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NTFS Partition-Deletion Problems
 

I'm trying to use the Fdisk command to delete a pair of NTFS partitions. However, when I try to delete the partitions, I receive a prompt to delete the logical disks. When I try to delete the logical disks, I receive a message that no logical disks exist. How do I delete these disk partitions?

Your problem is a result of having multiple logical disks on an extended partition. Fdisk doesn't perform well in this situation, but an old (circa 1997) application called delpart.exe might offer a solution. (You can easily find delpart.exe on the Internet.) I keep this tool, which works with NTFS partitions in Windows 2000 and Windows NT, as part of my "fix or destroy" toolkit. Boot to a 3.5" DOS disk and run delpart.exe, which detects the logical disks and lets you delete all partitions.







Reader Comments

Another program that works VERY good is an fdisk replacement called 'Free FDisk'. It's available at http://www.23cc.com/free-fdisk/

Dennis Latourelle -October 29, 2001
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