Deleting Android Partitions from Within Windows

[TecKnight]

Imran Chaudhry,
I do not know anyone who has done this, but it should work.
I would suggest deleting partitions 2 through 15. I would leave partition 1 alone as it may be used and/or important.
Once you delete the partitions, create 1 large partition taking up all available space, then format it and assign it a drive letter in Windows.
Here is a partition map
Teclast X98 Air 3G 64GB dual-boot default partition map
seq devname Size Partition Label Used for
1 mmcblk0p1 64MB ESP EFI system (pre-OS boot)
2 mmcblk0p2 64MB reserved temp backup of 64MB parts
3 mmcblk0p3 16MB boot Android boot image (kernel & ramdisk)
4 mmcblk0p4 16MB recovery Android recovery image
5 mmcblk0p5 16MB fastboot Android fastboot (DnX) image
6 mmcblk0p6 16MB reserved_1 temp backup of 16MB parts
7 mmcblk0p7 64MB test
8 mmcblk0p8 32MB panic
9 mmcblk0p9 16MB factory BIOS ?
10 mmcblk0p10 16MB misc Android system settings
11 mmcblk0p11 16MB config
12 mmcblk0p12 1GB cache Android cache
13 mmcblk0p13 256MB logs Android system logs
14 mmcblk0p14 1.5GB system Android system binaries/data
15 mmcblk0p15 16GB data Android user data/apps
16 mmcblk0p16 100MB EFI_system_partition Windows boot
17 mmcblk0p17 128MB Microsoft_reserved_partition
18 mmcblk0p18 33GB Basic_data_partition Windows user data partition
19 mmcblk0p19 4800MB Windows recovery

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[Imran]

Thank you for your reply and advice . Let me try this.. Just to be safe how can I save the OEM key for my windows before I play with the software..

[TecKnight]

Your key is stored in the BIOS and the Windows registry.
I recommend downloading and running Belarc Advisor on your tablet under Windows to obtain your Windows license key..
Download it here: http://www.belarc.com/Programs/advisorinstaller.exe
Generate a report and view the details.
You should see your Windows 8.1 software license key. Save it somewhere that is NOT on the tablet.
Use the key if you need to reinstall Windows 8.1 on the tablet for some reason.

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[Imran]

Sweet. Did that, all android partitions are gone and Drive D with extra 19.9 GB… so total about 53.2 (33.3 C: and 19.9 D:). booted back up again in windows without a problem … Nothing changed all intact!. Thanks for your help Randy King..

Next project to find a way to merge them 🙂

[TecKnight]

You are very welcome. Thanks for reporting back the results !

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[TecKnight]

I can show you how to make a folder on your C: drive (and everything in it) automatically redirect to your new d: drive or even to your MicroSD

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[Dinesh]

How to flash Bios without booting into Android or Windows ?? Kindly explain, I’m also stuck on my X98 3G Air

[adam]

TecKnight wrote:

I can show you how to make a folder on your C: drive (and everything in it) automatically redirect to your new d: drive or even to your MicroSD

Hi .. I just did exactly the same as Imran did.

Coul you tell me how to redirect folder on new partition?

[Anonymous]

Mine don’t have any labels on except for Windows and my SD card, it seems to have lost android when I flashed the bios for some reason, can’t boot into it at all, it goes straight to Windows whatever I try.

I’m not bothered as I wasn’t planning on using it much anyway, so could you tell me which ones are safe for me to delete? Thanks!

[BT]

may I ask which is the Windows MSR partition?

it should also be preserved right?

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