How to Get Rid of a Partition on a Drive
Hard drives can be split into multiple sections, known as "partitions." These partitions appear as multiple lettered drives on the computer. If you've partitioned your hard drive, but would now like to reallocate some of that space, you can delete a partition. Removing partitions is simple, but it will erase all data contained on that partition (not the whole drive), so it is important to back up your data first.
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Open the Start menu, then type "Computer Management" into the Search box. Click the resulting "Computer Management" application. This utility is also listed in the Window's Control Panel.
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Open the "Disk Management" utility by selecting it within the "Storage" category in Computer Management's sidebar.
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Right-click the undesired partition, then select "Delete Partition."
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