Partition Utility

I have the file on my website to avoid broken links. Sourceforge.net may have a more recent version than I have here. I have it here for your convenience.

Filename: gparted-live-0.5.1-3.iso

Date: January 26, 2010

Size: 112 MB

For information on how to burn an .ISO file to a CD, click here.

For information on how to use gparted click here

Deleting a Partition

To delete a partition:

Select an unmounted partition. See the section called “Selecting a Partition”.
Choose: Partition → Delete. The application displays the delete partition operation in the Pending Operations pane.

Caution

If you delete a logical partition, then all existing logical partitions after the deleted logical partition will experience changes in device names.

For example, an extended partition contains four logical partitions A, B, C, and D. These logical partitions are accessed by the operating system as follows:

Partition A as /dev/sda5.
Partition B as /dev/sda6.
Partition C as /dev/sda7.
Partition D as /dev/sda8.

If partition B is deleted, then the remaining logical partitions will be accessed by the operating system as follows:

Partition A as /dev/sda5.
Partition C as /dev/sda6. Note the change in device name.
Partition D as /dev/sda7. Note the change in device name.

Changes in a device name can cause problems if a partition is mounted using a device name. You can avoid the problem by using the label or the Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) of the partition when mounting the partition.

Changes in a device name might adversely affect the following files:

/etc/fstab - Contains a list of file systems to mount.
/boot/grub/menu.lst - Contains operating system boot instructions for the grub boot loader.

If you need help installing the operating system after deleting the partition, Choose the operating system to continue.

Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7

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