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... Nevermind my DVD drive is D: Is it ok if I just right click and click change drive letter and path it won't break anything will it

yeah just change the DVD drive to like X: or something

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So I just plugged in my old hard drive that had everything on it after installing a fresh windows 7 on my ssd. I'm trying to now format that drive so I can wipe it and use it as a storage device I was going of this video by Linus

 

If you go to 3:05 as you can see he just right clicks and clicks new simple volume because his drive was not partitioned only problem is mine is cause I was using it as you can see in this next picture (The second drive is the harddrive of course)

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So when I right click the 930gb bit that is labled F: it gives me the the following options

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Am I meant to press delete volume for format or what? I can't see any new simple volume like with linus so I want to make sure

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edit:  Actually right click and delete both partitions, then format the drive as one partition.  So delete both F: and system reserved

make sure you are backed up 100%!

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edit:  Actually right click and delete both partitions, then format the drive as one partition.  So delete both F: and system reserved

make sure you are backed up 100%!

I'm not backed up cause I don't care about the files in them

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edit:  Actually right click and delete both partitions, then format the drive as one partition.  So delete both F: and system reserved

make sure you are backed up 100%!

So anyway you sure?... So that will make it empty so I can use it as like a storage device

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So anyway you sure?... So that will make it empty so I can use it as like a storage device

Yeah if you delete both partitions and create a new one it will be blank

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Yeah if you delete both partitions and create a new one it will be blank

Ok I'll go for it just thanks for the help!

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Ok I'll go for it just thanks for the help!

No problem

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Yeah if you delete both partitions and create a new one it will be blank

Um why won't it let me choose the letter D I plugged in the one usb drive I use and it was E: So why won't it let me use the letter D: ummmmm I do remember plugging in another usb drive a while ago but that was when my HDD was my main HDD

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No problem

... Nevermind my DVD drive is D: Is it ok if I just right click and click change drive letter and path it won't break anything will it

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Um why won't it let me choose the letter D I plugged in the one usb drive I use and it was E: So why won't it let me use the letter D: ummmmm I do remember plugging in another usb drive a while ago but that was when my HDD was my main HDD

If you are 100% sure nothing is taking the D: letter then try this guide

 

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/82994-drive-letter-add-change-remove-windows.html

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... Nevermind my DVD drive is D: Is it ok if I just right click and click change drive letter and path it won't break anything will it

yeah just change the DVD drive to like X: or something

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yeah just change the DVD drive to like X: or something

Yeah maybe thanks allot!

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yeah just change the DVD drive to like X: or something

All done and worked like a charm

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