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Partition External HDD?

  • 28-12-2005 2:25pm
    #1
    ButtermilkJack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 632 ✭✭✭


    Hey folks, I just bought a LaCie 160GB HD and was wondering if I can partition the drive?

    Basically I work with a PC Laptop and an iMac an neeed to use the drive to back up both. I know I can probably just create 2 folders and split the stuff that way?

    Any advice? Oh, and if I can partition, is there free software to do this?

    Ta!


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  • #2
    ButtermilkJack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 632 ✭✭✭ButtermilkJack


    Thanks bedlam, I just used the 'disk management utility' in XP. It's perfect for what I wanted but unfortunately you can only create FAT32 partitions up to a max of 32GB. I guess that is fine for me.

    So I created a FAT32 partition (for my mac stuff) and then an NTFS for the rest (for backing up my windows stuff). Should be fine.

    Thanks for the reply!


  • #3
    Irishpimpdude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,371 ✭✭✭Irishpimpdude


    Partition Magic is an excellent program try it out :P


  • #4
    ButtermilkJack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 632 ✭✭✭ButtermilkJack


    I heard its good alright but its shareware isn't it? (Not that I'm a miser or anything...:D )


  • #5
    pdogs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭pdogs


    but its shareware isn't it?

    Partition Magic for Purchase and not cheap.

    BootIt-NG Fully functional Trialware.

    Ranish Partition Manager Freeware


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