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...http://www.google.de/patents/US6185666?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6185666 - Merging computer partitions
