How do I delete a disk
A while ago I created 2 disks - one for programs and files and one for movies.
Now. Something crashed and I just went ahead and reinstalled the system.
Now I still have the two disks but I can't put anything in the MOVIES disk since it hasn't been formatted.
Here's a photo of my desktop so you can see what I mean.
http://www.squint.dk/andy/photos/picture.jpg
I just wanna delete that disk called MOVIES.
Lucas,
You can't simply "delete" it, without re-formatting your entire hard drive (both volumes). THere are third-party utilities that will remove it, but let's not go there right yet...
If all you want to do is access that partition, you can do that. The problem is probably with permissions. If you post a little more information about why you cannot save movies there, I'm sure we can help you out.
Scott
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