[olug] Parted resize HFS+ partition success

[Hurley Rod]

Actually, these are primary partitions, but some are configured as Basic
Disks, and some are Dynamic Disks.  Another Windoze situation that could
have been avoided... 

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From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of
Christopher R. White
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 3:18 PM
To: Omaha Linux User Group
Subject: Re: [olug] Parted resize HFS+ partition success

I only have experience with primary partitions.  Usually only one or two
per disk (I think that is what you were asking).

Hurley Rod wrote:

>Did you do both Basic and Dynamic disks on NTFS partitions?  I have
some
>of both that Diskpart doesn't want to extend.    
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>Christopher R. White
>Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 2:34 PM
>To: dan at linder.org; Omaha Linux User Group
>Subject: Re: [olug] Parted resize HFS+ partition success
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>I have personally had luck using Parted or QTParted under Knoppix to 
>safely resize NTFS partitions.  My personal steps are to run chkdisk, 
>defrag, turn off page file, reboot to Knoppix then run QTParted.  You 
>get a nice graphical representation of all HDs in the system and you 
>can mess with all of them w/o fear (until you save changes that is).  
>I've used QTParted many times on many systems and had no data loss.  
>Even better is that it now will move files on the disk to free up 
>contiguous space thereby eliminating previous problems I'd faced with 
>Windows defrag program!
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>Hope this helps
>
>Chris from Kearney
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>Daniel Linder wrote:
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>>>This is Chris from Kearney - I came to the InstallFest and left 
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>>Hey, glad to have ya on.  That's the wonderfull thing about mailing 
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>>>Just thought I should share with all of you I managed to successfully

>>>resize my HFS+ partition using parted.  [snip -- Dan]
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>>Congrats -- editing/resizing partitions is no small feat.
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>>Since Chris has had luck with HFS+, has anyone used the parted to 
>>resize a WinXP NTFS partition?  My wifes Athlon XP64 3000 really needs

>>a small Linux x86-64 install on it but I don't want to have to go 
>>through the backup/fdisk/restore process.  (I *will* do the 
>>backup/parted/cross-fingers process nomatter what anyone says!)  Any 
>>experts want to chime in?
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>>Dan
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