Vista - Can I transfer the available 10GB on my D drive...

lazv10 · 06-09-2008

Hello,

My laptop only has about 70Gb of total space on it's C drive, but it also has 10Gb of storage on the D drive.
Is it possible to simply eliminate the D drive, and convert it's 10Gb of storage space onto my C drive?

Thanks

Laszlo

06-09-2008

"lazv10" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
news:2a21dbf7def16cdd5cdbeb0629f1e86b@xxxxxx-gateway.com...

Quote:

>
> [ F O N T = I m p a c t ] H e l l o ,
>
> M y l a p t o p o n l y h a s a b o u t 7 0 G b o f t o
> t a l s p a c e o n i t ' s C d r i v e , b u t i t a l
> s o h a s 1 0 G b o f s t o r a g e o n t h e D d r i v
> e .
> I s i t p o s s i b l e t o s i m p l y e l i m i n a t e
> t h e D d r i v e , a n d c o n v e r t i t ' s 1 0 G b o
> f s t o r a g e s p a c e o n t o m y C d r i v e ?
>
> T h a n k s
>
> L a s z l o
> [ / F O N T ]
>
>
> --
> lazv10

If C and D are on the same physical drive, you can the space as you wish.
If pre-Vista, best choices are Symantec's Partition Magic, often free after
rebates, usually as part of a package of othe Symantec programs; or Acronis
disk Director.

If for Vista, PM does not work, so i'd get Acronis disk Director.

06-09-2008

On Mon, 9 Jun 2008 09:01:58 -0500, lazv10 <guest@xxxxxx-email.com>
wrote:

Quote:

>
>[ F O N T = I m p a c t ] H e l l o ,
>
>M y l a p t o p o n l y h a s a b o u t 7 0 G b o f t o
>t a l s p a c e o n i t ' s C d r i v e , b u t i t a l
>s o h a s 1 0 G b o f s t o r a g e o n t h e D d r i v
>e .
>I s i t p o s s i b l e t o s i m p l y e l i m i n a t e
>t h e D d r i v e , a n d c o n v e r t i t ' s 1 0 G b o
>f s t o r a g e s p a c e o n t o m y C d r i v e ?
>
>T h a n k s
>
>L a s z l o
>[ / F O N T ]

If this is on one single drive, then yes you can as the other poster
said, but you will be giving up any chance you ever have to restore
your pc should it ever crash! Think cd's or dvd's instead and transfer
your uneeded stuff off and onto them! If you absolutely have to have
that much stuff on your pc, then think external storage. A nice USB
drive will work fine, as long as you don't go banging it around!

06-09-2008

The 10GB of space most likely contains the recovery data for your laptop.
If you needed to reload your system for whatever reason, the means to do so
is on that partition. You may also have the option to create recovery DVDs
for your system. If you are able to, you should do so whether or not you'll
leave the recovery partition as it is. If you have the disks, you can then
delete that partition and merge it with the C Drive using a third party
software application such as Acronis Disk Director.

Perhaps you should consider a portable drive to off load data onto.

"lazv10" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
news:2a21dbf7def16cdd5cdbeb0629f1e86b@xxxxxx-gateway.com...

Quote:

>
> [ F O N T = I m p a c t ] H e l l o ,
>
> M y l a p t o p o n l y h a s a b o u t 7 0 G b o f t o
> t a l s p a c e o n i t ' s C d r i v e , b u t i t a l
> s o h a s 1 0 G b o f s t o r a g e o n t h e D d r i v
> e .
> I s i t p o s s i b l e t o s i m p l y e l i m i n a t e
> t h e D d r i v e , a n d c o n v e r t i t ' s 1 0 G b o
> f s t o r a g e s p a c e o n t o m y C d r i v e ?
>
> T h a n k s
>
> L a s z l o
> [ / F O N T ]
>
>
> --
> lazv10

06-10-2008

Ok my laptop came pre installed with windows vista, two partitions 120Gb each
I used windows disk management [right click my computer, and click manage]
Then what i did was delete , in your case, the 10GB volume, right click on
the 70Gb volume and click extend volume.
Hope this works for you, however you need to have windows vista, as xp
doesnt have this feauture built in. If you are using xp i used to use
partition magic to do the job, but dont buy it for vista as it is
incompatible.

