500gb hard drive with 25gb partition

[wahjahka]

hello, i have a wonderful question that i hope can be answered,i currently have a WD 500gb Hard Drive and i want add a 25gb partition into that, is it possible to just make a partition without the loss of files? i have about 87 gb free if that helps.

 

[cadder]

You can do it with third party utilities, such as PartitionMagic.

 

[bc4]

or windows vista (i think)

 

[doomsdaydave11]

http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php
GNOME Partition Editor LiveCD.

You just burn the image onto a CD, and then boot from it. It takes a few minutes to boot, and then you have an easy, simple interface that you can edit your partitions with (without destroying the data). It is an excellent program, and I've used it many times. If you've used Linux or the GNOME interface before, then it should be a breeze.

That said, problems can happen, and it would be a good idea to backup your data.

 

[wahjahka]

or windows vista (i think)

well i dont use vista.

 

[wahjahka]

http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php
GNOME Partition Editor LiveCD.

You just burn the image onto a CD, and then boot from it. It takes a few minutes to boot, and then you have an easy, simple interface that you can edit your partitions with (without destroying the data). It is an excellent program, and I've used it many times. If you've used Linux or the GNOME interface before, then it should be a breeze.

That said, problems can happen, and it would be a good idea to backup your data.

i havent used linux or the GNOME interface, im going to try what cadder suggested