On Jul 16, 2010, at 6:43 PM, Michael Gersten wrote:
> Alright, I know I've done this in the past. I can't seem to figure it out now.
>
> I'm trying to reformat part of a disk using disk utility.
>
> I've got a large (143 GB) MSDos (fat32) partition. I want to break it down to
> a 30 GB MSDos, and a 115-ish Hfs+.
>
> Going into DiskUtility, selecting the drive, and selecting the partition tab
> shows me the current partition scheme.
>
> And, oddly, it shows
> First partition: 2GB
> Available space: 2GB
>
> Second: 143.8 GB
> Available space: 143.8
>
> Third: 140.1
> Available: 140.1
>
> Fourth: 179.9
> Available: 179.9
>
> If I look at the individual partitions, they have the right free/used figures.
>
> On the partition screen, I cannot modify the partitions -- I cannot delete or
> resize anything.
>
> What's going on? Any ideas?
>
> Michael
Disk Utility has no idea how to resize FAT partitions. It can't even resize
non-journaled HFS+ partitions.
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