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i have an 80gb portable external hard drive which is parted into two{40gb each} and now i want to remove the partition.can anyone share their knowledge on how to do it???
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You have a couple of options that'll do the trick:
1. If you have 80 gb of free space on your internal hard drive, then you could move all of the data from your external hard drive partitions onto your internal drive.
Then you could use the fdisk command to remove the partitions from your external drive and create a single 80gb partition, and then copy the data back from your internal drive to the external drive.
Be sure to make a backup first though - it's easy to make a fatal mistake with the fdisk command and accidentally format the wrong hard drive (speaking from painful personal experience).
2. Purchase a partition management program like Partition Commander or Disk Director. Both are reputable programs that'll let you move or delete partitions without losing your data (see links below for reviews on both of these programs).
This last approach is a lot easier route to go, and money well spent.
You have a couple of options that'll do the trick:
1. If you have 80 gb of free space on your internal hard drive, then you could move all of the data from your external hard drive partitions onto your internal drive.
Then you could use the fdisk command to remove the partitions from your external drive and create a single 80gb partition, and then copy the data back from your internal drive to the external drive.
Be sure to make a backup first though - it's easy to make a fatal mistake with the fdisk command and accidentally format the wrong hard drive (speaking from painful personal experience).
2. Purchase a partition management program like Partition Commander or Disk Director. Both are reputable programs that'll let you move or delete partitions without losing your data (see links below for reviews on both of these programs).
This last approach is a lot easier route to go, and money well spent.
What is the difference between external and portable hard drives?
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Beyond the fact that if you external hard drive was the size of a house it wouldn't be portable? Are there any other differences? Also after I back up my data can I just leave them unplugged and powered down? Or is there some reason they would constantly need power?
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They do the same thing, essentially. Most "portable" hard drives use a 2.5" hard drive, the same sized drive that comes in a laptop for example. External hard drives usually use 3.5" drives, hence the difference in size.
You can also build your own external drive by purchasing a drive and then a cage for the drive. If you were to do this eSATA is your best bet, provided your computer has an eSATA port of course.
They do the same thing, essentially. Most "portable" hard drives use a 2.5" hard drive, the same sized drive that comes in a laptop for example. External hard drives usually use 3.5" drives, hence the difference in size.
You can also build your own external drive by purchasing a drive and then a cage for the drive. If you were to do this eSATA is your best bet, provided your computer has an eSATA port of course.
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