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| 1416010 | 2016-02-12 21:00:00 | My external drive has 4 partitions and I want none. If I format the drive will this delete the partitions or do I need to use a partition manager like the Windows 10 one or Mini Tool Partition Wizard or Paragon Free? | Krad (7878) | ||
| 1416011 | 2016-02-12 21:34:00 | Formatting only clears the data, it does not affect partitions so yes you need to use a partition manager. You can either delete all the partitions and create a new one or leave the first one, delete the rest, and have windows expand the first one into the free space. The first method is more reliable. Be aware you lose all data and can not repartition the boot drive from inside windows, to do that you need to boot off a windows disk or a partitioning tool disk etc. |
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| 1416012 | 2016-02-12 21:35:00 | You want at least one ;) but you'll need to delete all the partitions in a partition manager and then create a new one spanning the entire drive. | pcuser42 (130) | ||
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