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    any way to free up recovery portion for the C drive?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by aamadi, Mar 1, 2007.

  1. aamadi

    aamadi Notebook Consultant

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    I just created the Sony recover disks, so I don't need the recovery portion of the harddrive anymore. It would be nice if I can free up that space for the C drive. Is there anyway to do this without having to do a system restore (re-installing everything)? Is would be nice to get that extra disk space without the hassle.
    Thanks.
     
    aamadi, Mar 1, 2007
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  2. vespoli

    vespoli 402 NBR Reviewer

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    A program like GParted or PartitionMagic should be able to do the trick.
     
    vespoli, Mar 1, 2007
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    Mobilehavoc Notebook Consultant

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    Gparted is better than PartitionMagic and it's 100% free. Just google Gparted.
     
    Mobilehavoc, Mar 1, 2007
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    CeeNote Notebook Virtuoso

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    I am personally using PartitionMagic and it's extremely simple. You can easily delete partions or merge them or do other stuff with it.
     
    CeeNote, Mar 1, 2007
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    aamadi Notebook Consultant

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    I'll check those programs out.
    Thanks.
     
    aamadi, Mar 1, 2007
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