How to recover music partition

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How to recover music partition

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elco2013

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Apologies if this has been asked before. At some point I reserved 50gb on the HDR harddisk for music files. However, I no longer use this now but cannot find a way how to delete the separate partition again and join it with the partition for TV recordings. Resetting to factory condition does not work.

Thanks for any suggestion.

| Tue 3 Jun 2014 18:18:25 #1 |
REPASSAC

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Sorry to tell you this but there is no way except by reformatting the whole disk (except perhaps by removing the disk and using a good partition utility - can anyone suggest one?).

| Tue 3 Jun 2014 20:14:32 #2 |
elco2013

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Thanks Repassac. I am not bothered about loosing existing recordings and I tried reformatting the disk but the extra partition remained. Am I missing something?

| Wed 4 Jun 2014 6:30:44 #3 |
REPASSAC

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I replaced my Foxsat with a HDR-1000S so I can't check but somewhere near or within the format menu there is a way of changing the partition size (which you must of found before), This also starts a format. - I seem to recall a slider control.

If you locate it post a response otherwise I am sure Graham or someone else will be along soon with precise instructions.

Edit: You cannot fully remove the partition but you can reduce it to very very small.

| Wed 4 Jun 2014 7:39:54 #4 |
elco2013

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Thanks. I will give it a go at the weekend.

| Wed 4 Jun 2014 7:50:27 #5 |
Barry

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Confused - I am

I assume the discussion relates to a Foxsat HDR - in which case I'll move this to correct area when confirmed by OP.

If Foxsat then the following should reset:

Menu
System
HDD Control
Format HDD - OK
Select both options - OK
Confirm action
Password - default is 0000
Move slider to required size(s) - OK

| Wed 4 Jun 2014 8:01:00 #6 |
grahamlthompson

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Barry - 22 minutes ago »
Confused - I am
I assume the discussion relates to a Foxsat HDR - in which case I'll move this to correct area when confirmed by OP.
If Foxsat then the following should reset:
Menu
System
HDD Control
Format HDD - OK
Select both options - OK
Confirm action
Password - default is 0000
Move slider to required size(s) - OK

Minimum size of Music/Jpeg partition is 1GB on a Foxsat-hdr.

Not aware of any way to change the partition size available to a user on a freetime box (unlike the Foxsat you can also upload movie files to this area.

| Wed 4 Jun 2014 8:26:24 #7 |
REPASSAC

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Assumed it was a Foxsat as soon as I saw "Music Partition" but missed the thread title.

| Wed 4 Jun 2014 8:35:21 #8 |
Barry

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As Graham not aware of anyway to change partition sizes on freetime box, but did not address that, just wanted OP to confirm Foxsat..... will move anyway.

Edit later: Moved back to 1000S section as OP confirms that is the unit he is querying.

| Wed 4 Jun 2014 8:48:45 #9 |
elco2013

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Sorry, you guys are just too fast. My question related to the HDR-1000. Sorry, was not able to clarify this before.

| Wed 4 Jun 2014 9:41:23 #10 |