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Help required on Hard Disk Compression

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October 16, 2014 8:33:51 AM

Hi, I am new member here need help on hard disk compression.

I have an old 30 GB hard disk, upon which was experimenting the compression techniques by making it 500GB. But it didn't work.

Can anybody please guide me how can I can make the 30GB hard disk to virtually 500GB and then load windows XP on it with partition.

Regards,

Chandan

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a c 100 G Storage
October 16, 2014 8:45:48 AM

not a chance, you are looking for .06 compression.
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a b G Storage
October 16, 2014 8:47:29 AM

A greater than 10x increase in capacity through compression?

Not gonna happen.
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October 16, 2014 8:54:12 AM

thanks guys for the reply.

But I saw the same with one of my friend, he has got a 30GB hard disk, which when boots from windows XP shows (from the system properties on win XP) 500GB hard disk capacity with two partition. Also in those partition files can be copied too.

basically looking this I was trying this experiment with my spare 30GB
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a c 100 G Storage
October 16, 2014 8:56:34 AM

You might want to double check what your friend got.
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a b G Storage
October 16, 2014 8:57:31 AM

What you describe is impossible and can't be done. However, please feel free to dream on.
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a b G Storage
October 16, 2014 9:07:43 AM

What your friend likely has is a single 500GB hard drive with a 30GB partition used solely for the operating system.

-Wolf sends
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October 16, 2014 10:23:02 PM

Today I have re-checked the whole thing, and below is my findings:-

1. The harddisk in question installed at my friend's desktop is 30GB one (checked from both system bios as well as physically).

2. But while the system boots up in Win XP, from the device manager of xp its showing 500GB with 4 partition.

This is very strange for me too, and despite of asking he only said its a compression technique.

Being cluless I am sharing this fact here.
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a b G Storage
October 17, 2014 7:03:04 AM

Being somewhat more knowledgeable, we've shared our facts. What you appear to be seeing is not possible. So it's one of two things:

1) User Error
2) A Windows XP glitch where it's still reading a 500GB drive installed.

Given that XP is a 13 year old operating system and is no longer supported, I'd lean more towards the latter.

-Wolf sends
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a c 100 G Storage
October 17, 2014 8:43:11 AM

2. But while the system boots up in Win XP, from the device manager of xp its showing 500GB with 4 partition.

device manger do not show partition. are you sure it isn't disk management? post a screenshot.
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