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Re: [SLE] Drive Image to transfer installation to new hard drive...
  • From: abrahams@xxxxxxxxxxx (Paul W. Abrahams)
  • Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2000 15:54:17 -0400
  • Message-id: <39B943E9.D9125588@xxxxxxxxxxx>



Alex Risselada wrote:

> On Fri, 08 Sep 2000, you sat in front of your keyboard, and wrote:
> > Danny Barnes wrote:
> >
> > > I've used Drive Image to copy partitions from one hd to another on a hd that
> > > had Windows98 & Red Hat Linux on it.
> >
> > Is Drive Image a commercial product? Does it do anything that Partition Magic
> > can't? (Partition Magic can move *and* resize ext2fs partitions.)
> >
> > Paul Abrahams
> >
> Is it possible to resize with PM? I thought this would destroy the partition?

I never tried it, but since the PM manual describes a resize operation without
mentioning any restrictions on applying it to ext2fs partitions, I've assumed it
works as smoothly as it does with FAT partitions.

Paul Abrahams


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