Delete, extend or merge HPDOCS partition.

[Abdu86]

Welcome

I bought a new HP laptop model: 15-da0093nia its Hard Drive came with three partitions, the first one with no letter assigned which makes me pretty sure that is the reserved system partition because (it is directly before C and assigned as system, active). The second is obviously the local disk (C:) partition with letter C assigned. The third is named HPDOCS (D:).
Here`s Now the problem I can have just one more primary partition, but I wanted to create other one, unfortunately the Hard Drive is limited to just four primary partitions and there are already three of them as you noticed. since there`s no chance to mess up the C and Reserved System, didn`t like the extended one option either is there one to HPDOCS. How can I have more partitions Can I delete or merge HPDOCS partition?

Notice: on the outer side of the box that my laptop came in was written "FreeDos", when I started it I found Windows 10 Pro inside.

Any solutions or ideas please help and thank you

[banhien]

@Abdu86 

Did your machine come with DOS ?  Do you wish to go back to DOS or stay with Windows 10. For Windows 10, you don't need HPDOCS, you can overwrite it.

Regards.

[Abdu86]

Welcome Mr Banhien
I guess it must have come with DOS as it`s written on the outside box but as I said when I first started it I was surprised by Windows 10 it could be the seller who installed windows 10 I don`t know, I have been using HP laptops for 15 years and never used DOS and I think I won`t need it.
So as long as I won`t go back to DOS it is OK to delete HPDOCS. That won`t cause any problems to either windows 10 or the laptop itself, will it?
regards

[banhien · Accepted solution]

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@Abdu86 wrote:

Welcome Mr Banhien
I guess it must have come with DOS as it`s written on the outside box but as I said when I first started it I was surprised by Windows 10 it could be the seller who installed windows 10 I don`t know,...

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@Abdu86 

Definitely it came with DOS. Its specs

    https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06161795

As I said above. Windows 10 does not need HPDOCS, you can remove it.

Regards.

[Abdu86]

Thank you Mr Banhien