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After a recent crash disaster, I wound up with multiple partition duplicates. How do I remove them safely? Thanks.

This will help you man.    https://www.disk-partition.com/free-partition-manager.html


https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+delete+a+partition+windows+10&ie=&oe=

(07-12-2016, 02:31 AM)Double clutch Wrote: [ -> ]This will help you man.    https://www.disk-partition.com/free-partition-manager.html


https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+delete+a+partition+windows+10&ie=&oe=

I have the software. I know how to delete a partition. What I don't know is with so many duplicates, which ones do I pick for deletion without sending my computer back to the dark ages?

If it was me I would go with the one that has 853.93 107.38 728.55 NFTS

(07-12-2016, 03:05 AM)Double clutch Wrote: [ -> ]If it was me I would go with the one that has 853.93  107.38  728.55   NFTS

So you are saying that ONLY the C Drive partition is a keeper? The Aomei partitions were made during my installation of their programs. What about the Recovery and WINRETOOLS? There are 2 each for Recovery. Which to delete? If you say both, how do I know that one of them is not needed?

make a system restore before removing

Looks like partition table is corrupt
Have you tried to assign a drive letter from the windows disk management?

Try this, first unhide partitions with minitool

https://www.partitionwizard.com/partitionmanager/can't-change-drive-letter-in-partition-manager.html

(07-12-2016, 11:43 AM)Britec Wrote: [ -> ]Looks like partition table is corrupt
Have you tried to assign a drive letter from the windows disk management?

Try this, first unhide partitions with minitool

https://www.partitionwizard.com/partitionmanager/can't-change-drive-letter-in-partition-manager.html

I was able to assign a Letter to both ESP partitions. They now show in File Explorer, but I do not have permission to open them. Looking at the properties on each, I see no way to grant access to them. What is the purpose of being able to look inside the partition?

Using mini tool to explore each ESP partition, they seem to contain Aomei, EFI and EN-US files. Are these needed for regular boot?

Here is how to take ownership of that drive

1. Right click on the drive and select Properties
2. Now click on the Security tab and then on the Advanced button at the bottom
3. Now click on the Owner tab and then click on Edit
4. Now select the user you want to be new owner of that hard drive. Check the ‘Replace owner on sub-containers and objects’ box and hit Apply.
5. When Windows Security window pops up, just click Yes.
6. Windows will start the process of changing ownership of all the files and folders on that hard drive.
7. That’s it. You should now be able access all of the files and folders on that drive.