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[adirty1]

I need to resize a NTFS partion and dont want to buy the software to use just once. Is there anyone out their that knows of a partion manager that is free and will resize an NTFS partion. I have been looking and havent really found anything I like.

[GeoffreyB]

If you're using Windows XP, I think you can dynamically resize an NTFS partition using their software.

Direct from the devil.......

"To open Computer Management, click Start, and then click Control Panel. Click Performance and Maintenance, click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management.

In the console tree, click Disk Management.

Right-click an unallocated region of a basic disk, and then click New Partition, or right-click free space in an extended partition, and then click New Logical Drive.

In the New Partition Wizard, click Next, click Primary partition, Extended partition, or Logical drive, and then follow the instructions on your screen."

Hope that helps.

[TXhummer2]

There is a Linux based free one

[adirty1]

Originally Posted by GeoffreyB

If you're using Windows XP, I think you can dynamically resize an NTFS partition using their software.

Direct from the devil.......

"To open Computer Management, click Start, and then click Control Panel. Click Performance and Maintenance, click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management.

In the console tree, click Disk Management.

Right-click an unallocated region of a basic disk, and then click New Partition, or right-click free space in an extended partition, and then click New Logical Drive.

In the New Partition Wizard, click Next, click Primary partition, Extended partition, or Logical drive, and then follow the instructions on your screen."

Hope that helps.

thanks but i need to change the C: partition to be smaller so i can ghost it to a disk that is 2 megs smaller. I have no unallocated space. it's all taken in C:

thus the problem.

[adirty1]

Originally Posted by TXhummer2

There is a Linux based free one

I cant get that page to open for some reason.

[Pikachu]

In the end, it might be cheaper and easier to go buy a larger HDD for the target drive, and it can't hurt to have more space...

[adirty1]

Originally Posted by Pikachu

In the end, it might be cheaper and easier to go buy a larger HDD for the target drive, and it can't hurt to have more space...

i am setting up a MCSE class that was installed on a larger 69 gig drive the new drives are 68 gig. I am trying to save 6 hours or more of set up by using a partition manager that can shrink the larger drive down so i can then ghost it out to the other smaller drives.

If i can do that i can save days of work... so far i havent had much luck with the free linux versions. they dont seem to play nice with ntfs... i need a program that will work otherwise i am going to have to rebuild 4 classes on the smaller drives...

[scott1120]

PartitionMagic 8.0

http://www.soft32.com/download_151.html

[Mike G]

Unless the master disk is 100% full (or over 68gb at least) it should work fine, at least in Symantec Ghost which I use here. With the Ghosting programs I've seen the target only has to have enough space to hold the data, not the entire master drive size.

[zeroendless]

Another option is image the data sector instead of duplicated the drive.

Then re-image to the target drive later.

I use http://www.acronis.com/ to backup all my workstation and servers, you can try the trial version.

[Pikachu]

Originally Posted by adirty1

i am setting up a MCSE class that was installed on a larger 69 gig drive the new drives are 68 gig. I am trying to save 6 hours or more of set up by using a partition manager that can shrink the larger drive down so i can then ghost it out to the other smaller drives.

If i can do that i can save days of work... so far i havent had much luck with the free linux versions. they dont seem to play nice with ntfs... i need a program that will work otherwise i am going to have to rebuild 4 classes on the smaller drives...

Ah, now I see as where that would be an issue. I was thinking it was just one machine...

I found a couple of things that may work, but as with any time you mess with disk-level operations, make sure you have the machine backed up first.

http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/bootitng.html

or

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-do...-software.html

Either of these may do the trick. The second one is an ISO image of Knoppix linux that is bootable from CD. It will run the Linux OS from the CD and allow you to change the partition sizes on the HDD.