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partitioning a hard drive without loss of data

  • 01-01-2011 7:45pm
    #1
    WildOscar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 396 ✭✭


    I have a laptop with a C drive with windows and programs and a D with a recovery. i want to delete the recovery as i have recovery disks . Then I want to partition windows on one partition and the programs/data on another but without formatting. i know this can be done but would like to hear of experiences. i saw hard disk manager 2010 by paragon free on a mag and i have hdm 8.5 SE myself.


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  • #2
    EKRIUQ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,387 ✭✭✭EKRIUQ


    If I'm ever partitioning a drive I use the programme Acronis disk director website here

    No problem moving things round and I never had loss of data, not sure of other programs I've been uisng Acronis for years


  • #3
    WildOscar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 396 ✭✭WildOscar


    EKRIUQ wrote: »
    If I'm ever partitioning a drive I use the programme Acronis disk director website here

    No problem moving things round and I never had loss of data, not sure of other programs I've been uisng Acronis for years
    is it a gui environment when moving them


  • #4
    Indian IT
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭Indian IT


    Use pargon wipe 10 and choose delete or merge drives or active plus.for safe run make a image of ur harddrive by pargon wipe.


  • #5
    EKRIUQ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,387 ✭✭✭EKRIUQ


    WildOscar wrote: »
    is it a gui environment when moving them

    Yes, icons and flags and all those user friendly things:)

    4.jpg


  • #6
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,316 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Used a unix boot CD thing in the past, called "GPART", which had a nice GUI.


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  • #7
    WildOscar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 396 ✭✭WildOscar


    EKRIUQ wrote: »
    Yes, icons and flags and all those user friendly things:)

    4.jpg
    looks good is it xpensive? can one get trial?oh see some features dsabled in trial


  • #8
    EKRIUQ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,387 ✭✭✭EKRIUQ


    €40 to buy, their's a free trial here

    http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/products/diskdirector-workstation/index.html


  • #9
    WildOscar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 396 ✭✭WildOscar


    the_syco wrote: »
    Used a unix boot CD thing in the past, called "GPART", which had a nice GUI.
    did you runfrom a cd or can you have it on the hard disk?


  • #10
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,316 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    WildOscar wrote: »
    did you runfrom a cd or can you have it on the hard disk?
    I ran it from outside Windows, from the CD (boot from CD).


  • #11
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,049 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    I recommend

    http://www.sysresccd.org/Main_Page


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  • #12
    desaparecidos
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭desaparecidos


    Both free and will do the job you require:

    http://www.paragon-software.com/home/pm-express/

    http://www.partition-tool.com/


  • #13
    WildOscar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 396 ✭✭WildOscar


    Thanks alL. Is it safe to delete the recovery partition? It is on C but I do not see it when I look at disk in explorer. See in manage disk as basic disk.


  • #14
    you_me1314
    Site Banned Posts: 6 ✭you_me1314


    First of all, take care of delete recovery partition. I suggest you use partition assistant for the further operation like partition hard drive or some other partition problems you will meet later on. This tool has free edition, you will find the powerful features as you wish on this free partition manager.


  • #15
    JonJoeDali
    Closed Accounts Posts: 537 ✭✭✭JonJoeDali


    Gparted is free. It's extremely robust.

    Just download the .iso, burn to cd and boot off your CD/DVD drive.


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