how do I change the partition in my hard drive?

[ronaldtracy]

I have a maxtor SCSI 250 hdd I am running xp pro 64 bit and xp pro 32. currently the hdd is set up C: 12.7 gb and D: 220 gb. I want to add more space to c. like split the drive 50/50. is this possible without loosing info?? If so how exactly could I accomplish this??

Thank you for your replies.

Ron

 

[mike99]

You will need to have less than 100Gb of files on D. Partition Magic will do this, but you should back up your data first. If you have a drive imaging product, you can attach an IDE HD that can hold your data. Image to the temp drive, then image back, but with new partition size.

Mike.

 

[ronaldtracy]

I have 205gb available on D. I was wondering if I could do it with a lenox cd and if so a step by step walkthrough would be greatly helpful. I have heard that you can partition a non partitioned drive that way, but nothing about a partitioned drive and if you can change it. I cannot afford partition magic at this time.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Run a google search for either QTParted or GParted. I've not had much luck with them (as I'm a Linux Noob), but they supposedly work well.

-Wolf sends