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Re size External HDD

  • 29-03-2009 11:18pm
    #1
    Skidmcmarx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 206 ✭✭


    Hi guys,

    Im trying to resize my external HDD. The drive is formatted in FAT32 at the min and has over 500gb of data on it. I want to create a partition on it in the NTFS format. I want to put some files larger than 4gb onto the drive. However, as this is not possible using FAT32 i need the NTFS partition

    Thanks in advance
    Ritchie


Comments

  • #2
    DMax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 58 ✭✭DMax


    I anderstand but what's the question you have ?


  • #3
    Skidmcmarx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 206 ✭✭Skidmcmarx


    Simply. How do create a new partition in the NTFS format on the external HDD?? The vista disk manager doesnt allow me to shrink the drive.


  • #4
    StopNotWorking
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 645 ✭✭✭StopNotWorking


    You can get utilities capable of converting the entire filesystem to NTFS. GParted I think is the name of one such utility, you download the live CD image, burn it to a cd then boot into it, it should pick up the external HDD from there.


  • #5
    DMax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 58 ✭✭DMax


    Another soft, however comercial, but my favorite is Paragon Partition Manager will do what you need.


  • #6
    Skidmcmarx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 206 ✭✭Skidmcmarx


    Thanks for the suggestions guys, Will have a look at them in the mornin


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