You won't be happy with a c-drive of only 20 GB. If I were you I would make this hard disk one partition of 160 GB.
If your precious data from E and F isn't on a backup (precious data should be on a backup ALWAYS, don't you think, if only a copy on a USB-stick) you might have lost it.
See if the program Bob mentions in http://forums.cnet.com/7723-6138_102-599642/accidentally-delete-a-partition-how-to-get-back-the-files/?messageId=5488597#message5488597 can restore those partitions. If not, have a look at the data recovery programs mentioned in http://forums.cnet.com/7723-7588_102-354911/lost-and-found-or-the-storage-forum-sticky/
Kees
Hi folks,
MY REQUEST : PLEASE READ MY FULL POST - THANK YOU
PLEASE DONT OVERLOOK
This is my very first post on Cnet. And I am expecting someone would reply. ( I'm impressed with the Cnet experts and hope they will solve my problem)
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So recently my windows 7's some system files got corrupt . won't start after windows logo (when the arrow shows up=>always bsod, even in safemode). so I decided to format C and install fresh windows 8.
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Then I had four partitions
C:\windows(7)
D:\Softwares
E:\Games
F:\Mix Stuff.
My plan was to format C (of course for windows
and D (as C had only 20Gb space so I thought I would also format D 46Gb and give C 45Gb and D 20-21Gb as it was useless to me and contained only a bunch of crappy softwares ). Well, it FAILED here's how. after formatting C and D I deleted them thinking that boths unallocated space will merge. but it DID'NT.
After deleting I tried creating new partition on D but it FAILED "we cannot create create new partition" (search google 'cause others also sometimes have this ****** error many times). Then I did same thing with C and it WORKED. I had to give it again 20Gb (maximum) - NO CHOICE.
Then I installed Windows 8 on C. (thinking I will later format D on desktop)
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Now here's the scenario : I DO NOT WANT TO FORMAT E:\ AND F:\ AS IT CONTAINS MY PRECIOUS DATA.
After the startup config, 'Startup' came up I went to Desktop then Computer and then wow what????
WHERE THE HELL ARE OTHER PARTITIONS????????
Only C:\ I found there 7.67Gb free of 19.5GB.
Where are others gone .
I am begging you please HELP. Don't overlook it. P.L.E.A.S.E
UPDATE : MORE TROUBLE
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What a sad day for me. I went to disk management and saw only (C:\) other 138Gb (something) was unallocated space
.Then just for checking I booted my pc from windows installation usb and on the drive screen I saw C 19.5-20Gb and same Unallocated space 138Gb.
PLEASE TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED IF THE DRIVES WERE DELETED CAN MY DATA BE BROUGHT BACK??? USING SOME TOOL?
PLEASE DONT IGNORE.

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