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Hard drive partitions

by kasdp Feb 11, 2011 9:13AM PST

When I "upgraded" to Windows 7 Pro from Vista, I wound up with three partitions: OS(C:)198GB,RECOVERY(D:)14.9GB,and(G:)84.2GB. C, which has all my system stuff on it plus sundry files I back up to an external hard drive, has 128GB free and G is completely free. D, on the other hand, has only 196MB free and I'm routinely advised to tidy up, which I do.

Do I really need the RECOVERY partition if have original software? How do I get rid of G and add it to C? If system information is relevant in this case, it's a Dell Studio Hybrid with Intel Core2Duo CPU running at 2.6GHz with 4GB RAM.

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If your files are safe and

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Feb 11, 2011 9:22AM PST

If your files are safely backed up and you have your Dell recovery media then you might be ready.

Read this first -> http://itcookbook.net/blog/removing-windows-7-recovery-partition

We need to be sure not to break Windows 7 recovery systems but if you find this is a DELL recovery partition on G: then you can try the following to join it to C:

http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/desktop/f/3514/p/18994345/19117331.aspx notes the usual solutions.
Bob

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