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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1999
Golden E. Murray, Mapleton, UT (US);
Adam L. Bringhurst, Provo, UT (US);
Theron M. Stoddard, Highland, UT (US);
PowerQuest Corporation, Orem, UT (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for merging computer disk partitions to reduce the number of partitions. Unlike conventional approaches that rely on FDISK, the invention does not destroy user data on the disk during or after the two or more partitions are merged. Two or more adjoining partitions may be combined. During a merging operation, partitions may have their clusters aligned or resized. The merging partitions may also have their partition type changed. During the merge at least one copy of all system and user data of all partitions is kept on a disk at all times, reducing the risk of data loss.