Revealing a partition; to edit the files
I have a Dell computer on which there is a hidden partition. I recently recovered from a nasty virus which necessitated re-installing the OS. That solved the problem but I am thinking about upgrading to Win8 now and and wonder about the space occupied on that partition; which I cannot see. I also wonder what value all the files from Dell have, how much space they take up; or if the "capacity" shown in Properties include the space on the partition, and wonder if the OS installs there.
is there a way to access this space; to see and edit the contents? Is it even advisable?
I don't think I have ever accessed a Dell utility so I wonder if I need them? I wonder if I should should just format the drive then install Win 8. OR should the OS be installed in a partition.
I probably should call Dell, but they are biased and it would probably take half the day to get through to someone with the answers.
is there a way to access this space; to see and edit the contents? Is it even advisable?
I don't think I have ever accessed a Dell utility so I wonder if I need them? I wonder if I should should just format the drive then install Win 8. OR should the OS be installed in a partition.
I probably should call Dell, but they are biased and it would probably take half the day to get through to someone with the answers.
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They used to use a hidden partition that would be UNhidden when the MediaDirect button was pushed from an Off condition, but they have not used those since 2007 or so... if your computer actually has a hidden partition, Seagate/WD/Samsung/et al make utilities for their drives to expand the available space to original capacity, ignoring what the MBR says.
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make utilities for their drives to expand the available space to original capacity, ignoring what the MBR says.
How do I do that??
How do I do that??
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The manual process did work so I dl'd the program and installed it.
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Under disk managemen "Disk 0" Basic, 465.6 GB Online; shows 3 sections: 63 MB Healthy (0), 15.00 GB Unallocated, and OS (C:) 450.70 Healhy (System, Goot, Page file, Active Crash Dump, Primary Pertition)
If I right click
63 MG I get "Help"
15.00 BG New simple vol, Properties, Help.
OS (C) I get a list of options, including "Shring Volume". Delete vol, and Extend vol are greyed out.
I gave up on that approached and dl'd the program and succeeded.
If I right click
63 MG I get "Help"
15.00 BG New simple vol, Properties, Help.
OS (C) I get a list of options, including "Shring Volume". Delete vol, and Extend vol are greyed out.
I gave up on that approached and dl'd the program and succeeded.
Hm, odd, but yes, I generally use Partition Wizard if I have to do anything like that myself. The first option was the Microsoft way which obviously doesn't work all the time. Glad I could help!
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oops, I jumped the gun!
The partition labeled: 15.00 GB, 0 used, status "none", unallocated, logical doesn't have a delete option!
I deleted the first one, what will happen if I delete the "C:OS" partition? Will I get the 15GB back or will it crash and burn???
The partition labeled: 15.00 GB, 0 used, status "none", unallocated, logical doesn't have a delete option!
I deleted the first one, what will happen if I delete the "C:OS" partition? Will I get the 15GB back or will it crash and burn???
I've clicked Unmonitor
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Good luck.
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Good luck.