how to make a partinioned drive a single drive? (1GB, Windows 98, right click)

[irman]

I have a drive that is partitioned into four partitions.
I have backed up everything, and would like to make that drive a single drive again.

Any suggestions?

Appreciate the help

IR

[kazyn]

Go to start > right click Computer and go to manage, go to disk management, I think you can do it there. Just delete the partitions or volumes or whatever, and recreate a new volume.

[irman]

Originally Posted by kazyn

Go to start > right click Computer and go to manage, go to disk management, I think you can do it there. Just delete the partitions or volumes or whatever, and recreate a new volume.

I've been therre, but was wondering if *when you delete a partition*, do you loose the partition? Which partition does get bigger ? I have four of them.
Do not remember how I even created them ...
The first two are classified as *Primary* the third one as *Logical*, the fourth one as *Primary* again.

TIA

[kazyn]

Originally Posted by irman

I've been therre, but was wondering if *when you delete a partition*, do you loose the partition? Which partition does get bigger ? I have four of them.
Do not remember how I even created them ...
The first two are classified as *Primary* the third one as *Logical*, the fourth one as *Primary* again.

TIA

You will lose the partition and any data on that partition. The partition will become "unallocated space" in which you will create the new, single volume.

[irman]

Originally Posted by kazyn

You will lose the partition and any data on that partition. The partition will become "unallocated space" in which you will create the new, single volume.

OK, did that, now I have one part as *Unallocated*,
then one part as *Logical drive*,
then the last part a *unallocated*.

If I try to *Extend* the Logical drive, I can do so, bu then it becomes a *Dynamic* drive, which I do not want.

I like to get it back to one drive only and classified as a *Basic* drive.

Thank you for sticking with me.

[Zembonez]

Why not just format the drive and start over?

[irman]

Originally Posted by Zembonez

Why not just format the drive and start over?

If I format the drive, then only the existing partitions are *re-formatted*.
The re-formatting operation, does NOT make it *one* volume* disk ...
Unless I am not doing the *right thing* ...

TIA

[Zembonez]

I meant after deleting the partitions. Read this: Delete a hard disk partition

[irman]

Originally Posted by Zembonez

I meant after deleting the partitions. Read this: Delete a hard disk partition

Aha ... , I got it now !!

I deleted all the partitions, and it showed one large area that was unallocated.

Now I can just format and I should be home free,

Thanks a million !!

Dang, I can design fighter jets (I am an Aerospace Engineer), but I can not do this simple stuff ...
Thanks again both of you !!!

[TurcoLoco]

Originally Posted by irman

I've been therre, but was wondering if *when you delete a partition*, do you loose the partition? Which partition does get bigger ? I have four of them.
Do not remember how I even created them ...
The first two are classified as *Primary* the third one as *Logical*, the fourth one as *Primary* again.

TIA

Nice partition configuration my man. It reminded me of the time (long time ago in a galaxy far far away...) I got a bit drunk and re-partitioned a friend's Windows 98 PC with a 15GB drive into 15 x 1GB partitions just to mess with him....lol.