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From: bei%dogface@cs.utexas.edu (Bob Izenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: Fdisk question
Message-ID: <RRXLw2w163w@dogface>
Date: 30 Jan 91 22:03:02 GMT
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jzl@micasa.UUCP (Jack Z. Lupic) writes:

> roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu (Roy M. Silvernail) writes:
> 
> > partitions to 20, 15 and 5 megs. My question is, will I lose the data on
> > the first partition if I delete the current second partition and create
> > 2 in its place? (in other words, will I have to backup and restore my C:
> > drive when all I'm killing is D:?)
> > 
> 
> You will only lose the data on the "extended" DOS partition that you are
> attempting to change but the BOOT partition should be OK.  If you muck around
> with the BOOT partition <C:\>, then you'll lose everything.

It's always better to be safe than sorry, so I'd back things up beforehand
anyway.
-- Bob