Re: fips won't move hidden
It is the files marked with the "System" attribute that Win9X Defrag
won't move by default - not the hidden ones. To override that, go to
Start - Run and use this command:
defrag c: /p
That should leave all free space in a contiguous block at the end of the
partition so you can use fips.
Another option is to go and get Bootit Direct from the link below. It
comes with a stand alone partitioning tool called pdisk.exe that will
shrink FAT (16 or 32) partitions without having to be concerned about
moving files - it will do that for you.
No need to actually install Bootit Direct itself. Just unzip it and look
for pdisk.exe - that's all you need. It's shareware ($15) but the fully
functional program is free for a one month trial.
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/BOOTITD.HTM
Tom
"Brian J. Stults" wrote:
>
> I'm having trouble repartitioning a drive with a single FAT32 partition
> with FIPS. I defragged, did a clean boot, and ran it, but it gives an
> error that there are hidden or read-only files at the end of the
> partition. I tried disabling the swap file (which I probably should
> have done anyway.) That didn't help. Then I did "dir c:\ /s /a:h" to
> find all the hidden files and change them. That took forever and still
> didn't work. I don't want to shell out the money for Partition Magic.
> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>
> Thanks.
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> Brian J. Stults
> Doctoral Candidate
> Department of Sociology
> University at Albany - SUNY
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