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Some files (registry,...) are usually not moved to the beginning of the partion during the windows defragmentation. You can check http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/pagedefrag.shtml; however i have not tried it yet. As far as I know, ntfsresize will not allow you to shrink your ntfs partition by more than the contiguous unused disk space at the end of the disk, ie it will not erase anything. But I never used it directly, only using a GUI. (You should always have a backup, anyway...) nicolas
-----Original Message----- From: S.R.Glasoe [mailto:srglasoe@comcast.net] Sent: 12 February 2004 17:20 To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] Can Linux resize a WinsozeXP NTFS System Partition?
On Thursday 12 February 2004 10:57, Dave Howorth wrote:
Torsdag 12 februar 2004 16:35 kvad Steven T. Hatton:
Is there a way to resize an NTFS System partition using Linux?
From: Johnny Ernst Nielsen
Try ntfsresize It is on the SUSE Linux 9.0 CDs/DVD and I think it can be reaches if you boot off the CD/DVD and go into rescue mode.
Bob Shokes wrote:
Or Buy a copy of Partition Magic or a similar product.
ntfsresize will resize NTFS partitions OK, but last time I tried it couldn't move the files to the start of the partition to clear space, and Win2000 at least puts files in the middle of the partition to increase speed.
So I finished up using Partition Magic, which did the job.
Cheers, Dave
ALWAYS use a Windows defrag utility for (FAT32 or NTFS) BEFORE attempting resize of any kind. Quirks of those file systems and especially NTFS' undocumented features can ruin your day. Defrag should (cross your fingers, knock on wood, etc) put everything together so the space you free won't have important data in it. NTFSResize doesn't do the defrag that is necessary for a successful resize.
Stan
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