xicedlovexoxo
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Two years ago I got a new computer. With that new computer came a free Windows Vista install disc should I so choose to use it. Me being me, I wanted to use the fancy flashy new Vista but I also didn't want to scrap XP entirely for it because I knew that Vista was still far from perfect.
So I had my dad set up to run a dual-boot system with XP and Vista. And then, lo and behold, I never used Vista. :lol: In order to do this in the first place, however, it required him to partition my hard drive to give some space to Vista - and when I had him do it, I wanted Vista to have a lot of space. The maximum we got out of my 120gb HD to give Vista was 57GB, almost half my hard drive space.
Now I've finally gotten him to remove the Virus that is called Vista, I have my XP hard drive directory (C: drive), and I still have the F: drive partition that was once Vista. Thus making my C: drive appear to be missing that space that's on F: when its really there, just inaccessible from C: drive.
I sort of want this space back where it belongs - in one piece. Dad says there's ways to do it but all of them run the risk of losing all my data. I therefore was hoping someone out there could help me either find a risk-free way to merge the two partitions back together or if someone with one of those mega-sized hard drive things or some giant storage space of some kind could kindly let me store my files there long enough to fix the borked partition space. I really don't like the thought of losing all the videos, pictures, music and other things I worked so hard to attain or make
EDIT: Idiot me, posted this in the wrong forum. :lol: Could a mod please move to Tech help subforum? I was close!
So I had my dad set up to run a dual-boot system with XP and Vista. And then, lo and behold, I never used Vista. :lol: In order to do this in the first place, however, it required him to partition my hard drive to give some space to Vista - and when I had him do it, I wanted Vista to have a lot of space. The maximum we got out of my 120gb HD to give Vista was 57GB, almost half my hard drive space.
Now I've finally gotten him to remove the Virus that is called Vista, I have my XP hard drive directory (C: drive), and I still have the F: drive partition that was once Vista. Thus making my C: drive appear to be missing that space that's on F: when its really there, just inaccessible from C: drive.
I sort of want this space back where it belongs - in one piece. Dad says there's ways to do it but all of them run the risk of losing all my data. I therefore was hoping someone out there could help me either find a risk-free way to merge the two partitions back together or if someone with one of those mega-sized hard drive things or some giant storage space of some kind could kindly let me store my files there long enough to fix the borked partition space. I really don't like the thought of losing all the videos, pictures, music and other things I worked so hard to attain or make
EDIT: Idiot me, posted this in the wrong forum. :lol: Could a mod please move to Tech help subforum? I was close!
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