Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:21:23 -0600 From: Eric Schuele <e.schuele@computer.org> To: Albert Shih <Albert.Shih@obspm.fr> Cc: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: shrink ntfs Message-ID: <49221893.10604@computer.org> In-Reply-To: <20081118004857.GA25808@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <20081118003948.GA62198@obspm.fr> <20081118004857.GA25808@gizmo.acns.msu.edu>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On 11/17/2008 18:48, Jerry McAllister wrote: > 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. I can "second" the gparted. I've used it from time to time, and it has worked well. It comes on a downloadable live cd which is handy. > 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" > _______________________________________________ > 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" > > -- Regards, Eric [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkkiGJQACgkQngSDRM3IXUrvgQCeN9hv2s9q6NRkseGb06Z9vt1i 2tMAoIaWIfrxsymDE4TTgar7XgUM8vvf =IuVZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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