How do I partition a harddrive?

OmgIRok

Taiwan2699 Posts

November 08 2009 21:56 GMT

The computer is pre-built and came with a 320GB partitioned hard drive (C: and D: partitioned 305/15)

C: is the main one and D: is the backup drive, but now my D: is maxed out and the computer won't allow me to create any restore points in D:, so I can't download or add any files to my computer.

Is it possible to partition again so that I get 260/60 Partition instead of the original 305/15?

cgrinker

United States3824 Posts

November 08 2009 22:02 GMT

In administrator tools. If you are maxed out on restore points you should probably getrid of some of the other ones don't you think?

ieatkids5

United States4628 Posts

November 08 2009 22:03 GMT

youll lose all your data if you do that...not sure if theres a way to partition without this happening...

xmShake

United States1100 Posts

November 08 2009 22:06 GMT

1.) Delete some restore points?

2.)Partition Magic

DustBowl

United States49 Posts

November 08 2009 22:10 GMT

System Rescue is really good in my experience:

http://www.sysresccd.org/Main_Page

Easy to use and has never failed me... I'd make sure to back up your data on DVDs before I messed around with partition sizes though. Ya never know...

klizzer

517 Posts

November 08 2009 22:12 GMT

I'd say you could try Parted Magic.
http://partedmagic.com/

Otherwise, you can also do it in administrative tools or w/e that was called in Windows.

meeple

Canada10211 Posts

November 08 2009 22:13 GMT

I would just delete some restore points... why would you need that many?

iceburn

United States303 Posts

November 08 2009 22:27 GMT

are you on vista or 7. They both have a nice partition resizing tool. diskpart.exe is what its called ithink

rredtooth

5461 Posts

November 08 2009 22:50 GMT

On November 09 2009 07:12 klizzer wrote:
I'd say you could try Parted Magic.
http://partedmagic.com/

this. get something called "unetbootin" for windows (i assume you're using windows) and you can make a bootable flash drive . just make sure your flash drive is bootable. i think this is the safest method as you can see which paritions are which in a nice graphical manner and also all your partitions are unmounted so you don't have to worry about that.

skyglow1

New Zealand3962 Posts

November 08 2009 22:52 GMT

#10

Vista and Windows 7 have in-built partitioning functions. Right click on my computer, then click manage, then disk management on the left. Shrink the C:/ partition first to free up some space, then extend the D:/ partition to fill in the gap.

OmgIRok

Taiwan2699 Posts

November 08 2009 22:55 GMT

#11

Okay, I used the drive manager thingy and I have 45GB of unallocated space, but I can't extend the size of my D drive and only lets me extend in the C Drive(which I shrunk 45GB to get the 45GB unallocated)

m3rciless

United States1476 Posts

November 09 2009 02:01 GMT

#12

Ok just delete win32 it's really easy.

T.O.P.

Hong Kong4685 Posts

November 09 2009 02:18 GMT

#13

On November 09 2009 07:52 skyglow1 wrote:
Vista and Windows 7 have in-built partitioning functions. Right click on my computer, then click manage, then disk management on the left. Shrink the C:/ partition first to free up some space, then extend the D:/ partition to fill in the gap.

+1

You shouldn't have to pay for anything just to partition or format your disks.

VorcePA

United States1102 Posts

November 09 2009 02:19 GMT

#14

On November 09 2009 07:06 xmShake wrote:
1.) Delete some restore points?

2.)Partition Magic

/thread

aeroH

United States1034 Posts

November 09 2009 02:45 GMT

#15

On November 09 2009 11:01 m3rciless wrote:
Ok just delete win32 it's really easy.

there was a thread from way back when where someone actually did that

meegrean

Thailand7699 Posts

November 09 2009 04:43 GMT

#16

I did it the hard way. I had to format the partition before I could expand it. Just put your transferable files onto a portable hard disk or flash drive before formating it and recreate the restore points after you formated it.

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