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Old 07-31-2005, 07:48 PM   #1
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Can I Partition ???

I have not patitioned this drive, can I still partition it without formating it again? It currently has windows xp and some programs on it.
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Old 07-31-2005, 07:55 PM   #2
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With something like partition magic you can, but it's not free.

http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/

There are probably some free ones out there, but this is all I've used.
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Sure you can. But you'll need to use some third party software like Partition Magic or Acronis Disk Director.
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Old 07-31-2005, 07:57 PM   #4
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I forgot to mention, this is an active drive. Do I have to format it or will partition 8 make the partitions on this active drive?
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No need to format, it'll make the partitions no problem.
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