expanding hdd partitions

Willz · 08-11-2005, 12:23 PM

i have 2 hdd's totaling 410gb, and they are both partitioned into 7 partitions, i have 100gb of emergency space that is in unpartitioned space, 2 of my hdd partitions are running out of space and fast, i want to expand those partitions by taking space from the 100gb unpartitions space and adding some of it to those 2 partitions that are in need of more space, but i dont want to loose all my dad on those 2 hdd partitions.

Addis · 08-11-2005, 03:30 PM

You can use something like PartitionMagic from Powerquest and merge the partitions if they are allocated next to each other. Its worked well for me in the past, although some people may disagree.

Willz · 08-11-2005, 04:06 PM

i tried partition magic, but i had the impression it was going to delete all data on the partition

Addis · 08-11-2005, 04:35 PM

Never happened with me, I've resized/merged partitions many a time.

Willz · 08-11-2005, 05:29 PM

omg i tried merging my main download disk and this happend|!

is there anyway to undo it?

Willz · 10-11-2005, 08:13 PM

Can anyone help with the above, i really need to access that partition to get my data out of it and safely into a new partition so i can delete that one, now those 2 partitions, downloads and the one with the wierd symbol on it have both dissapeard.

zRoCkIsAdDiCtInG · 11-11-2005, 04:16 PM

crap, thats a situation,

hmmm i was gonna recommend acronis true image for that
but then i saw the problem...

Willz · 11-11-2005, 04:21 PM

an error in the properties of that partition comes up, saying not in the FRS directory.

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Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,234 Times Helpful: 150 My Mood: Lurking Status: Offline My Computer	expanding hdd partitions i have 2 hdd's totaling 410gb, and they are both partitioned into 7 partitions, i have 100gb of emergency space that is in unpartitioned space, 2 of my hdd partitions are running out of space and fast, i want to expand those partitions by taking space from the 100gb unpartitions space and adding some of it to those 2 partitions that are in need of more space, but i dont want to loose all my dad on those 2 hdd partitions. __________________

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Addis The King Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 5,255 Times Helpful: 403 My Mood: Drunk Status: Offline My Computer	You can use something like PartitionMagic from Powerquest and merge the partitions if they are allocated next to each other. Its worked well for me in the past, although some people may disagree. __________________ Never trust a program you don't have the source code for. My website \| Powerful Desktop Linux \| Linux for human beings \| Linux for power users \| Linux for ricers

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Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,234 Times Helpful: 150 My Mood: Lurking Status: Offline My Computer	i tried partition magic, but i had the impression it was going to delete all data on the partition __________________

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Addis The King Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 5,255 Times Helpful: 403 My Mood: Drunk Status: Offline My Computer	Never happened with me, I've resized/merged partitions many a time. __________________ Never trust a program you don't have the source code for. My website \| Powerful Desktop Linux \| Linux for human beings \| Linux for power users \| Linux for ricers

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Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,234 Times Helpful: 150 My Mood: Lurking Status: Offline My Computer	omg i tried merging my main download disk and this happend\|! is there anyway to undo it? Attached Thumbnails __________________

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Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,234 Times Helpful: 150 My Mood: Lurking Status: Offline My Computer	Can anyone help with the above, i really need to access that partition to get my data out of it and safely into a new partition so i can delete that one, now those 2 partitions, downloads and the one with the wierd symbol on it have both dissapeard. __________________

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zRoCkIsAdDiCtInG HWF Guitar Freak Join Date: Apr 2005 Gender: Male Posts: 1,487 Times Helpful: 101 My Mood: Amused Status: Offline My Computer	crap, thats a situation, hmmm i was gonna recommend acronis true image for that but then i saw the problem... __________________

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Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,234 Times Helpful: 150 My Mood: Lurking Status: Offline My Computer	an error in the properties of that partition comes up, saying not in the FRS directory. __________________

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