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Once I clone my HD using one of the available packages, I essentially have a HD with a partition which matches exactly the drive I copied with no extra room on it. I can then resize the partition using Partition Magic or other partitioning software.
Is this a possible work-around for creating extra space?
On the original HD, pack it full of stuff I can erase later, which will free up space. My original is 120GB with 72GB used. Can I fill this up to the limit and will the chaff be erasable leaving extra space?
That's the gist of it. Will it work? Thanks in advance.
2010-05-01 04:12:00
Depending on the Windows version you have, you can go to Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Computer Management / Disk Management and use windows to create a new partition for you.
2010-04-29 11:19:00
Richard, one suggestion. Instead of resizing the partition that holds a clone of your HD why not to create a new partition out of the unallocated space. This will let you keep the clone intact and at the same time utilize remaining space.
2010-04-27 21:39:00
Yes, use PartedMagic or GParted to do this