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Good FREE partition software

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

  1. me(who else?) Newcomer, in training Posts: 433

    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 Posts: 6,250   +38

    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! Posts: 5,898

    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 Posts: 9,431

    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 Posts: 433

    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 Posts: 9,431

    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 Posts: 6,250   +38

    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 Posts: 184

    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 Posts: 312

    doesnt windows itself allow you to set up partitions?
    snowman, Feb 8, 2004
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  10. Rick TechSpot Staff Posts: 6,250   +38

    Not without deleting data, unfortunately.
    Rick, Feb 9, 2004
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  11. RealBlackStuff Newcomer, in training Posts: 8,165

    RealBlackStuff, Feb 10, 2004
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  12. Vehementi TechSpot Paladin Posts: 3,199

    Vehementi, Feb 10, 2004
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  13. RealBlackStuff Newcomer, in training Posts: 8,165

    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 Posts: 433

    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 TS Ambassador Posts: 2,032   +8

    comer lee, this post is from Feb., 2004.
    ravisunny2, Jul 10, 2008
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  17. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,893   +117

    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 TS Ambassador Posts: 2,032   +8

    Yes, gparted is good, and works on many formats.
    ravisunny2, Jul 20, 2008
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  19. Tedster Techspot old timer..... Posts: 10,047   +11

    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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