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<h2 class="title"><a name="uninstall-Mageia"></a>Uninstalling Mageia
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<p>If Mageia didn't convince you or you can't install it correctly - in
short you want get rid of it - that is your right and Mageia also gives you
the possibility to uninstall. This is not true for every operating
system.
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<p>After backing up your data, reboot your Mageia installation DVD and
select <span class="emphasis"><em>Rescue system</em></span>, then <span class="emphasis"><em>Restore Windows
boot loader</em></span>. At the next boot, you will only have Windows, with
no option to choose your Mageia operating system.
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<p>In Windows, to recover the space used by Mageia partitions: click on
<span class="guimenu">Start</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Control Panel</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Administrative Tools</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Computer Management</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Storage</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Disk Management</span>. You will recognise a Mageia partition because they are
labeled <code class="literal">Unknown</code>, and also by their size and place on the
disk. Right-click on each of these partitions and select
<span class="emphasis"><em>Delete</em></span> to free up the space.
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<p>If you are using Windows XP, you can create a new partition and format
it (FAT32 or NTFS). It will then get a partition letter.
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<p>If you have Vista or 7, you have one more possibility, you can extend
the existing partition that is at the left of the freed space. There are
other partitioning tools that can be used, such as <span class="bold"><strong>gparted</strong></span>, available for both Windows and Linux. As
always, when changing partitions, be very careful to back up anything
important to you.
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