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Resizing a NTFS partition
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:49 am
by AGI1122
Well, I just got my Ubuntu linux discs today. But it's utility isn't able to resize my partition because it uses a NTFS file system for windows XP.
Does anyone know a good and free tool that can resize my partition to free up enough space to install Ubuntu?
Re:Resizing a NTFS partition
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:28 am
by Solar
I don't think there is a free tool to do so, as Microsoft patented NTFS 5 and did not release full documentation. Not even the Linux kernel can write NTFS 5 properly.
Re:Resizing a NTFS partition
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:36 am
by AGI1122
Well darn, I am screwed then. :'(
Guess I won't be using linux ever.
Re:Resizing a NTFS partition
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:45 am
by Solar
I didn't say that there aren't
any tools capable of doing this - PartitionMagic and Norton Ghost spring to mind. With a bit of luck, you might be able to get your hands on one of these
for free, if you get my meaning.
Re:Resizing a NTFS partition
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:50 am
by AGI1122
I tried a demo version of partition magic... and it looks like it would work. But too bad it doesn't actually apply the changes, it just pops up the "this is a demo" message.
Re:Resizing a NTFS partition
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:37 am
by Eero Ränik
QtParted is able to resize NTFS partitions. It can be found on Knoppix CD, for example.
Re:Resizing a NTFS partition
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:42 am
by Ushma
http://www.sysresccd.org/ - A Linux LiveCD with QtParted.
Re:Resizing a NTFS partition
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:47 am
by AGI1122
QtParted is for linux... I am running windows, I need a partition program for windows so I can install linux.
As for SystemRescueCd, I don't have a working burner... and I don't have the money to pay for them to ship me a cd.
The only reason I even have Ubuntu linux is because it's totally free, including no shipping cost.
Re:Resizing a NTFS partition
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:23 am
by Eero Ränik
Ubuntu comes with two CDs, doesn't it? One of them being a live Linux disc, which'll allow you to use Linux right away after booting. As is Knoppix/Gnoppix.
Re:Resizing a NTFS partition
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:34 am
by AGI1122
Yeah, but the live copy is very slow since it has to constantly read from disc to operate.
So I can use linux without installing... but all the apps are so slow it's unbearable.
I either need a windows app, or something that boots up to do the partitioning.
Re:Resizing a NTFS partition
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:13 pm
by Tora OS
I have this cool utility cd that i got from somewhere which is bootable and has a copy of Partition Magic 8.something DOS version. Works great.
Re:Resizing a NTFS partition
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:22 pm
by AGI1122
This helps me how?
Re:Resizing a NTFS partition
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:27 pm
by AR
Chris Cromer wrote:Yeah, but the live copy is very slow since it has to constantly read from disc to operate.
I believe the point was you could use the Linux partition tools using the LiveCD, unless there are none on the disk (which I would think is unlikely).
Re:Resizing a NTFS partition
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:38 pm
by AGI1122
There is one on the disk... but it doesn't seem to work with a NTFS file system. From what I am reading in the wiki for ubuntu, NTFS is the only one that doesn't work and requires you to find another program to resize it.
Re:Resizing a NTFS partition
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 6:52 am
by df
if you have the knoppix cd, its like a live cd, boot it and use QTParted to resize your ntfs disk...
my amd64 ubuntu turned up today. i agree the live cd is so slooooow its glacial.
i think i like KDE more than gnome but i am going to put ubuntu on so i can have a 64bit dev environment to work some of my stuff out on...