Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> houghi wrote:
>
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>> Is there a fairly simple way of removing the Windows partition on this
>>> machine and reclaim the space? That more-or-less empty partition takes
>>> 66% of the total hard-drive volume and I have not even accessed it for
>>> months.
>>
>> Yast -> Sytem -> Partitioner -> Yes
>>
>> There you doubleclick the partitions you would like to change. If they
>> are next to each other, remove them and make a new large one. When they
>> are not next to each other, just format them.
>
>
> Thank you for guiding me through this. Your explanation has been
> impeccable and helpful. I am backing up (mirroring) all my files at the
> moment, preparing for the big step.
>
> I am not sure what you mean by "next to each other", so I took a
> screenshot, which will make more sense to you than it does to me:
>
> http://www.schestowitz.com/temp/filesystem.jpg
>
> I do not mind formatting the Windows partition as it is now obsolete.
>
>
>> Also think about how you would name them. If you do not have a seperate
>> /home partition, call it something like /home2. Come back later on how
>> to procede from there.
>
>
> At this stage, I don't mind what path it will be mounted under. I'd just
> be cheerful having another 25 GB of RW filespace.
>
>
>> Also you could call it someting like /home/user/mp3 or whatever
>> directory you like.
>>
>> Do not forget to remove the links DOS or WINDOWS or whatever they are
>> called.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Roy
I have finished backing up my files and I am now waiting for your advice. I
had a further go at making the changes to the partitions, but the following
(this screenshot is different from the previous one) is too scary for me to
proceed. Can I just go ahead? Nobody is liable apart from myself *smile*
http://www.schestowitz.com/temp/filesystem3.jpg
(the changes I made and the message I got before I cancelled)
Thanks,
Roy
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