Re: Repartioning NTFS

[Johann Spies <jspies@sun.ac.za>]

On Mon, Oct 07, 2002 at 03:06:27PM +0200, Jerome Lacoste (Frisurf) wrote:
> On Mon, 2002-10-07 at 11:12, ben wrote:
> > On Monday 07 October 2002 01:17 am, Andy Saxena wrote:
> > > On Mon, Oct 07, 2002 at 12:47:36AM -0700, Michael Richardson wrote:
> > > > What I'm trying to do is setup a duel-boot system that will be
> > > >running my current OS (Windows XP) and Debian Woody. My problem
> > > >is that my hard disk is a NTFS file system and the FIPS program
> > > >they say to use in the install manual doesn't say anything
> > > >about repartioning anything but FAT file systems. If anyone
> > > >knows of a free disk partioner that will allow me to make
> > > >another partition without destroying the files already on my
> > > >system I would greatly appreciate a responce.
> > > >
> > > > Thank you,
> > > > MICHAEL
> > >
> > > I'd suspect there's no such free software in the Linux world
> > > that will repartition or resize NTFS partitions. If there were,
> > > it'd imply an ability to write to NTFS partitions, which is not
> > > available as of this moment.
> 
> non free programs should do the work. Partition Magic is an
> example. But I am sure you knew it. That doesn't answer your
> question, but that solves your problem :)

I have successfully repartioned a ntfs partition with parted last
year.

Just read the documentation and work carefully.  Make sure that your
data is on a part of the disk which will not be affected.

Regards.
Johann
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