Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:48:57 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: Albert Shih <Albert.Shih@obspm.fr> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: shrink ntfs Message-ID: <20081118004857.GA25808@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <20081118003948.GA62198@obspm.fr> References: <20081118003948.GA62198@obspm.fr>
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On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 01:39:48AM +0100, Albert Shih wrote: > Hi all, > > Newbie question from a not newbie (well I think ;-) ) > > I've install many FreeBSD, but I always use the all disk. > > If I've a laptop come with winxp ? How can I shrink the > WinNT partition ? Can the FreeBSD install CD do that ? > > If he can't what's your advice for some software to do that ? No, it cannot. There are a couple of utilities that come with FreeBSD but, at last check, they did not handle NTFS. I have successfully used Partition Magic version 7.0 (8.0 is crap) as long as it is not on a USB drive. It won't handle USB and 8.0 will not either even though it claims it will. I have also successfully used 'gparted' which is downloadable. It worked for NTFS and also worked fine with USB disk. There is yet another one whose name I don't remember now. Download gparted and burn a CD to boot and do the work. Or, buy Partition Magic 7.0 and build the floppies. Don't try using either on a running system.. ////jerry > > Regards. > -- > Albert SHIH > SIO batiment 15 > Observatoire de Paris Meudon > 5 Place Jules Janssen > 92195 Meudon Cedex > Heure local/Local time: > Mar 18 nov 2008 01:35:38 CET > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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