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Deleting backup partition?
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I have a 120GB HDD and half is taken up with the backup partition, I have made the backup DVD's, if I format the backup partition can I just restore my system with the DVD's or does it also need that partition to work? I can also make a full back up which is 50GB so I thought about making that back up and sticking on my external drive and I guessed if my system buggered up I can use either the DVDs for a factory restore or I can restore the image, which I guess is a snapshot of the disk at the moment.
Laptop: Acer Aspire 5735Z
Laptop: Acer Aspire 5735Z
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I'm guessing this is some home made back up system you design yourself cos no new laptop comes with 50% of it's single hard drive devoted to a back up os.
Acer (C:) - 12.0 GB free of 69.6 GB
DATA (D:) - 0GB free of 69.6 GB
Odd isn't it? It was like it when I brought it.
i think you'd probably have to do something like this in DOS, either that or purchase a partition programme that can do the necessary for you.
Use Disk Manager to delete the partition.
To go to Disk Management in XP:
Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Storage > Disk Management (local) > Find the partition listed, delete it.
In Vista:
Start > Control Panel > System Maintenance > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Storage > Disk Management, do the same. Find it, delete it.
If they work create a logical drive out of them. If they don't work or you want your whole drive to be C: and not C: &