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On Tue, Oct 16, 2001 at 07:05:02AM -0400, TREVATXTAL@xxxxxxx wrote: > your question can you merge two partitions. > > I have successfully done just as you require useing partition magic with no > loss of data. > I had a 8 gig drive with a 2 and a 6 gig partition, useing partition magic I > made it one linux partition of 8 gig. > The 6 gig partition was nearly full with Linux files hence the nead for more > space. > Trevor > Long live Linux > With such a big partition do you have to take special precautions to make sure it's bootable? Incidentally, why do some books, and I think the Mandrake installer, recommend spreading the filesystem over three or four partitions. Is there still an argument for this or is it just a hangover from the days (all of about three years ago) when you needed to use two or three physical disks?? Keith -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.