Can I Delete a Partition Without Losing Data?

❓❔ Deleting a partition is a destructive operation, but that doesn't mean you have to lose the data it contains.

❓❔ Deleting a partition without losing data
Deleting a partition is a destructive operation, effectively erasing all the data in the partition. This is easily handled by copying that data elsewhere prior to the delete and then restoring it to the desired location when done.

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Chapters
0:00 Delete a partition without losing data
0:40 Partitions
1:27 Deleting a partition
2:22 Back up and restore
2:48 Copy the data
3:58 Deleting a partitio
5:00 Growing an adjacent partition
5:34 Not all partitions should be deleted
8:22 Take a complete system image backup

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