"Pete Stavrakoglou" wrote:

Quote:

> The 10GB of space most likely contains the recovery data for your laptop.
> If you needed to reload your system for whatever reason, the means to do so
> is on that partition. You may also have the option to create recovery DVDs
> for your system. If you are able to, you should do so whether or not you'll
> leave the recovery partition as it is. If you have the disks, you can then
> delete that partition and merge it with the C Drive using a third party
> software application such as Acronis Disk Director.
>
> Perhaps you should consider a portable drive to off load data onto.
>
> "lazv10" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
> news:2a21dbf7def16cdd5cdbeb0629f1e86b@xxxxxx-gateway.com...

Quote:

> >
> > [ F O N T = I m p a c t ] H e l l o ,
> >
> > M y l a p t o p o n l y h a s a b o u t 7 0 G b o f t o
> > t a l s p a c e o n i t ' s C d r i v e , b u t i t a l
> > s o h a s 1 0 G b o f s t o r a g e o n t h e D d r i v
> > e .
> > I s i t p o s s i b l e t o s i m p l y e l i m i n a t e
> > t h e D d r i v e , a n d c o n v e r t i t ' s 1 0 G b o
> > f s t o r a g e s p a c e o n t o m y C d r i v e ?
> >
> > T h a n k s
> >
> > L a s z l o
> > [ / F O N T ]
> >
> >
> > --
> > lazv10

>
>
>

06-10-2008

"f/fgeorge" <ffgeorge@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> If this is on one single drive, then yes you can as the other poster
> said, but you will be giving up any chance you ever have to restore
> your pc should it ever crash! Think cd's or dvd's instead and transfer
> your uneeded stuff off and onto them! If you absolutely have to have
> that much stuff on your pc, then think external storage. A nice USB
> drive will work fine, as long as you don't go banging it around!

The proper way to backup/restore a system is with an image backup program.
That way your habds are not tied by restore points or recovery disks.

06-09-2008	#1 (permalink)
lazv10 Vista Home Premium 32 Bit 3 posts	Can I transfer the available 10GB on my D drive... Hello, My laptop only has about 70Gb of total space on it's C drive, but it also has 10Gb of storage on the D drive. Is it possible to simply eliminate the D drive, and convert it's 10Gb of storage space onto my C drive? Thanks Laszlo
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06-09-2008	#2 (permalink)
Howard Kaikow n/a posts	Re: Can I transfer the available 10GB on my D drive... "lazv10" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message news:2a21dbf7def16cdd5cdbeb0629f1e86b@xxxxxx-gateway.com... Quote: > > [ F O N T = I m p a c t ] H e l l o , > > M y l a p t o p o n l y h a s a b o u t 7 0 G b o f t o > t a l s p a c e o n i t ' s C d r i v e , b u t i t a l > s o h a s 1 0 G b o f s t o r a g e o n t h e D d r i v > e . > I s i t p o s s i b l e t o s i m p l y e l i m i n a t e > t h e D d r i v e , a n d c o n v e r t i t ' s 1 0 G b o > f s t o r a g e s p a c e o n t o m y C d r i v e ? > > T h a n k s > > L a s z l o > [ / F O N T ] > > > -- > lazv10 If C and D are on the same physical drive, you can the space as you wish. If pre-Vista, best choices are Symantec's Partition Magic, often free after rebates, usually as part of a package of othe Symantec programs; or Acronis disk Director. If for Vista, PM does not work, so i'd get Acronis disk Director.
My System Specs

06-09-2008	#3 (permalink)
f/fgeorge n/a posts	Re: Can I transfer the available 10GB on my D drive... On Mon, 9 Jun 2008 09:01:58 -0500, lazv10 <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote: Quote: > >[ F O N T = I m p a c t ] H e l l o , > >M y l a p t o p o n l y h a s a b o u t 7 0 G b o f t o >t a l s p a c e o n i t ' s C d r i v e , b u t i t a l >s o h a s 1 0 G b o f s t o r a g e o n t h e D d r i v >e . >I s i t p o s s i b l e t o s i m p l y e l i m i n a t e >t h e D d r i v e , a n d c o n v e r t i t ' s 1 0 G b o >f s t o r a g e s p a c e o n t o m y C d r i v e ? > >T h a n k s > >L a s z l o >[ / F O N T ] If this is on one single drive, then yes you can as the other poster said, but you will be giving up any chance you ever have to restore your pc should it ever crash! Think cd's or dvd's instead and transfer your uneeded stuff off and onto them! If you absolutely have to have that much stuff on your pc, then think external storage. A nice USB drive will work fine, as long as you don't go banging it around!
My System Specs

