3 partitions, Prt1 - OS, Prt2 - blank, Prt3 - Data. Would like to Move Prt1 into Prt2.

Guest · Jul 15, 2014

My HDD has been partitioned into 3. Originally for dual-booting but no longer doing so.
Partition 1 have OS, games, and apps, Partition 2 is blank, Partition 3 have data.
I would like to move Partition 1 into Partition 2.

Some have suggested to just reinstall OS into the Partition I want, but that would take LONG between OS, games, and apps installations, and re-downloading the updates, apps, and games, etc.

Can someone please give me a solution to this or links that would help?

tech-wreck · Jul 15, 2014

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2214422/move-partition-drive-fresh-install.html

i opted for a fresh install, and yes, it takes ages.

before you start, get all the driver and other software install packages together in one folder on the other partition, then straight after the OS install you can bang them in one after the other (not including restarts) without having to go searching the web for them. and that's impossible without the ethernet controller driver - i have been down the 'up and down the stairs with a USB stick' path before...

Guest · Jul 15, 2014

tech-wreck :

Thank you for your prompt reply and solution.

Guest · Jul 15, 2014

I've been thinking, is there a way to just remove the partitions (1,2,3) and combining all data, without losing any data?

tech-wreck · Jul 15, 2014

there is software that can do that (merge partitions). random google result: http://www.partitionwizard.com/help/merge-partition.html
don't know how well they look after your data, though. do a backup beforehand just in case.

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