On Wed May 23 2007 1:24:39 pm Mark Heslep wrote: > Nat Gross wrote: > > woops. According to the table at > > http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/features.shtml , > > gnu Parted cannot resize ntfs partition. > > nat > > Right, you must have resizentfs (or ntfsresize?). Have done > it many times. Load the resize binary on a usb stick, boot a > fedora rescue CD ( or a live linux distro?), mount the stick > and then: > 1. run resize. Be Careful, Pay attention. Run it in > 'pretend' mode once before the real thing. Record the new > filesystem size. You have now resized the filesystem, not the > containing partition, so 2. Run your partition manager. > fdisk, parted, etc. Kill the NTFS partition. Immediately > create a new partition starting at exactly the same place, and > ending at a spot that must absolutely be large enough to > contain the new (smaller) ntfs filesystem. > 3. Reboot into Windows (safemode) and run the windows file > system checker (chkfs?) > 4. Reboot again w/ your Linux install media and do the linux > thing. I have to say, this is wrong. It may have once been true. I just used the gparted distro to do this very thing - see my earlier post. http://gparted.sourceforge.net/documentation.php This is a light fast download and it definitely will allow you to resize an NTFS partition as clearly shown in their documentation available from the above page -- Claude Jones Brunswick, MD, USA
