-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Of course, you can always make an image of D with partimage, delete D:, resize C:, then create a new partition for D, then re-image that partition from your backup. It helps if you defrag D before imaging.
Instead of partimage, I have had good luck with dd_rhelp (a front end for dd_rescue). This takes longer as it copies empty space as well, but it may be more reliable. Of course, I can make no assurances that you will not will not toast your D drive. Evan Brown wrote: > That's exactly the case, C: butts up against D: who leaves unpartitioned > space to just hang around in there when they create their partitions. > Creating E: is not an option as the patch that I need to install will > only install to the drive that I have VS 2005 on which is C: . I may > have to uninstall VS 2005 and install it on the D: drive I guess if I > can't resize C: which kinda sucks. > > Evan > > Nick Wiltshire wrote: >> Just a guess -- a lot of times you can't move the beginning of a partition. >> So, even though you can resize D:, if it happens to start on the block >> following the end of C:, you might be stuck. >> >> The only solution if this is the case is to create E: >> >> >> On Wednesday 27 September 2006 9:07 am, Evan Brown wrote: >> >>> Howdy >>> >>> I downloaded GParted to resize my 2 windows partitions. I have a laptop >>> that I use for developement and it has 2 partitions C: is 20 gigs, D: is >>> 30 gigs. When I originally set them up I figured 20 gigs for software >>> was fine but after loading Visual Studio 2005 and keeping 6 plus all >>> MSDN libraries etc etc and a few other programs that I need I'm down to >>> about a gig. The beta patch for VS 2005 yesterday and I was trying to >>> install it and I ran outta disk room so I need more space. The other >>> partition has 18 gig free so I figured I'd move them around with >>> GParted. This morning I attempted to do so and had some troubles, I can >>> resize my D: partition and make it smaller, giving me unallocated space, >>> I can format that new space into an ntfs partition, what I can't do is >>> make my C: any bigger, it won't let me grow it at all. Do I have to >>> resize the D: and actually apply the changes and then reboot and then >>> use GParted again to resize after the drives have actually been resized. >>> I didn't want to test that theory so I didn't apply any of the changes >>> at all, rebooted back into Win XP and decided to write this mail. Any >>> help would be awesome. >>> >>> Evan >>> >>> > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFGq9MwRXgH3rKGfMRAnmmAJsEHu/1MwontpIyipL/bSyhnEdYIQCfVHaw v30ZK84YomA6fXvPbWaP1kc= =z1Rh -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
