HerzogisGod
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i want to clear up some space on a hard drive....can I do this? will it effect other partitions on the HDD?
Can i delete and re-use a partition
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Are you using multiple partitions already? Most consumers will only have one partition on their HDD unless they're running a dual-boot system (XP & Vista, or Windows & Linux, etc.)
If you have a multi-partitioned drive already, then yeah, feel free to delete stuff on one partition. It won't affect your other partitions.
I guess I'm just not sure what you're asking. Do you actually want to delete a partition so that you have more space in your main partition or just delete files within a secondary partition? You can certainly delete a partition, but it's sometimes not advisable because occasionally Windows flakes out.
If you want to manage your partitions (delete them, etc.), you could check out the freeware Cute Partition Manager. It's pretty good.
http://www.cutepm.com/
If you have a multi-partitioned drive already, then yeah, feel free to delete stuff on one partition. It won't affect your other partitions.
I guess I'm just not sure what you're asking. Do you actually want to delete a partition so that you have more space in your main partition or just delete files within a secondary partition? You can certainly delete a partition, but it's sometimes not advisable because occasionally Windows flakes out.
If you want to manage your partitions (delete them, etc.), you could check out the freeware Cute Partition Manager. It's pretty good.
http://www.cutepm.com/