How Do I Delete a Primary Partition in Linux?
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How do I delete a primary partition?

To delete a partition (or volume) with Disk Management, use these steps:

  1. Open Start.
  2. Search for Disk Management.
  3. Select the drive with the partition you want to remove.
  4. Right-click (only) the partition you want to remove and select the Delete Volume option. …
  5. Click the Yes button to confirm all the data will be erased.

How do I find my primary partition in Linux?

Use the cfdisk command. You can check if the partition is primary or extended from this. Hope this helps! Try fdisk -l and df -T and align the devices fdisk reports to the devices df reports.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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