Combining two partitions

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Kirby of Doom

Ok, so I have a Linux partition that I'm not using, so I
want to add that space to my D drive. Now, I could delete
both and then make a new partition from the free space,
but then I'd lose everything on the D drive. So, is there
anyway to just delete the Linux partition and add the
space to the D drive in an easy way, like with the
computer management thingy? Does it help that both are
part of one extended partition?

<a
href="http://www.geocities.com/lenny131/Partition.GIF">Pic
ture from the computer management program. The D drive
and Linux drive are the green bordered ones (that's how
it's supposed to be).<a>
 
Try Partition Magic, it can merge partitions that have the
same format and cluster size.


in message | Ok, so I have a Linux partition that I'm not using, so I
| want to add that space to my D drive. Now, I could delete
| both and then make a new partition from the free space,
| but then I'd lose everything on the D drive. So, is there
| anyway to just delete the Linux partition and add the
| space to the D drive in an easy way, like with the
| computer management thingy? Does it help that both are
| part of one extended partition?
|
| <a
| href="http://www.geocities.com/lenny131/Partition.GIF">Pic
| ture from the computer management program. The D drive
| and Linux drive are the green bordered ones (that's how
| it's supposed to be).<a>
 
Ok, so I have a Linux partition that I'm not using, so I
want to add that space to my D drive. Now, I could delete
both and then make a new partition from the free space,
but then I'd lose everything on the D drive. So, is there
anyway to just delete the Linux partition and add the
space to the D drive in an easy way, like with the
computer management thingy? Does it help that both are
part of one extended partition?
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You'll need a third party partitioning tool to resize the existing D
drive. Partition Magic is probably the most popular. BootitNG will do
the job though and you can download a fully functional trial copy.
 
I'll go with BootitNG then. I'm still going to back up as
much as will fit on my campus webspace though, just on
the safe side ;)
 
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