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Why disk partitions?
My laptop is Dell XPS 15z
Is it ok to remove the partitions that came by the manufacturer? I have two partitions other than the primary (C:).
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My laptop is Dell XPS 15z
Is it ok to remove the partitions that came by the manufacturer? I have two partitions other than the primary (C:).
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theflash1932
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February 28th, 2014 09:00
You should have removed them during your Windows 8 installation. They don't do you any good any more, so go ahead and delete them. You may need to run a "startup repair" of Windows before it will boot again though.
human1111
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February 28th, 2014 06:00
I actually have done a complete OS reinstallation, from Win 7 to Win 8.1. Installed Windows on (C:) when other partitions were used by some mysterious files, which their size was about 150 MB.
I know should have asked this question before, but you know, it's been kind of pain in [profanity removed per TOU]:p
osprey4
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February 28th, 2014 06:00
I've seen a few different partition setups with Windows 8, most of them more complicated than what you have. I know the OS has its own recovery partition. To be honest, I wouldn't change anything unless you are planning a full reinstallation of the OS.
human1111
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February 28th, 2014 06:00
osprey4
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February 28th, 2014 06:00
Hi Human1111,
Are you running Windows 7?