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i have a 500gb hdd partitioned into 2 seperate drives, i have stuff on both. what happens if i remove the partition and revert to a single 500gb drive? will i loose my stuff? 
If you don't want to loose your stuff, create a backup of the drive 
If you have enough room on the partitions, no. All you have to do is move the files from the partion you want to delete and then extend the main partition to the full size of your drive.
Here's how to do it...Resize a Partition for Free in Windows 7 or Vista
thanx guys, have spent most of the afternoon moving files. mainly vid stuff so took for ever lol
Follow amitsaran's advice [other than 'loose'....it's 'lose'].
Resizing on the fly can potentially cause data loss...eg if there's a power outage during the partitioning process.
The care you take to protect your data [at any time] is directly proportional to its value....to you...;)
yes jafo, tho i have to say i never back up coz in the past when i have and then tried to get it back it doesnt seem to deliver. now i have handy recovery which will find all my stuff if i need to format the drive
Backup doesn't mean 'just' imaging a drive, it means having a second, separate copy of files...eg photos, etc which may be irreplacable.
Re-installing an OS and proggies is just a pain.....but losing 'work' can be a disaster.
'handy recovery' is frankly a ridiculously precarious way to 'protect' your data....or expect it to be protected.
Drives can die....TOTALLY.
Then your work is lost....TOTALLY....;)
lol jafo, i do store my video art and pics on an external drive i just dont back up stuff on the pc.
i think am weird coz i quite enjoy re installing when my pc has a hissy fit lol
handy recovery is fine for recovering bits tho
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