On Jul 16, 2010, at 8:16 PM, Macs R We wrote:
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.
Fine. I would be happy to be able to delete the Fat partition, and
make new ones.
I cannot alter the partition table at all. Probably could if I erased
the whole disk, but that's a non-starter (I need the stuff on the
other HFS+ partitions.)
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