Thanks for the feedback / input. I solved the issue by saving the data in the scratch partition to the desktop, I then deleted the scratch partition, this allowed me to increase the size of the back up partition and then re establish a smaller scratch partition. Items from the desktop are being transferred back to the smaller scratch partition as I type.
Fingers crossed. Steve. On 30 May 2012, at 10:52, Steve Davies wrote: > Hi John, > > Interesting point, as it happens the scratch is the second partition and I am > seeing exactly what you describe. > > I mat back up the contents of the scratch disk, delete that partition then > start again. > > Steve. > > On 30 May 2012, at 10:48, John Patrick wrote: > >> Is the scratch partition the 1st or 2nd partition. >> >> The reason I ask is because I've had experiences where I reduced the >> 1st partition but the 2nd partition would still not increase as it >> would only extend from the end. i.e. you can't extend it into the >> space before the current partition, but it will extend into space >> after the current partition. >> >> Not sure if that was issue with Mac, that disk or something else. So >> might be red herring. >> >> John >> >> On 30 May 2012 10:41, Steve Davies <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi Toby, >>> >>> Tried reducing the scratch partition as there is not much on there, that was >>> easy, but disk utility will not let me increase the size of the back up >>> volume. >>> >>> Beats me, >>> >>> Steve. >>> >>> On 30 May 2012, at 10:34, Toby Leighton wrote: >>> >>> You can in a fiddly kind of way, You'll have to make one smaller first, and >>> then the other one bigger. >>> >>> You are limited to a degree by how much data is saved in each partition. If >>> the partitions are empty you can set them to be almost any size, if they are >>> full of data then the partition boundarys have to be "around" the data. >>> >>> On 30 May 2012 10:21, Steve Davies <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi folks, >>>> >>>> I am running Snow Leopard and have run out of space on my stand alone hard >>>> drive for running time machine back ups. >>>> >>>> I have a 1TB drive which was partitioned roughly 50/50 one partition for >>>> back ups, the other as a scratch disk. >>>> >>>> However, since increasing the size of my iMac drive a few moths ago and >>>> adding more software, time machine is now telling me I need over 500 GB in >>>> order to back up. >>>> >>>> I have been into disk utility to look at changing the size of the >>>> partitions and while I can make either partition smaller, it will not let >>>> me >>>> increase the size of a partition. >>>> >>>> Q: Is there a way to do this? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Steve. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>>> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
