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Using Partition Magic
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Dawter
, Mar 27 2010 06:51 PM
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Posted 27 March 2010 - 06:51 PM
How do I add the unallocated space to my C: disk?
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Posted 29 March 2010 - 05:14 AM
It's been a real long time since I used Partition Magic, but it seems like you can delete the partitions between C: and the unallocated space.
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Posted 29 March 2010 - 06:24 AM
Yes, unallocated space must be immediately adjacent to the partition you want to expand into it. So as Wildabeast says, you can delete the intervening partitions (losing their contents), enlarge the C: drive then re-create them. But I guess you would want to avoid this as it would be necessary to re-install Linux.
The alternative would be to move the Linux partitions along into the unallocated space to expose as much as you want to add to C:, but you'd want to be sure PM can do this without destroying your multi-boot functionality. Like Wildabeast, it's been so long since I use PM for anything, I've no idea whether Version 8 can accomplish it successfully - it was released in 2004 and I believe its support for EXT3 was limited.
The alternative would be to move the Linux partitions along into the unallocated space to expose as much as you want to add to C:, but you'd want to be sure PM can do this without destroying your multi-boot functionality. Like Wildabeast, it's been so long since I use PM for anything, I've no idea whether Version 8 can accomplish it successfully - it was released in 2004 and I believe its support for EXT3 was limited.
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Posted 29 March 2010 - 04:04 PM
Thanks so much for your help and getting this question in the right place.
I'll try to figure out what I want to do. The thing I didn't know was that the 2 partitions have to be side by side before they can be joined.
I appreciate it!
I'll try to figure out what I want to do. The thing I didn't know was that the 2 partitions have to be side by side before they can be joined.
I appreciate it!
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Posted 29 March 2010 - 09:05 PM
Yeah, what he said... 
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