Partitioning Software

KΓλ©KΣΓ™ · 03-26-12, 11:40 PM

I've found myself in need of partitioning software. I've had a few different ones over the years, but I'd like to know what you guys are using. Is there one that's better than all the rest¿

Thanx

TollhouseFrank · 03-27-12, 09:49 AM

unless you need something to do a certain something super-special, then QTParted will work for you. You can even download a bootable .iso of it (a bare basic version of linux that automatically runs QTParted for you on boot).

EarthDog · 03-27-12, 10:14 AM

Partition Magic if QTParted doesnt work for you.

redduc900 · 03-27-12, 11:01 AM

... or depending on what you need to do, the Vista partitioning tool that's built-in.

EarthDog · 03-27-12, 11:03 AM

+1, but its limited in scope compared to the others.

c627627 · 03-27-12, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by EarthDog

Partition Magic if QTParted doesnt work for you.

I found out the hard way that Partition Magic can seriously mess up partition tables of some modern hard drives since they did not exist the last time Partition Magic was updated, which I believe was eight years ago in 2004.

EarthDog · 03-27-12, 02:31 PM

Sweet jebus... really? Scratch that off the list (and out of my use!!!) .

c627627 · 03-27-12, 02:51 PM

Absolutely. As a general rule, partitioning and drive imaging are to be done with software builds released after your hardware was manufactured.

I went to great lengths to make some old software work only to discover problems later on. The conclusion was to under no circumstances modify the software to "make it work". Only use updated current software builds.

Partition Magic is no good today. They finally stopped selling it. They used to sell it until relatively recently, and were selling it to people whose hardware was not compatible with it, then these problems were discussed on Symantec forums as if these were individual issues and not incompatibility of Partition Magic with modern hardware.

Cigarsmoker · 03-28-12, 12:59 AM

I use EaseUS Partition Master. It's very easy to use and is free.

wagex · 03-28-12, 01:20 AM

+ 1 for easus partition master I use it all the time plus its free

KΓλ©KΣΓ™ · 03-28-12, 07:49 AM

Thanx for the suggestions guys. I gave EaseUS Partition Master a try and it let me do what none of the other progs would. The HDD I have windows installed on is from my old Dell. It had a 10gig portion of it partitioned off with a bunch of Dell crap and backup stuff on it that I never used. The problem was, it was on the inside of the drive, and none of the other progs I tried would let me resize the main partition to include the unused 10gigs.

medo145 · 03-28-12, 11:00 AM

First time I hear of QTParted, I've normally always used GParted. Anyone familiar with both that can describe what the difference is?

Looking at the change log here for QTParted, it appears that it hasn't been updated since 04 (unless that is the wrong site for it)

gparted seems to be a lot more current
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/news.php

wagex · 03-28-12, 05:31 PM

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Thanx for the suggestions guys. I gave EaseUS Partition Master a try and it let me do what none of the other progs would. The HDD I have windows installed on is from my old Dell. It had a 10gig portion of it partitioned off with a bunch of Dell crap and backup stuff on it that I never used. The problem was, it was on the inside of the drive, and none of the other progs I tried would let me resize the main partition to include the unused 10gigs.

partition master will move them around and let you do it

will even make the main one larger sometimes it may take a while to do so if there is alot of information on the disk because it has to rearrange everything

Viper69 · 04-05-12, 09:06 PM

I liked Partition Magic, but didn't realize it was no longer sold. Crap...now I need I new one.

habbajabba · 04-07-12, 09:01 AM

I have used Acronis disk director's boot disk, and in session, Paragon's partition mgr suite works well also. Acronis will not format to ext4 but it really doesn't need to.

