You might have to do just that. I say if you don't need it remove it. I'll be dong that shortly with a partition I use for some stuff that I won't need to use it for anymore. On May 29, 2012, at 10:36 AM, Courtney Curran wrote:
> Hi, > I don't need the 3rd partition, and I want to remove it to increase the space > of the one partition that contains my growing itunes library, so I figured > I'd have to remove the unneeded one to expand the itunes partition. > Courtney > On May 29, 2012, at 1:06 PM, Travis Siegel wrote: > >> You certainly can remove an unused partition, but reclaiming that space by >> growing another partition is problematical. Possibly, bootcamp could do >> this for you, but I tend to doubt it, since it's primary function is to >> create such things, not remove them. >> On the other hand, having another partition really doesn't hurt anything, >> and often times, could come in handy. When you're using the computer, the >> partitions are simply mounted on your finder just as if it was a regular >> file system, (which in actuality it is) so if you really don't need to >> reorganize things, then don't, simply rename the partition to data or >> something, and use it for saving things you don't want lost on your regular >> usage partitions, or (as I've done here) rename it applications, then drop >> all your apps on it, freeing up all that space otherwise used for the apps >> folder for other things. >> If you hav another place to put the data that is on the partition next to >> the one you want to remove (temporarily) you can copy all the data off, >> delete both partitions, then create a single one that uses all the disk >> space, then copy the data back, but honestly, that's more work than it's >> worth, considering how simple it is to just use the partition as is. >> >> You could always sim-link the extra partition to somewhere under your >> regular file system if it's really that big of an issue, that way it's still >> separate, but it's also integrated with your main filesystem, which kind of >> gives you the best of both worlds. >> Using the fstab file (the file system table file) you could even mount it >> somewhere else, though I'm sure apple frowns on this sort of thing by normal >> users, but unix admins have been doing this sort of thing for years, so no >> real reason not to do so if it will help you out. >> Just a few ideas, use/ignore them as you see fit. >> hth. >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> [email protected] >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
