I have 80 gb in my hard disk,I have not partioned that to many drives.So i have only one drive of around 80 gb.I have installed Windows XP OS.Can i partition to many dirves without affecting the OS which i have installed.Is there any way ,please help.
2007-03-12 19:00:06 · 12 answers · asked by Siva 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Use Partition Magic program. It will let you to resize your big partition to a smaller one, and create more partitions when the hard drive has space left.
I did this many many times.
2007-03-12 19:11:36 · answer #1 · answered by Henry 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
First off, it is always recommended that you defragment your disk twice before partitioning when you've had an OS running on that disk. The files you already have may not be contiguous so I would recommend running the defrag tool in windows a couple of times.
It is true you need a 3rd party software to be able to do what you are trying to do and I know there is a lot of those out there lfor windows, I remember you had to pay for most or some would give you a demo version that will let you play with things but wont write the changes to disk.
I recommend an open source tool, Gparted (gparted.sourceforge.net). it is mostly used in linux environments but the latest LiveCDs have the abilty to partition NTFS file systems. Get a livecd (http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=115843&package_id=173828)
and pop it in, you might want to check your BIOS settings to see if your boot order is set to boot from CD before the your HD. After that it should all be pretty simple, it is a powerful tool that has a user friendly GUI.
If you're into consoles and command prompts, put any Linux llive cd and do "fdisk" of "cfdisk" from the terminal.
Good luck.. this should be pretty simple
2007-03-13 01:22:34 · answer #2 · answered by habtish 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Once you install the XP OS, you can use Disk Management to create/delete/modify partitions except the partition that is used to host the OS itself. So, if you only have 1 80 GB HD and you have created a single 80 GB partition and you install the XP OS in it, you need a third party software to split the 80 GB partition.
The most well known third party software to do this is Partition Magic. However, I've heard free alternative like Partition Logic and GParted. For both Partition Logic and GParted you have to burn it into a bootable CD and then boot from the CD and then you can manipulate your partition.
2007-03-12 19:14:46 · answer #3 · answered by ialsowanacondo 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You need a set of disk tools like Partition Magic or Ghost. If you hunt around a bit you can download Partition Magic 7.0 for free. Don't get below 7.0 though because the older versions won't support an 80 GB hard drive.
There may be some other out there, just hunt around.
2007-03-12 19:44:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Use Acronis Disk Director. It is a reliable partitioning utility that will allow you to resize, move, copy, split, and merge partitions without losing your data. It has a friendly interface so you won't have any trouble using it. Visit a Disk Director site for more info:
http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/products/diskdirectorsuite/
2007-03-17 04:08:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the OS has already been installed, I don't believe that you're going to be able to re-partition the disk without using 3rd party tools. As one of the people above mentioned, Partition Magic can do some crazy stuff with partitions that you're not normally supposed to be able to do. It MAY be able to do this (I'm not entirely sure.)
2007-03-12 19:10:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
YEs of course u can partition u drives without affection the OS. go to control panal, administrative tool,computer management, then under storage select disk management. Right click the drive u wanna parition, and from there select mark partition. IM sure u'll be fine from there. Cheers!
2007-03-12 19:05:34 · answer #7 · answered by Sean Lawlor 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You must partiton your drive during the installation process. It gives you that option. If you partition after it's been installed you will loose data.
2007-03-19 15:16:40 · answer #8 · answered by LadyTech 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no u have to format ur HDD then after u can only make partitions on that Disk....n dont Use Partion Magic...cos it will not work properly on this type of problem...
2007-03-12 19:11:17 · answer #9 · answered by maddy_28 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
thers are many ways to do this the hard way, or the easy way. the hardway is to use the diskpart.exe, in run, i have no experience with that program, but i am farmiliar with the program partition magic 8.0. it is extremely easy to use and user frendly. it is so easy to use i wont even need to tell you how to use it, but if you do get stuk just google it and ull be fine.
hope that helps. your welcome
2007-03-12 19:44:42 · answer #10 · answered by Nick the Nerd 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