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EarthDog Senior PITA Member Overclockers.com Editor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Stuck in Maryland...	Sweet jebus... really? Scratch that off the list (and out of my use!!!) . __________________ Should I R0 my SSD? / SandyBridge / Ivybridge Overclocking Guide / AMD Overclocking Guide / Power Supply Guide SSD Reliability/Write Endurance / JOIN THE BENCHING TEAM! / Bulldozer Overclocking Guide / Forum Etiquette Want to see your writing featured on the overclockers.com Front Page? PM me, I can help! "We have more information and more ways of accessing it than ever, yet seem increasingly less inclined to do so."- Michael Wilbon
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03-27-12, 02:51 PM	#8
c627627 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Kansas	Absolutely. As a general rule, partitioning and drive imaging are to be done with software builds released after your hardware was manufactured. I went to great lengths to make some old software work only to discover problems later on. The conclusion was to under no circumstances modify the software to "make it work". Only use updated current software builds. Partition Magic is no good today. They finally stopped selling it. They used to sell it until relatively recently, and were selling it to people whose hardware was not compatible with it, then these problems were discussed on Symantec forums as if these were individual issues and not incompatibility of Partition Magic with modern hardware.
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Cigarsmoker Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada	I use EaseUS Partition Master. It's very easy to use and is free.
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03-28-12, 07:49 AM	Thread Starter #11
KΓλ©KΣΓ™ Member Join Date: Jan 2012	Thanx for the suggestions guys. I gave EaseUS Partition Master a try and it let me do what none of the other progs would. The HDD I have windows installed on is from my old Dell. It had a 10gig portion of it partitioned off with a bunch of Dell crap and backup stuff on it that I never used. The problem was, it was on the inside of the drive, and none of the other progs I tried would let me resize the main partition to include the unused 10gigs. __________________ CASE > CM HAF 912M(2x200mm + 4x120mm) Work log on custom case Here MOBO > Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z/Gen3 /Bios-3203 CPU & Cooler > i5-2550K @4.5GHz 1.295v w/CM Hyper 212 EVO Duel Fan (33C Idle - 51C Load) MEMORY > G.SKILL Ripjaws X 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 2133 @ 1.55v VIDEO CARD > Radeon HD 5550 1GB (Flashed to 5570) OCed 775MHz-1050MHz HDDs > Seagate Barracuda 500GB (OS) Samsung EcoGreen 1TB (Storage) BURNER > LG 22x Super-Multi DVD Rewriter SOUND DEVICE > Realtek Audio (On-Board) POWER SUPPLY > RAIDMAX Hybrid2 RX-730SS 730W KEYBOARD/MOUSE > CYBORG V5/CYBORG R.A.T.3 O/S > Windows Vista Ultimate x64 SP2
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medo145 Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Massachusetts, USA	First time I hear of QTParted, I've normally always used GParted. Anyone familiar with both that can describe what the difference is? Looking at the change log here for QTParted, it appears that it hasn't been updated since 04 (unless that is the wrong site for it) gparted seems to be a lot more current http://gparted.sourceforge.net/news.php __________________ \|ASUS P8Z68 DELUXE/GEN3\|i72600K 3.4GHz @ 4.5GHz(100x45)\|EVGA GTX670 FTW+ 4GB @ 1006/6008\|EVGA GTX460 FTW 1GB @ 850/4000\| \|4x4GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 PC2 12800\|LianLi(PC-A70B)\|Corsair HX 620W(CMPSU-620HX)\|ASUS Xonar Essence STX\| \|Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (OS)\|3x1TB (WD Black) 0+5 Intel Matrix Raid\| MOBO:Asus PC-DL rev 1.05 CPU:Dual Xeons 2.4GHz @ 3.5GHz (233x15) VGA:PowerColor X800Pro Vivo @ X800 XT PE RAM:2x512MB Mushkin 222 Special PC3200 @ 2-2-2-5 (BH6) 2x512MB Mushkin LV II PC3200 @ 2-2-2-5 (BH5) Case:XaserV PSU:Antec 550W (TRUE550 EPS12V) HDD:3x320GB WD + 500GB WD + 74GB WD Raptor Media:DVD±RW/±R & DVD±RW/±R DL Sound Card:SB Audigy2 ZS Mods:vCore 1.5v->1.68v & VIO 1.55v->1.9v & vDimm 2.5v->3.3v & softmod X800Pro->X800XT PE Last edited by medo145; 03-28-12 at 11:09 AM.
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