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651258	2008-03-21 03:03:00	I have a w\d 120 gig h\d with a partition i cannot access.I would like to erase it.how can i find out if there is any thing on it.	marty65 (13523)
651259	2008-03-21 03:13:00	You can't access it theres nothing on it. Reformat it in Disk Management.	pctek (84)
651260	2008-03-21 03:41:00	You can't access it theres nothing on it. Reformat it in Disk Management.woah pctek! back up a bit - just because he can't access it doesn't mean there's nothing on it. Right-click on My Computer and click "Manage" - when the window opens click Disk management and see if you can assign a drive letter to the rogue partition and then try accessing it. Mike.	Mike (15)
651261	2008-03-21 04:12:00	thanks pctech I did that and there are 3 partitions-all empty.so i can erase them.	marty65 (13523)
651262	2008-03-21 04:31:00	woah pctek! back up a bit - just because he can't access it doesn't mean there's nothing on it. Does. You can still access those hidden recovery partitions without a drive letter.	pctek (84)
651263	2008-03-21 05:30:00	Does. You can still access those hidden recovery partitions without a drive letter.sure you may still be able to access those hidden partitions, but the original poster didn't say it was a recovery partition or that he knew other ways to access drives without a drive letter... just because someone can't access a partition doesn't necessarily mean that there is nothing on the partition or that its a hidden drive or whatever... I'm just saying it could be a dangerous thing to assume without asking more information after a brief initial question. I've seen inaccessible partitions for whatever reason that have had plenty of (sometimes important) data on, so I'm hesitant to ever say there's nothing on it without a bit more probing :) That all said, it seems in this case you were right... or lucky ;) Mike.	Mike (15)
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