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Chapter 19: Managing Disks and Drives
Deleting Volumes
Occasionally, you may need to delete volumes that you no longer need. You might
also need to delete a volume if you want to extend or reconfigure another volume on
the same disk drive. Because deleting a volume erases all data on the volume, you
will want to copy or move all data on the volume and then verify the copy or move
prior to deleting the volume.
You can’t delete the system or boot volume. However, Windows Vista
will let you delete the active volume if it isn’t also designated as boot,
system, or both. Always check to ensure that the volume that you are
deleting doesn’t contain important ...