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Hello,
i have an acer laptop with a 100 GB hard drive, it came with it partioned in 2 virtual drives from factory.
is there any good reason for that?
may i undo that and have the hard drive non partitioned?
thanks.
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Such as Symantec's PartitionMagic.
I suggest just leaving it in two partitions. I'm not a computer guru, so I wouldn't know why, but I'm assuming Acer did this for a good reason.
That second partition is usually a system restore partition. It is used to reinstall your system software in the event the need arises. Some mfgs. will give you the restore partition instead of giving you restore CDs. There usually is a procedure/program that will burn the restore software as backup. Again, check your manual or mfg. website.
Many like the convenience of the restore partition. If your primary partition with Windows has major problems (data corruption, infection), you can repartition, format, and reinstall very easily from the other partition.
I wrote:
''If your primary partition with Windows has major problems (data corruption, infection), you can repartition, format, and reinstall very easily from the other partition.''
Correction:
''...you can format and reinstall very easily form the other partition.'' (Repartitioning will wipe out both partitions, if it is not done properly.)
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