Solve : Overwriting an unused partition, possible??

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Answer» My hard drive is partitioned, I found that out after I BOUGHT my laptop. The other PARTITION is completely unused, there's no operating system on it, nothing. Is there anyway I can tell Windows to overwrite that partition? Thanks.You have two choices. Leave it partitioned and use the other partition as you would a second drive (which is what I would do) or Use Disk Management to delete the partition and merge the space to c: The drive TOTAL is 40gb. haha, i'd rather merge and use my 1tb drive as my stuff drive. can you explain how to do this to me?Easiest way is with a third party utility. Below is the link to a good, free one. Follow the instructions - it's pretty intuitive. WARNING: Before performing any disk level function always back up critical data. http://www.partition-tool.com/A 40G HDD is by now fairly old...if you want to trust it to be your OS drive that's entirely up to you... Quote from: patio on November 29, 2010, 03:55:23 PM A 40G HDD is by now fairly old...if you want to trust it to be your OS drive that's entirely up to you... Oh I definitely do. This laptop has been through 6+ years of abuse, still works perfectly. That's 6 years of spilling stuff on it, dropping it, 6 years of concerts. A recent EXTERNAL hard drive of mine was ruined in 2 weeks. I'm completely loyal to HP when it comes to laptops by now. I expected it to die years ago, I still expect it to, and it still exceeds those expectations. Annnd THANK you Allan. You're welcome. Quote from: Mr_Duck on November 29, 2010, 02:24:34 PM My hard drive is partitioned, I found that out after I bought my laptop. The other partition is completely unused, there's no operating system on it, nothing. Is there anyway I can tell Windows to overwrite that partition? Thanks. Are you sure it doesn't contain the Restore image and/or diagnostics? If HP didn't supply restore disks with the computer, that's what's on the partition. Quote from: Computer_Commando on November 29, 2010, 04:43:09 PM Are you sure it doesn't contain the Restore image and/or diagnostics? If HP didn't supply restore disks with the computer, that's what's on the partition. Right. Why mess with a Laptop that works good. If you need more drive space, go get an external drive. One the has a good warranty.No, it's actually a partition from when I had it dual booted it awhile ago. I have all the restore DISCS. Quote If you need more drive space, go get an external drive. One the has a good warranty. Just sent back my broken 1TB to WD :/ Quote from: Mr_Duck on December 02, 2010, 01:26:21 PM No, it's actually a partition from when I had it dual booted it awhile ago. I have all the restore discs.Just sent back my broken 1TB to WD :/ OH NO! Alright, use EASEUS. Did somebody already say that? I don't recall that EASEUS ever failed to wok right, even on old grubby drives. http://easeus.com/download.htm Try the free partition manager.

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My hard drive is partitioned, I found that out after I BOUGHT my laptop. The other PARTITION is completely unused, there's no operating system on it, nothing. Is there anyway I can tell Windows to overwrite that partition? Thanks.You have two choices. Leave it partitioned and use the other partition as you would a second drive (which is what I would do) or Use Disk Management to delete the partition and merge the space to c: The drive TOTAL is 40gb. haha, i'd rather merge and use my 1tb drive as my stuff drive.
can you explain how to do this to me?Easiest way is with a third party utility. Below is the link to a good, free one. Follow the instructions - it's pretty intuitive. WARNING: Before performing any disk level function always back up critical data.

http://www.partition-tool.com/A 40G HDD is by now fairly old...if you want to trust it to be your OS drive that's entirely up to you... Quote from: patio on November 29, 2010, 03:55:23 PM

A 40G HDD is by now fairly old...if you want to trust it to be your OS drive that's entirely up to you...

Oh I definitely do.
This laptop has been through 6+ years of abuse, still works perfectly. That's 6 years of spilling stuff on it, dropping it, 6 years of concerts. A recent EXTERNAL hard drive of mine was ruined in 2 weeks. I'm completely loyal to HP when it comes to laptops by now. I expected it to die years ago, I still expect it to, and it still exceeds those expectations.

Annnd THANK you Allan.
You're welcome. Quote from: Mr_Duck on November 29, 2010, 02:24:34 PM

My hard drive is partitioned, I found that out after I bought my laptop. The other partition is completely unused, there's no operating system on it, nothing. Is there anyway I can tell Windows to overwrite that partition? Thanks.

Are you sure it doesn't contain the Restore image and/or diagnostics? If HP didn't supply restore disks with the computer, that's what's on the partition. Quote from: Computer_Commando on November 29, 2010, 04:43:09 PM

Are you sure it doesn't contain the Restore image and/or diagnostics? If HP didn't supply restore disks with the computer, that's what's on the partition.

Right.
Why mess with a Laptop that works good.
If you need more drive space, go get an external drive.
One the has a good warranty.No, it's actually a partition from when I had it dual booted it awhile ago. I have all the restore DISCS.
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If you need more drive space, go get an external drive.
One the has a good warranty.

Just sent back my broken 1TB to WD :/ Quote from: Mr_Duck on December 02, 2010, 01:26:21 PM

No, it's actually a partition from when I had it dual booted it awhile ago. I have all the restore discs.Just sent back my broken 1TB to WD :/

OH NO!
Alright, use EASEUS. Did somebody already say that? I don't recall that EASEUS ever failed to wok right, even on old grubby drives.
http://easeus.com/download.htm
Try the free partition manager.

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