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Good FREE partition software

Discussion in 'Software Apps' started by me(who else?), Feb 7, 2004.

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  1. me(who else?) Newcomer, in training

    I'm a noob to this kind of thing, so i'm a bit clueless...

    What is the best free partition software for NTFS. I tried Partition Magic, but it's a huge hassle to use. I'm hoping for a non-destructive partitioning software.

    Note: I'm going to install Fedora Core 1 on the new partition, so I just need to resize my NTFS partition.
    me(who else?), Feb 7, 2004
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  2. Rick TechSpot Staff

    Partition Magic is as easy as it gets... If that's a hassle for you, I can't possible recommend any freeware software to use.

    But this is free, and good... Although you might find it even more intimidating than Partition Magic:
    http://www.ranish.com/part/
    Rick, Feb 7, 2004
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  3. Didou Bowtie extraordinair!

    Ranish is good & I do believe it's one of the tools included in the UltimeBootCD
    Didou, Feb 7, 2004
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  4. Nodsu Newcomer, in training

    Rick is absolutely right.. If you think Partition Magic was difficult to use you had better forget about doing any partitioning at all.
    Nodsu, Feb 8, 2004
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  5. me(who else?) Newcomer, in training

    Misunderstanding

    I mean that getting it to support NTFS is difficult, not the actual interface. . I have tried some partitioners, but my laptop has no floppy drive at all.
    me(who else?), Feb 8, 2004
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  6. Nodsu Newcomer, in training

    Getting it to support?

    You just need the 8.0 version. Nothing else.
    Nodsu, Feb 8, 2004
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  7. Rick TechSpot Staff

    Even 7.0 has NTFS support. Perhaps you have version 6 or less?
    Rick, Feb 8, 2004
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  8. NoisySilence Newcomer, in training

    Partition Magic does not work with servers OSes ( in case that's the problem ) . You need Powerquest Volume Manager & it is quite a penny.
    NoisySilence, Feb 8, 2004
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  9. snowman Newcomer, in training

    doesnt windows itself allow you to set up partitions?
    snowman, Feb 8, 2004
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  10. Rick TechSpot Staff

    Not without deleting data, unfortunately.
    Rick, Feb 9, 2004
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  11. RealBlackStuff Newcomer, in training

    RealBlackStuff, Feb 10, 2004
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  12. Vehementi TechSpot Paladin

    Vehementi, Feb 10, 2004
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  13. RealBlackStuff Newcomer, in training

    How did you get Partition Magic? If recently bought, bring it back and exchange it for Acronis, which is also cheaper than PM.
    RealBlackStuff, Feb 11, 2004
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  14. me(who else?) Newcomer, in training

    thanks

    Thanks, I didn't think of that :dead:
    I'll try it!
    me(who else?), Feb 21, 2004
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  15. comer lee Newcomer, in training

    I google partition manager find some freeware bellow:

    paragon I have not used,no comment!

    easeus partition manager
    I download from brother soft.it worked OK, but failed when i tried to merge partition. so i have to allocated the free space to another partition. Partition magic may merge two partitions which will cost you $69.95

    cute partition manager
    download from giveawayoftheday.
    comer lee, Jul 9, 2008
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  16. ravisunny2 TechSpot Ambassador

    comer lee, this post is from Feb., 2004.
    ravisunny2, Jul 10, 2008
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  17. SNGX1275 TechSpot Special Forces

    Since this got brought back from over 4 years ago, I guess I can modernize it by posting one that has came out since then and is free:

    gParted
    SNGX1275, Jul 10, 2008
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  18. ravisunny2 TechSpot Ambassador

    Yes, gparted is good, and works on many formats.
    ravisunny2, Jul 20, 2008
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  19. Tedster Techspot old timer.....

    I brought this question up many moons ago. Partition magic is about the best you'll get. I have yet to run across an open source partioner that's any good.
    Tedster, Jul 20, 2008
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