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Discussions and instructions relating to hard disk partitioning, and when and why you might or might not need it, and how to manage it if you do.
Can I make my C: partition bigger by taking space from D:?
Hard disks can be divided into multiple partitions, each showing up as a different drive. Changing the layout of partitions requires special tools.
Can I repartition my hard disk to remove CRC errors?
Repartitioning is not an effective way to deal with CRC errors or bad sectors. At best repartitioning will only hide or delay the error.
How do I format and partition my new external hard disk?
Partitioning and formatting a new disk, internal or external, is often not needed but it's easy to do using Windows built-in disk manager.
How do I remove a partition in Windows 7?
Windows 7 added basic partition management tools that make operations, such as removing a partition and extending another to use the space, very easy.
How do I remove my D: restore partition?
Many computers come with a pre-configured restore partition, often drive D:. If you backup properly, it's not needed; I'll look at recovering the space.
How do I remove the recovery partition on my machine?
If you're doing backups properly, recovery partitions can become redundant. I'll look at how to remove a recovery partition and reclaim the space.
How do I resize a partition in Windows XP?
Windows XP doesn't include built in partition management that will let you resize a partition. Instead, I'll walk through doing it with Linux.
How do I use an "unallocated space" partition in Windows 7?
Unallocated space as a hard disk partition is space that won't be used. I'll look at the two common ways to make unallocated space usable.
Should I partition my hard disk?
Partitioning, or splitting a single physical hard drive into multiple logical drives, has pros and cons. I'll look at those, and make a recommendation.
What are these partitions on my hard drive?
Many manufacturers create separate recovery partitions on hard drives. I'll discuss what they often are, and why I ignore or even eliminate them.
Partitions are ways of treating a single hard disk as if it were many. We'll look at why, how and when you might want to partition your hard drive.