Problem in merging the partition

I partitioned my disc to load windows into it and i did not feel comfortable with it and i have deleted the partition.since then i couldnt acess that partition.how can i merge it with other partition

Hey tejeshesa,
Thanks for the question, and welcome to Apple Support Communities.
The Boot Camp Setup Guide may help to resolve your issue. Specifically, you may want to refer to Page 20:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/Boot_Camp_Install-Setup.pdf
Removing Windows from Your Computer
How you remove Windows from your computer depends on whether you installed Windows on a single-volume disk or on a second disk partition.
If you installed Windows on a second disk partition: Using Boot Camp Assistant as described below, remove Windows by deleting the Windows partition and restoring the disk to a single-partition Mac OS X volume.
If your computer has multiple disks and you installed Windows on a disk that has only one partition: Start up in Mac OS X and use Disk Utility, in /Applications/Utilities, to erase the disk and reformat it as a Mac OS X volume.
To delete Windows and the Windows partition:
1. Start up in Mac OS X.
2. Quit all open applications and log out any other users on your computer.
3. Open Boot Camp Assistant.
4. Select “Create or remove a Windows partition” and click Continue.
5. Do one of the following:
- If your computer has a single internal disk, click Restore.
- If your computer has multiple internal disks, select the disk with Windows on it, and then select “Restore to a single Mac OS partition” and click Continue.
Thanks,
Matt M.

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