On Jan 18, 2006, at 10:09 AM, b3 wrote: > Is there a free/cheap program that will let me resize the > partitions on my external drive? > > I have a 160GB external firewire drive, that i had partitioned into > two volumes, one 60GB (to match the size of the iBook) for full > copy bootable backups, and one 100GB one for extra files and such. > > Since getting the PowerBook, which has an 80GB drive, i'd like to > change the partition sizes on the external to reflect this - 80GB > for backups, 80GB for extra storage - > > i'd like to be able to do this without erasing the drives, as i > have my main 36GB iTunes library on the storage volume (i only keep > a portion of my music on the portables, and use an applescript to > make iTunes check at startup to see if the external library is > present, saving space and time). > > so, any help? i'd rather not spend (much) money if i don't have > too, as this is a one time deal. > > rick
Also try: <http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/ ipartition.html> It's a demo version. Full version is $45. -- like VolumeWorks, it, too, has dynamic repartitioning (resize without erasing). Regards, Russ Preston | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 24 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
