Can i delete partition on main HD?

yuanmoons · Sep 6, 2009, 05:17 AM

I created a partition of 30gb for a place to files and general dump. Im guessing i dont need it anymore.... just sitting idle. Could leave it... suppose i could install vista on it? Anyway .....

Before i attempt to delete by myself i thought id ask you clued up people if its possible without affecting the main partition which has snow leopard - which has no issues as far as i can tell - so i dont want to do a clean install or even use the superduper clone. (i keep two weekly updated cloned external drives via superduper so im covered).

Shall i just use Disk Utility?
Is it possible to delete a partition using a boot from the other bit of the partition?

Thanks.

rerelease · Sep 6, 2009, 05:59 AM

It should be okay to just remove it with Disk Utility and then drag the size of your main partition to 100%.

yuanmoons · Sep 6, 2009, 11:38 AM

disk utility>minus button>delete>resize main>apply>DONE.

that was easy. thanks.

Sep 6, 2009, 05:17 AM	#1
yuanmoons macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2008	Can i delete partition on main HD? I created a partition of 30gb for a place to files and general dump. Im guessing i dont need it anymore.... just sitting idle. Could leave it... suppose i could install vista on it? Anyway ..... Before i attempt to delete by myself i thought id ask you clued up people if its possible without affecting the main partition which has snow leopard - which has no issues as far as i can tell - so i dont want to do a clean install or even use the superduper clone. (i keep two weekly updated cloned external drives via superduper so im covered). Shall i just use Disk Utility? Is it possible to delete a partition using a boot from the other bit of the partition? Thanks. __________________ MBP 15" 2.66 4GB 320GB (Jul '09) iPhone 2G 8GB

Sep 6, 2009, 05:59 AM	#2
rerelease macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Estland	It should be okay to just remove it with Disk Utility and then drag the size of your main partition to 100%. __________________ every time an apple tablet is mentioned a kitten dies. please, think of the kittens.

Sep 6, 2009, 11:38 AM	#3
yuanmoons Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2008	disk utility>minus button>delete>resize main>apply>DONE. that was easy. thanks. __________________ MBP 15" 2.66 4GB 320GB (Jul '09) iPhone 2G 8GB

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