Hard disk Partition prob!!

[realbigdreamer]

I instaled Linux Ultimate gamers edition last night and accidentely made my windows partition only 60GB. I deleted Linux but now have a 60GB Windows partition and 190GB unpartitioned space. Do you know how I can take that unpartitioned space and add it to the Windows partition?

 

[Ph34r.seraph]

yeah, there are a number of utilities that you could use. try partition magic 8, or my favourite, acronis disk director suite. the only thing is that you will have to buy the software.

 

[fskmh]

GParted
http://gparted-livecd.tuxfamily.org/

Many live Linux distros also include this tool, sometimes with the Qt front-end, and therefore called QtParted. The DVD you installed Ubuntu from most likely has this tool since it resized your Windows partition in the first place.

There is always a small element of risk involved in resizing a partition. Why not just allocate the remaining space as another Windows partition? This will give you more options in future.

 

[antowan]

Control Panel >>> Admin Tools >>> Computer Management >>> Disk Managent >>>

Look for unpartitioned space and create another partition. It is good to have two on one HDD because it makes backup and reinstall of windows easy...

 

[bekdik]

Control Panel >>> Admin Tools >>> Computer Management >>> Disk Managent >>>

Look for unpartitioned space and create another partition. It is good to have two on one HDD because it makes backup and reinstall of windows easy...

Good advice - move your My Documents folder to the non-windows partition hint rclick on My documents and Move

 

[jsxza]

Control Panel >>> Admin Tools >>> Computer Management >>> Disk Managent >>>

Look for unpartitioned space and create another partition. It is good to have two on one HDD because it makes backup and reinstall of windows easy...

+1

It not nearly as risky as resizing the partition.

Although resizing the partition is quite safe any hitch(load shedding anyone??) will destroy your data.

 

[Ph34r.seraph]

+1

It not nearly as risky as resizing the partition.

Although resizing the partition is quite safe any hitch(load shedding anyone??) will destroy your data.

i gotta agree as well. i re-install xp and vista soo often and having all my videos, games, music etc on a seperate partition saves me soo many headaches.