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    can I delete these partitions?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by kidney, Nov 4, 2009.

  1. kidney

    kidney Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    I want to install extra OS but I have too many partition, I attached a snapshot of my HDD partitions, please tell me which one can I delete.

    one of them is "HP_TOOLS". what is it for? can i delete it?

    OS:Windows 7 64-bit
    Laptop: HP Pavilion dv6.
    thanxxx
     
    kidney, Nov 4, 2009
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  2. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    My honest to god suggestion is if you do not know what you are doing, don't touch your partitions. Otherwise your next topic is going to be "Help, I broke my computer, how do I fix it?"

    In theory, the only partition you need is the one labeled C: right now, as it is your boot & system partition. But you may irreversibly remove functions from your laptop (such as a factory reset) by messing with your partition table.
     
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  3. kidney

    kidney Notebook Enthusiast

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    LOOOLz, LMAO


    thanks I'll proceed with caution
     
    kidney, Nov 4, 2009
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    taj619 Notebook Consultant

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    well as hep said u need only c partition
    but i saw ur thumbnail (snapshot) i saw only two main partitions of use c and d there r no such large no. of partitions as u said.
    however u can shrink ur d partitionright click on it in disk management and then shrink it as per ur need and then this will create new partition which u can use to install new OS as wanted by u
     
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    kidney Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks for the info, just to be save I'll back up the two small partitions using acronis.
     
    kidney, Nov 4, 2009
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