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    Delete recovery partition

    Discussion in 'HP' started by weiser701, Dec 25, 2006.

  1. weiser701

    weiser701 Notebook Consultant

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    sorry if this is a redundant thread but i couldn't seem to figure out my problem searching the forums.

    for a dv6000t: i burned my recovery discs and now want that partition gone and that disk space in my C drive. i thought i had it figured out after searching the forum on this topic but now i'm stuck with about 12 gigs of unallocated space and don't know what to do with it. how do i merge it into C drive? the D drive is gone but the space is still sitting there unallocated. thanks
     
    weiser701, Dec 25, 2006
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    You can use gparted to merge the partitions. You could also created an extended partition to throw files on you don't want to lose. That way if you wipe the Windows partition, the extended will remain unchanged.
     
    ZaZ, Dec 26, 2006
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    gridtalker Notebook Virtuoso

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    Partition Magic will also work
     
    gridtalker, Dec 26, 2006
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  4. weiser701

    weiser701 Notebook Consultant

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    i thought i read mixed reviews about Partition Magic but i suppose i should give it a shot. is there a free version? i only need to perform this ONE function.

    also, i searched google for gparted and found a free download but it didn't work. am i supposed to be getting it for free?
     
    weiser701, Dec 27, 2006
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  5. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Gparted is Open source, so it is a free download.
    http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php
     
    miner, Dec 27, 2006
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