top tip:- i know it says 100% safety, but 20+ yrs Windows experience has taught me to ALWAYS make sure you have an image copy of your disk(s) when using this type of software!
New Version 3.2 release features: portable function which allows users to resize partition space from a bootable external CD, DVD or USB drive;
If you want to expand Windows boot volume, download IM-Magic Partition Resizer Pro to extend system partition when it's running out of space by allocating other free space to the C drive;
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27 comments
BB288
28 Aug 17#1
Nice
intuder
28 Aug 17#2
Never trusted virtual partitions for Windows, never will and served me well over the years when I have seen others pull their hair out....
Zebedee2017 to intuder
28 Aug 17#3
LOL! i know the feeling!! :joy:
hence the 'top tip'...
Agharta to intuder
28 Aug 17#11
What do you mean by virtual partitions? I use regualr partitions as I wouldn't want my C drive with the O/S to be 1TB as when it comes to making a backup image it would be too unwieldy.
intuder to Agharta
28 Aug 17#12
Exactly what it says its a virtual partition.... I'm not going to go in to detail as it would take far too long, I suggest you Google it..
Agharta to intuder
28 Aug 17#13
That's cleared that up then! :smile: Are you referring to partitions for virtual machines then and if so how does that relate to this product?
intuder to Agharta
28 Aug 17#15
No nothing is do with vm it's basically without going into huge detail, emulating a logical drive.. As I said you want Chapter and verse Google it, it's not something you can simplify in a sentence or two..
Agharta to intuder
28 Aug 17#16
I did Google it and didn't come up with anything that seemed on topic for this product type. Thought I might learn something so if you have a link?
Chuggee to Agharta
28 Aug 17#18
He probably means logical partitions within an extended MBR partition.
Either that or a "mount on boot" Virtual Disk like .vdi or .vmdk
eldaras
28 Aug 17#4
If anyone wants to resize partitions, I would recommend the open source tool GParted (http://gparted.org/). Might not be the best in the user friendly department, but it does the job perfectly, and it's battle tested (been around for 10+ years).
fishmaster to eldaras
28 Aug 17#19
I hate that program, I mean I really hate it! Grr nasty. Anyway get AOMEI Partition Assistant, better than most of the rest and it's FREE.
Sharpharp to fishmaster
29 Aug 17#22
This right here, no other Partition software comes close.
Lifetime license means nothing if the software messes up, if AOMEI Partition Assistant was a stripper, i'd be making it rain all day
furi0n to fishmaster
29 Aug 17#25
After hours of scratching I came across this gem. So simple and effective.
I'd created a system image of my Win 10 old 60gb ssd to transfer to a new 120gb ssd. Once restored to new drive, Windows created a partition of the same size as the original.
To extend the partition to use all available space became very time consuming, as many partition tools including Windows Disk Management didn't seem to have facility to do so. Then I stumbled upon the beauty that is AOEMI, 5 stars! Highly recommended.
jewelie to eldaras
29 Aug 17#21
Although it's been my go-to for years, it occasionally has some nasty showstopper bugs and has managed to totally trash a few partitions of mine in recent years: it's not 100% reliable, but then none of them are.
bingowings85 to eldaras
30 Aug 17#27
I'd also add GsmartControl for testing hard drives before reinstall. If your drive has pending/reallocated bad sectors chances are it's a timebomb waiting to happen. Can also query SSDs, shows how many times it has been power cycled, lifetime hours etc.
matthat
28 Aug 17#5
+1 gparted
crumpetman
28 Aug 17#6
Another for gparted
intuder
28 Aug 17#7
Gparted is great for Linux but Windows... Good luck...
pa55word123 to intuder
28 Aug 17#8
UBCD boots into Linux and does a great job with Gparted (for those worried about using Gparted in Windows) download here
brainsys to intuder
28 Aug 17#9
Doubly great if you are running both Linux and Windows on the same drive and need to re-adjust partitions. Plus updates/new versions will always be free.
intuder to brainsys
28 Aug 17#10
With different file systems..... Again best of British to you...
dar72 to intuder
28 Aug 17#14
Doesn't Windows have the ability to resize it's own filesystems (NTFS) from within the disk management utility?
paulpso
28 Aug 17#17
Partition Magic fo lyfe yo! Does everything.
dybydx
29 Aug 17#20
Thanks - will give this a go. Heat added
uksnapper
29 Aug 17#23
there are other free and well tested partition resizers and disc cloning software's. easeus.com/par…tml Ive used and works well. paragon-software.com/hom…ss/ Ive also used and works well My current favourite which has been 100% reliable so far is from partitionwizard.com/fre…tml. This latest version is simple to use and has,for me,done a great job.
Oneday77
29 Aug 17#24
I've used MiniTool a few times. Always pulled off what I needed. Again free for most. partitionwizard.com/fre…tml
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Opening post
top tip:-
i know it says 100% safety, but 20+ yrs Windows experience has taught me to ALWAYS make sure you have an image copy of your disk(s) when using this type of software!
27 comments
hence the 'top tip'...
Are you referring to partitions for virtual machines then and if so how does that relate to this product?
As I said you want Chapter and verse Google it, it's not something you can simplify in a sentence or two..
Thought I might learn something so if you have a link?
Either that or a "mount on boot" Virtual Disk like .vdi or .vmdk
Lifetime license means nothing if the software messes up, if AOMEI Partition Assistant was a stripper, i'd be making it rain all day
I'd created a system image of my Win 10 old 60gb ssd to transfer to a new 120gb ssd. Once restored to new drive, Windows created a partition of the same size as the original.
To extend the partition to use all available space became very time consuming, as many partition tools including Windows Disk Management didn't seem to have facility to do so. Then I stumbled upon the beauty that is AOEMI, 5 stars! Highly recommended.
easeus.com/par…tml Ive used and works well.
paragon-software.com/hom…ss/ Ive also used and works well
My current favourite which has been 100% reliable so far is from
partitionwizard.com/fre…tml.
This latest version is simple to use and has,for me,done a great job.
partitionwizard.com/fre…tml