help with hard drive configuration

[badsilver696]

i have a 160 hard drive but for some reason it's split into 2 the main one in to a 20 gig and the other into 140 gig, in other words a c: drive and a d: drive, the problem is i am running out of space on c drive because of my programs while d: drive is empty, is there any way to make my drive into just one instead of two ,,, note its only 1 drive,,, 160 whole drive not two... do i need to format the whole drive or can i just do it by changing some configuration... please let me know , your help will be appreciated...

 

[robmazco]

maybe this, its free...

http://www.cutepm.com/

 

[vacunita]

You can increase the size of your C drive, but all information on D: will be wiped out.

You'll need a third party utility such as Partition Magic or Partition Manager.

Its still recommended to back up important information as such procedures are never without risk.






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[wahnula]

Or...relocate My Documents to the D: drive:

Right-click My Documents==>Properties;
Under Target, Click Move
Select D: drive
Click Apply

This will move your data store to the D: drive and buy you some time. Partitioning tools are iffy at best, and if you go that route, make sure you do a complete backup first.

This arrangement is better anyways, as it keeps your data separate from the Windows partition, which is subject to problems.

NOTE: If you have your data scattered all over the C: drive, move it into appropriate folders under My Documents first.

Tony

Users helping Users...

 

[buecker]

Don't forget that you can also go into disk management. Rick click "My Computer" and then choose manage.

While I do have more than 160 GB on my main drive I would be suprised if you are really using 160 GB of programs.

Spare hard drives are quite cheap these days. Just add another one either internally or external. I've got 1 internal and 2 external(backup and music drives)