Also, consider a different route: -- same company has "iDefrag" for $30, which is defrag., optimize & compact
<http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/ idefrag.html> -- this may get you what you want, and you'll use it more than once Regards, Russ Preston On Jan 18, 2006, at 3:01 PM, b3 wrote: > Russ, > thanks for the advice. > i actually decided to just go ahead and do it the long way. > I remembered that i could use my iPod, so i deleted the music on > it, and deleted the music files on the Powerbook. > between the two of them, there is enough free space to transfer > everything from the external, reformat, and transfer back. > > now i just need to import the "selected" songs back into my local > (powerbook) library, and sync the iPod. > > not as easy as a resize partition program i would imagine, but what > the heck? > > rick > > On Jan 18, 2006, at 2:36 PM, R. D. Preston wrote: > >> 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> > > > > | 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> 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>
