Vincent_L Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 On my computer I have my main hard drive, and for some reason it is partitioned as if there are two drives. I would like to take advantage of the space from both partitions. Is there a free way to combine the two? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Welcome to the Windows Forum.Before you merge the partitions, make sure the 2nd partition is not a recovery partition.I use Partition Magic for such operations, which is not free. But I am sure that Google or other forum members know some free partition editors that can merge partitions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 Unfortunately the Windows Management console can only create or delete partitions, not merge.Ranish Partition Manager is free, and can merge them, but is far more complicated than a program like Partition Magic as it is a command line only program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dencandy Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 Unfortunately the Windows Management console can only create or delete partitions, not merge.These might seem a stupid question, but if a partition is deleted between 2 compartments, won't they merge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan2273 Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 As far as I am aware, disk management will not let you merge because you are using Windows, so it will not merge with the partition you are using, if that makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 Unfortunately the Windows Management console can only create or delete partitions, not merge.These might seem a stupid question, but if a partition is deleted between 2 compartments, won't they merge? It would make sense, but the Windows Disk Management is limited to: Create a new partition or logical drive.Format a basic volume.Delete a partition or logical drive.More hereThe command line version - Diskpart - is also limited to all the above, but it can also extend a partition into free space. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300415/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dencandy Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 In that case, if a partition is deleted it should then become free space (what else happens to it?) Could not the first partition then be extended into it? I don't know, I'm only speculating - and am not willing to try it myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Of course you will achieve something similar with this technique, with the small difference that all data from the 2nd partition is lost.Anyway, since the original poster seems to have lost interest in the subject, there is no big point of continuing this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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