Partition Merge

Last update on September 7, 2009 08:56 AM by jak58
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Partition Merge







If you have a partitioned hard drive and you are running out of space on one of them, you can choose to merge it with another partition. You must however note that the other partition should be completely empty to avoid some files bearing the same name to be overwritten.

Merge two partitions with Windows Vista

  • 1. Go to the Start menu and open Control Panel
  • 2. Select the System and Maintenance option if you are using the Control Panel Home View and Administrative Tools if you are using the Classic View
  • 3. In the Administrative Tools section, select Create and format disk partitions.
  • 4. For Classic View users, select the Computer Management option and select Storage. When done, click Disk Management
  • 5. When the list of your drive is displayed, choose the one with which you want to merge your partitioned drive with (e.g. disk D:) and select Delete Volume.
  • 6. Hence, select your drive C: and the option Extend Volume. You computer will automatically select empty available spaces on your hard disk, and you can alter them if you wish to do so.

Merge two partitions with a particular software


You can use particular softwares that can easily handle this task for you.

Norton Partition Magic
Download Link: http://www.click-now.net/downloads09.htm

Paragon Partition Manager
Download Link: http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/downloads/partition_merge_info/
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