06-09-2008	#4 (permalink)
Pete Stavrakoglou n/a posts	Re: Can I transfer the available 10GB on my D drive... The 10GB of space most likely contains the recovery data for your laptop. If you needed to reload your system for whatever reason, the means to do so is on that partition. You may also have the option to create recovery DVDs for your system. If you are able to, you should do so whether or not you'll leave the recovery partition as it is. If you have the disks, you can then delete that partition and merge it with the C Drive using a third party software application such as Acronis Disk Director. Perhaps you should consider a portable drive to off load data onto. "lazv10" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message news:2a21dbf7def16cdd5cdbeb0629f1e86b@xxxxxx-gateway.com... Quote: > > [ F O N T = I m p a c t ] H e l l o , > > M y l a p t o p o n l y h a s a b o u t 7 0 G b o f t o > t a l s p a c e o n i t ' s C d r i v e , b u t i t a l > s o h a s 1 0 G b o f s t o r a g e o n t h e D d r i v > e . > I s i t p o s s i b l e t o s i m p l y e l i m i n a t e > t h e D d r i v e , a n d c o n v e r t i t ' s 1 0 G b o > f s t o r a g e s p a c e o n t o m y C d r i v e ? > > T h a n k s > > L a s z l o > [ / F O N T ] > > > -- > lazv10
My System Specs

06-10-2008	#5 (permalink)
calvin91-vista-business n/a posts	Re: Can I transfer the available 10GB on my D drive... Ok my laptop came pre installed with windows vista, two partitions 120Gb each I used windows disk management [right click my computer, and click manage] Then what i did was delete , in your case, the 10GB volume, right click on the 70Gb volume and click extend volume. Hope this works for you, however you need to have windows vista, as xp doesnt have this feauture built in. If you are using xp i used to use partition magic to do the job, but dont buy it for vista as it is incompatible. "Pete Stavrakoglou" wrote: Quote: > The 10GB of space most likely contains the recovery data for your laptop. > If you needed to reload your system for whatever reason, the means to do so > is on that partition. You may also have the option to create recovery DVDs > for your system. If you are able to, you should do so whether or not you'll > leave the recovery partition as it is. If you have the disks, you can then > delete that partition and merge it with the C Drive using a third party > software application such as Acronis Disk Director. > > Perhaps you should consider a portable drive to off load data onto. > > "lazv10" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message > news:2a21dbf7def16cdd5cdbeb0629f1e86b@xxxxxx-gateway.com... Quote: > > > > [ F O N T = I m p a c t ] H e l l o , > > > > M y l a p t o p o n l y h a s a b o u t 7 0 G b o f t o > > t a l s p a c e o n i t ' s C d r i v e , b u t i t a l > > s o h a s 1 0 G b o f s t o r a g e o n t h e D d r i v > > e . > > I s i t p o s s i b l e t o s i m p l y e l i m i n a t e > > t h e D d r i v e , a n d c o n v e r t i t ' s 1 0 G b o > > f s t o r a g e s p a c e o n t o m y C d r i v e ? > > > > T h a n k s > > > > L a s z l o > > [ / F O N T ] > > > > > > -- > > lazv10 > > >
My System Specs

06-10-2008	#6 (permalink)
Howard Kaikow n/a posts	Re: Can I transfer the available 10GB on my D drive... "f/fgeorge" <ffgeorge@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:kavq445mfnapai1vs9ipofspbvqmq1ljuj@xxxxxx Quote: > If this is on one single drive, then yes you can as the other poster > said, but you will be giving up any chance you ever have to restore > your pc should it ever crash! Think cd's or dvd's instead and transfer > your uneeded stuff off and onto them! If you absolutely have to have > that much stuff on your pc, then think external storage. A nice USB > drive will work fine, as long as you don't go banging it around! The proper way to backup/restore a system is with an image backup program. That way your habds are not tied by restore points or recovery disks.
My System Specs

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