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Partitions & Partition Magic
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Hi,
Is it possible for me to increase the size of a disk partition which contains an O/S and several programs without having to re-install all of these? I am thinking of using Partition Magic 8 BTW.
Thanks
Is it possible for me to increase the size of a disk partition which contains an O/S and several programs without having to re-install all of these? I am thinking of using Partition Magic 8 BTW.
Thanks
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You ultimate bastard.
Don't play with fdisk if you value anything, at all. The practice is dodgey, and has cost me data before. Basically, back up all crucial files first, k?
When you don't mind losing the data on the disk, and when windows refuses to recognise an HDD, it's a godsend.
It's quite obvious that he's taking the piss.
Unless you're a bit strange.
did he even say he spent money on it in the first place
There is little excuse for piracy in this instance, in my opinion. If the need for a utility is only once or twice, and said utility costs £300, with no free alternative, then piracy isn't so bad. But in this instance, PartitionMagic isn't exactly expensive, and there are free tools around - hence there is no excuse for piracy.
Piracy is bad regardless. You want the service/product then you should pay for it.
i'm a moron
:yeees:
Yeah, I do agree with you.
But... if I needed to use a special torque-wrench once every two or three years, and that torque-wrench cost £280 - I couldn't justify it. But I'd happily borrow it from someone - I look upon software in a similar light. If it's expensive and will be rarely used, then a little common-sense is a good thing.
Likewise, if I used a tool every day or every week, I'd happily buy it - whatever the cost. Piracy of operating systems is wrong, as is piracy of games. One is an absolute essential, the other is an absolute luxury.
I use a fat32 partition for my data partition, as it's usable with pretty much every modern-day OS there is. But I'm sure I've successfully used read and write on ntfs partitions without having to recompile. It may have been buggy and risky years ago, but these things have a habit of evolving if the need is there...
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