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    removing the hidden partition

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by rfii, Feb 12, 2008.

  1. rfii

    rfii Notebook Consultant

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    In order to delete and recover the sony hidden backup partition do i need 3rd party software?

    I tried http://vaioz.com/removepartition.html
    but when i right click the hidden partition the only option is "help"
     
    rfii, Feb 12, 2008
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  2. Maiev

    Maiev Notebook Guru

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    I personally use Partition Magic. I usually take that time not only to delete the partition, but to allocate all those free spaces to other existing partition :) Do all of them in one pass :)

    Its got wizards and nice graphical user interface, so any user would be able to understand and.. lots of nagging.. so you won't do something wrong :eek:
     
    Maiev, Feb 12, 2008
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  3. The_Punisher

    The_Punisher Notebook Evangelist

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    Doesn't Sony provide software for this? HP does.

    Be sure to make recovery DVD's first. Don't wanna get caught without them.
     
    The_Punisher, Feb 12, 2008
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  4. PWR

    PWR Notebook Guru

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    Personally I like good command line tools like Diskpart. I do all my partitioning and imaging work with free MS tools. Basically it's your choice - some people prefer a graphical user interface, some don't...
    Using Diskpart you have to know what you're doing, there's no "are you sure?" nagging.
    So far DiskPart worked with every disk/partition I told it to, don't know about the exact type of partitions on your VAIO.

    DiskPart reference: http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/a6680b96-28df-4308-949d-bb3f91ca5d4b1033.mspx
     
    PWR, Feb 12, 2008
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