Repartioning NTFS File System

[Stuart Biggerstaff]

If I recall aright, Mandrake has tools for this, as does Xandros--though 
Xandros only at install, and only in the "Deluxe" version or better.  I 
have modified an NTFS partition with QTParted in Knoppix.  QTParted is of 
course just a graphical front end to parted (and I suspect so are 
Mandrake's and Xandros's tools).

Knoppix is ideal for this kind of thing, as it would be best accomplished 
without the drive in question being mounted.  And even though there are 
good open source options, it may still be necessary to use Partition Magic 
or something like it on a heavily used drive, because the open source tools 
may see it as fragmented and refuse to work even after you have defragmented.


At 10:43 AM 5/16/2005, Brad De Vries wrote:

>I just acquired a used IBM ThinkPad that has WinXP on the whole 20GB
>drive.  I'd like to setup a dual boot but I can't find a way to change
>the layout of the NTFS partition.  I'm planning on install FC3 but if
>another distro has this ability built in, I'd be interested in hearing
>about it.
>
>Anyway, any thoughts on changing a NTFS partition, without destroying
>the data therein?
>
>TIA,
>Brad.



Stuart Biggerstaff
Systems Technician
Linda Hall Library of Science Engineering & Technology
5109 Cherry St.
Kansas City, Missouri 64110-2498

Phone:  (816) 926-8748
         (800) 662-1545 x748
FAX:    (816) 926-8785
URL:    www.lindahall.org