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    HDD partitions split up as different volumes.

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by JCMS, Jan 5, 2008.

  1. JCMS

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    So this happened when I selected "active" on my Vista partition :rolleyes:

    Rather than explaining, I've got those pics.

    D drive
    C drive

    if I shrink the C drive...

    Anyone knows how to fix that?

    The Vista installation put the partitions like that and the XP installation shows them as 2 different HDD
     
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    bump bumpy bump
     
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    What exactly do you want to do ?
     
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    I want to fix it as the 2 paritions are no more 2 different volumes. If I delete every paritions, I still have 2 volumes, 1x 85GB and 1x66GB that I can't mix together, even though they are on the same HDD.

    I know it's a bit tricky to explain >-<
     
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    You want to join C and D to make a single large partition? Then delete D (the second partition) and extend C (first one). I still don't quite understand your question.. :confused:
     
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    I mean that I can't. The 2 partitions had been split up like they are from 2 different physical drive.

    For exemple, if I delete every paritions, I'll have 1x 85GB unalocated space and 1x 66GB unalocated space.

    In the images I posted, you can see there is a 33GB unalocated that I can extend to D but not to C. When I shrunk the C drive, it created a new 1.95GB unalocated space rather than add it to the 33GB that was already there.
     
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    niGht kiD, Jan 7, 2008
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