How to delete Extended Partition while logical drives exist

Deletes Hard Disk Drive Partitions When FDISK Won't!

Super Fdisk is a cost-effective, no-headache solution to the infamous "Partitions exist but they don't exist" problem caused by Microsoft FDISK. This problem is well documented in Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 261473.

When you attempt to remove a partition using the Fdisk utility that is included with Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), you may receive the following error message:
Cannot delete Extended DOS Partition while logical drives exist

However, when you attempt to remove a logical drive in the extended DOS partition from within the Fdisk utility, you may receive the following error message: No Logical Drives defined

Notes: The Delete operations may change drive letter assignments.

STEPS TO DELETE EXTENDED PARTITION
1. On the Harddisks drop-down list, select the disk in the extended partition you want to delete.
2. On the disk map, select the extended partition and click PARTITION > DELETE on the menu bar.
3. Click Delete or Delete and Secure Erase.
4. Click OK.

Note: If you deleted partitions and want to recover your original data, we recommend that you can use Partition Table Doctor to rebuild partition table, or use file recovery software, such as EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard to recover files.

See:

Create Partition
Format Partition
Delete Partition
Delete All Partition