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    Hard drive partitioning

    Discussion in 'HP' started by evildevilbg, Jun 21, 2011.

  1. evildevilbg

    evildevilbg Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys!
    So I received my new DV6tq today (holy 1080p IS AMAZING!) and I did MSI.
    And basically I want my Local Disk (C :) - 558gb free of 581 gb to be divided in two partitions.
    I want to take 530 gb from that 558gb and to make them an partition for my documents, movies, games, etc and to leave C: to 50gb.
    How do I do that?
     
    evildevilbg, Jun 21, 2011
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    Right-click Computer (used to be known as "My Computer" in previous versions of Windows) and click Manage.

    After that, click Disk Management and you should be able to resize the partitions (to an extent) and create a second partition.

    There are some 3rd party applications that will allow you to resize more than Windows built in one by moving files around, but none come to mind at the moment.
     
    namaiki, Jun 21, 2011
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  3. Nascentes

    Nascentes Notebook Consultant

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    Partition Magic is a good one.
     
    Nascentes, Jun 22, 2011
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    dark rider Notebook Consultant

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    +1, Partition Magic is a very good app for doing anything partition related on the fly. The built-in Windows capability has gotten a lot better for basic tasks, but if you want something more robust, then PM is what you're after.

    Make sure that you don't delete the hidden restore partition, unless you have either backed it up on removable media, or to another HDD.
     
    dark rider, Jun 22, 2011
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    evildevilbg Notebook Enthusiast

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    I did it without problems. Tnx guys.
    Laptop is awesome. I have no problem with switchable graphics. (new games) and the build quality!
    The screen is absolutely terrific. I haven't seen laptop with such beautiful colors on a anti-glare surface. The color are way better than my 19" Samsung which is 2 years old.
    And all this for 930$. Bravo HP!
    I don't think I should speak about i7 but this laptop is damn fast.
     
    evildevilbg, Jun 22, 2011
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  6. Nascentes

    Nascentes Notebook Consultant

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    Glad your happy with your purchase. It's a great computer and should do you well
     
    Nascentes, Jun 22, 2011
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