actually, it's a little tricky, especially if the drive is or has been near full or if you already have more than one partition. it can't split up data already on the drive into new partitions, all you can do is shrink an existing partition to free drive space and then use that free space for a new partition(s). the space for a partition has to be a continuous chunk, i.e. if you have several partitions with extra space left you can't combing the free space from several partitions into one. you may also need to "optimize" or "defrag" the drive first to maximize the size of the continuos free block. backing up is probably still a good idea, if you've got any valuable data/files on the drive in question, and you should definitely run norton disk doctor or something similar first to make sure there aren't already problems that repartitioning might aggravate.
Alan Kim wrote: > > Andy Berquist wrote: > > > Actually, you can partion a drive without reformating it. I believe a newer > > version of FWB Hard Disk Toolkit, or one of Norton's Disk tools can do a ----------- > Very interesting. > Maybe this could be the last option if there is absolutely no means to offload > all the data for a clean partition. > I've done numerous partitioning and re-partitioning over the years but always by > backing up all contents and reformatting. ------- -- "Promise me, promise me this day, promise me now..." he asked. "Even as they strike you down, you will remember: humanity is not our enemy. The only thing worthy of you is compassion...Hatred will never let you face the beast in human beings. One day, when you face the beast alone, with your courage intact, your eyes kind...out of your smile will bloom a flower. and...on the long, rough road, the sun and the moon will continue to shine." Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist monk -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
