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How to Resize Partitions?

10 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/how-to-resize-partitions.58616/

*GandaBerunda*
*GandaBerunda* Original post #1
May 24, 2007 at 4:06 PM
i am having a 160gb hard disk.
I want to Partition my Computer with 4 partitons of 30 Gb and and 1 of 20 GB...how do i Without Losing my Data and my present WIndwos Installation? This is my Current Hard disk Status :

6 Drives :

C:\
(Windows XP Installation)
Total Capacity : 23.2 GB
Free Space : 6.84 GB
NTFS

D:\
( Softwares and Movies)
Total Capacity : 32.5 GB
Free Space : 14.3 GB
NTFS

E:\
(Softwares and Movies)
Total Capacity : 32.5 GB
Free Space : 9.45 GB
NTFS

F:\
(Music and Movies)
Capacity : 32.5
free space : 4.09
FAT32

G:\
(setup Files)
Capacity : 18.6
Free Space : 4.24 GB
FAT32

H:\
(Others)
Capacity : 9.33 GB
Free Space : 4.05 GB
FAT32
kaustav_geek
kaustav_geek #2
May 24, 2007 at 4:37 PM
Get GPartEd ISO and burn it on a CD.. Then boot from it... You'll probably be able to resize your partitions from there...
Vishal Gupta
Vishal Gupta #3
May 24, 2007 at 5:32 PM
Just install Partition Magic and it'll do the job.
NucleusKore
NucleusKore #4
May 25, 2007 at 1:28 PM
Vishal Gupta said:
Just install Partition Magic and it'll do the job.
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which I may point out is SHAREWARE. GParted from *gparted.sourceforge.net is FREEWARE
ravi_9793
ravi_9793 #5
May 25, 2007 at 3:03 PM
Magic partition is considered to be best disk management software.However there are few freeware alternative also like.
Partition Logic *partitionlogic.org.uk/

QTParted (for both linux and windows) *qtparted.sourceforge.net/screenshots.en.html

you can even use Ubuntu Live CD ( Ubuntu Home Page | Ubuntu ) ..it
NucleusKore
NucleusKore #6
May 25, 2007 at 5:33 PM
ravi_9793 said:
Magic partition is considered to be best disk management software......
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It has also sometimes been jokingly referred to as Partition Tragic, so please back up ALL your data before you fiddle around with your partitions
kaustav_geek
kaustav_geek #7
May 26, 2007 at 1:00 PM
NucleusKore said:
It has also sometimes been jokingly referred to as Partition Tragic, so please back up ALL your data before you fiddle around with your partitions
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:) Yeah... GPartEd is very powerful. And Data loss chances are less provided you're not a dumb-ass
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abhijangda #8
May 28, 2007 at 8:19 PM
use 7 tools partition manager us full version.
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boosters #9
May 30, 2007 at 12:26 PM
I have a 80 GB HDD, but the problem is my WinXP is installed on C Drive and my C Drive is full, so i can't managed any softwares, so there is any way should i resize my partition it is something about 9 GB in C Drive ut i want to change into 13 GB without winxp format.
ravi_9793
ravi_9793 #10
May 30, 2007 at 2:36 PM
boosters said:
I have a 80 GB HDD, but the problem is my WinXP is installed on C Drive and my C Drive is full, so i can't managed any softwares, so there is any way should i resize my partition it is something about 9 GB in C Drive ut i want to change into 13 GB without winxp format.
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No you can't do that.However if you want to install any new softwares/games or any thing....you can install it on D:/ or E:/ drive.
While installing any new software/game you are asked to assign the destination of the program files..and by default it comes as c:/program files~~~

just in place of c:/ edit to either D:/ or E:/ whatever you want.