amc11890 Posted October 5, 2005 CID Share Posted October 5, 2005 this mite be a stupid question.......well,,i have two partitions on my hd..one 10GB and one 103 GB...im just wonderin if their any way i could change the size of the partiton that is 10 GB to 4GB.....simply because i am only using 4 GB of the 10 GB partition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsnet2k8 Posted October 5, 2005 CID Share Posted October 5, 2005 this mite be a stupid question.......well,,i have two partitions on my hd..one 10GB and one 103 GB...im just wonderin if their any way i could change the size of the partiton that is 10 GB to 4GB.....simply because i am only using 4 GB of the 10 GB partition Just leave it the way it is' on my c drive i had 14 GB's and i was using about 12and it slowed down my computer so much i just got rid of the D: pertition and now i have a single 120 GB system drive and believe it my computer never slows down' i also have a storage drive with 250GB's my computer is great the way it is' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingzero2309 Posted October 6, 2005 CID Share Posted October 6, 2005 you can use a program called Partition Magic to create partitions or change sizes of existing partitions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted October 6, 2005 CID Share Posted October 6, 2005 you can use a program called Partition Magic to create partitions or change sizes of existing partitions That would be the best way to do it.. i think you can get a copy for about 70 on the net.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsnet2k8 Posted October 6, 2005 CID Share Posted October 6, 2005 Paragaon Disk Manager 6.0 Pro or Partition Magic 9.0 are my choices' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHalf Posted October 6, 2005 CID Share Posted October 6, 2005 Try to acquire PartitionMagic (don't remember which version) by PowerQuest and not Symantec. TheHalf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmasta Posted October 6, 2005 CID Share Posted October 6, 2005 Your not just going to let the other 6GB go to waste? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted October 6, 2005 Author CID Share Posted October 6, 2005 i ended up just formatting my hd and strating over....thx for the advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsnet2k8 Posted October 6, 2005 CID Share Posted October 6, 2005 i ended up just formatting my hd and strating over....thx for the advice wow you formatted your computer? just for a few wasted GB's' now you have to re install everything' nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted October 6, 2005 Author CID Share Posted October 6, 2005 ummmm...........i was due for formatting ne way........plus I dint have that many programs installed in the first place BTW my computer is runnin much better know since the format...so i think i made the right decision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grambler Posted October 6, 2005 CID Share Posted October 6, 2005 Sonetimes a good, clean install of windows is one of the best things for your system. Gets rid of lots of garbage that builds up in the registry. Getting ready to do the same, except going back with XP - Media Center Edition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsnet2k8 Posted October 6, 2005 CID Share Posted October 6, 2005 ummmm...........i was due for formatting ne way........plus I dint have that many programs installed in the first place BTW my computer is runnin much better know since the format...so i think i made the right decision This is what i do' 1 wiped my drive clean 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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