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KillerCrocker

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Posted: Sat, 1st Oct 2011 18:59 Post subject: Reformatting my drive without losing data/making it faster	Quick Quote Quote

Hi guys. I have 4yo western Digital 500gb hdd. 20system 350games 100apps/movies partitions first off. 20gb is a little not much for windows7... I would like give it at least 30gb.. and merge 350 and 100 partitions. Other than that. Defragmentation isnt helping. Its loud as hell. Any tips? 3080 \| ps5 pro Sin317-"im 31 years old and still surprised at how much shit comes out of my ass actually ..." SteamDRM-"Call of Duty is the symbol of the true perfection in every aspect. Call of Duty games are like Mozart's/Beethoven's symphonies" deadpoetic-"are you new to the cyberspace?"

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Posted: Sat, 1st Oct 2011 19:05 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Changing partition sizes without losing data is possible till a certain degree. It has to be from a<->b<->c<->d and so on, you cant do from a<->c<->f Plus the partition where you are taking it from has to have that as free space ofc. As for the loud noise, only 1 tip: get an SSD or live with it Proud member of Frustrated Association of International Losers Failing Against the Gifted and Superior (F.A.I.L.F.A.G.S)

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BearishSun

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Posted: Sat, 1st Oct 2011 19:09 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

I think you can use partition magic, but you're gonna have to blow away data on at least one of those partitions even with that. Although I haven't really dealt with merging partitions much lately so I might be wrong. Your best bet is just to get a new drive...if it's 4 years old and loud its not going to get any quieter. My WD was annoying the hell out of me and I simply had to get rid of it because of the noise.

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KillerCrocker

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Posted: Sat, 1st Oct 2011 19:13 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

ohhh thats what I was worried about.. i am thinking about 1 or 2tb wd black drive. ssd are way to much for me. Tho 40ssd would be nice for system partition 3080 \| ps5 pro Sin317-"im 31 years old and still surprised at how much shit comes out of my ass actually ..." SteamDRM-"Call of Duty is the symbol of the true perfection in every aspect. Call of Duty games are like Mozart's/Beethoven's symphonies" deadpoetic-"are you new to the cyberspace?"

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Posted: Sat, 1st Oct 2011 19:16 Post subject:

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ohhh thats what I was worried about.. i am thinking about 1 or 2tb wd black drive. ssd are way to much for me. Tho 40ssd would be nice for system partition

I got 120GB SSD and still dont have enough space Razz

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BearishSun

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Posted: Sat, 1st Oct 2011 19:21 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

I got a 120, but I could deal with a 60...none of the games I've tried really make a difference on or off SSD, and apps dont take up all that much space.

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