Two harddrives who is one?

Racingduden · 07-04-2006, 04:19 PM

I have one harddrive on 80 GB, but on My Computer folder it shows two harddrives but i only have one. I think that it's splitted or something to C:\ and D:\ each 40 GB..

How do i do so they can be one singel harddrive? Please help, i have searched on 60 different things on google AND msn...

My os is XP and im on a laptop.

MoralTerror · 07-04-2006, 04:28 PM

Hi Racingduden

Your hard drive is partitioned. Some people leave it like that so they can save data on a partition seperate to the operating system. This way if you need to reinstall windows on c:\ your data doesn't get affected on d:\.

Racingduden · 07-04-2006, 04:33 PM

ok, thanks but how do i repartition the drive? or di it to a single drive?

MoralTerror · 07-04-2006, 04:38 PM

To do that without re-installing windows you need an app like Partition Magic to merge the 2.

Racingduden · 07-04-2006, 04:51 PM

thank you that solved my problem

case closed

07-04-2006, 04:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Racingduden Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Two harddrives who is one? I have one harddrive on 80 GB, but on My Computer folder it shows two harddrives but i only have one. I think that it's splitted or something to C:\ and D:\ each 40 GB.. How do i do so they can be one singel harddrive? Please help, i have searched on 60 different things on google AND msn... My os is XP and im on a laptop.

07-04-2006, 04:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
MoralTerror Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK Posts: 1,968 OS: xp	Hi Racingduden Your hard drive is partitioned. Some people leave it like that so they can save data on a partition seperate to the operating system. This way if you need to reinstall windows on c:\ your data doesn't get affected on d:\.

07-04-2006, 04:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
Racingduden Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3 OS: XP	ok, thanks but how do i repartition the drive? or di it to a single drive?

07-04-2006, 04:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
MoralTerror Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK Posts: 1,968 OS: xp	To do that without re-installing windows you need an app like Partition Magic to merge the 2.

07-04-2006, 04:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
Racingduden Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3 OS: XP	thank you that solved my problem case closed