Merge two HDD partitions

Hey all..
I have a problem concerning my external HDD. Back in time, I created 2 partitions on my external 500Gb HDD. Now I don't need one of the partitions and has erased it, but need the space on the other partition, so I want to merge the two partitions into one again. Is this possible? The problem is that I don't have space on my MacBook to move all the files to the computer and format the HDD into one partition, so I have to, in one way or another, merge the partitions. Anyone who knows how to do that?
Greetings
CCKolling
Message was edited by: CCKolling

Hi! I've used the instructions before but can't remember the exact details. I think what it is talking about is the partition you are changing (ie the one being deleted) will be the one losing data and the space will be returned to the original volume from which it was created. I know this is the way it works using Diskstudio which I have used several times. But be sure you are confident with what you read and decide to do. Tom

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