It is currently Tue Oct 20, 2026 3:41 pm


Re-partitioning without losing data?

All computer hardware support

Re-partitioning without losing data?

Postby pdeinc » Fri Jul 22, 2005 3:45 am

User avatar
pdeinc
Geek
Geek
 
Posts: 82
Joined: Tue Oct 29, 2002 1:00 am

Thanks given:0
Thanks received:0
Top

Postby Junior_co » Fri Jul 22, 2005 6:13 am

Hey there pdeinc...

I'll pass on the only information that I have on this... (which may be completely off base)

It is my understanding that it is impossible to repartition a drive and keep any information intact.

If you do make an attempt at this (leagl discloser: Im not suggesting that you do) than make sure you have any information backed up on an external media source prior to attempting....

I hate it when companies set up hard drives like that...

Good on ya...

Junior
Planes and computers.....
Both are great untill they crash.
User avatar
Junior_co
Senior Geek
Senior Geek
 
Posts: 484
Joined: Sun Nov 28, 2004 1:00 am
Location: West..... It's better out here!!

Thanks given:0
Thanks received:0
Top

Postby Gecko » Fri Jul 22, 2005 12:12 pm

Partition magic can change the size of the partitions without data loss on C.
As long as your D drive partition has little or no data on it there should be no data loss there also.
I would not eliminate the D partition just resize that partition to over the size of the data that is on that partition.

I have done this myself many times, for a 40 gig drive I would make the C partition 30 gigs and the D partition 10 gigs
User avatar
Gecko
Super Moderator
Super Moderator
 
Posts: 5209
Joined: Thu Oct 25, 2001 1:00 am
Location: Florida, USA

Thanks given:1
Thanks received:23
Top


Return to Hardware

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 22 guests