

    And when you got your asus, did you delete the bloatware manually or did you do a fresh restore using the recovery disc?

    Thanks
     
    solidz, Aug 3, 2007
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  4. Miyabina

    Miyabina Notebook Consultant

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    You can merge the two together without having to run the recovery disk or re-install anything.
    First delete the D: partition completely in the Disk Management.
    Then use this guide to combine the two.
    http://vistarewired.com/2007/04/07/...ws-vista-xp-when-disk-management-doesnt-work/
    --Basically open a command prompt
    ---type "diskpart"
    ---type "list disk"
    ---type "select disk 0"
    ---type "list volume" (find your main C: one, it should be the largest parition...)
    ---type "select volume 1" (i believe that is the one it was for me)
    ---type "extend" (it will make the currently selected partition the biggest it can automatically)
    ---reboot your computer, and it should be all happy together now
    I did it this way, and it was really simple, really fast and made me pretty happy :D
    Alternately you can always download a GParted live CD and do it from there with a GUI.
    --When I got my G1S i just deleted the unwanted programs manually, there wasn't that many for me, so a re-format/re-install of windows wasn't really warranted for me.
     
    Miyabina, Aug 4, 2007
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  5. redzapper

    redzapper Notebook Consultant

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    You can definitely do it the way Miyabina outlines above. If you don't want to use the command prompt, right click on the computer icon, choose 'Manage' and then 'Disk Management'. Here you can delete the second partition and extend the C: partition to take up the whole drive.

    I'm with coriolis on disk partitioning tho - it's a better way to manage programs/data.
     
    redzapper, Aug 4, 2007
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