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Hi !
Isn't Disk Utility a good choice for you ?
JPM

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X300: Partition Magic 8 needs Windos XP safe mode

Hi I have the following setup: ThinkPad X300 6477-1RG, Win XP, and I want to use Partition Magic 8 to add extra partitions on my disc. Partition magic comes back with the notorious error#27, during start-up, which just means that there are other processes running locking disc access. See for example here: http://www.mcmcse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=+15682
After reading all the relevant information available on the web to this problem it boils down to the question how to start-up in Win XP 'safe mode', since, without a floppy drive one cannot start-up PM8 during booting!
So here is my question: How can I start-up XP in "safe-mode" or in an equivalent mode without all the ThinkVantage recovery etc. processes coming in my way??? Disabeling all processes and automatic start-ups from msconfig is not sufficient!!!
Many thanks for any hints on this issue!

I've had Thinkpads since they were introduced and have been using Partition Magic to create logical drives for ten years without any problems. However with my new X300, I ran into the same Error 27 - Cannot Lock Drive.
First a little review about Partition Magic. There's two steps. First, run the Wizard to make the instructions to create the partitions, and then in Step 2 the system reboots and writes the changes in DOS before WIndows loads.. That's where the Error 27 pops up.
There's definitely a problem with F8 bringing up Safe Mode, which seriously needs to be addressed. I got Safe Mode one time in about 25-30 attempts, and don't know what the secret was. If you press too early or too long, you get "Stuck Key - hit F1." If you hit too late, it doesn't go into Safe Mode and also aborts the PM writing in DOS. (Press any key to abort.)
What finally worked:
In Run / msconfig / check BOOT.INI / SAFEBOOT - but don’t hit Restart until the PM Wizard is ready
Run the PM Wizard
At this point there are two “Restart” options - one from Wizard, the other from the System Configuration Utility - I don’t know which I hit. However, when it rebooted, it successfully wrote the instructions without any errors.
Also, as to the PM Wizard, I choose NOT to “move” the Lenovo Service partition, although that was the “recommended” move. This is because the "recommended" move required the Service partition to be moved, which I figured might not be desirable since the Lenovo configuration was designed to protect the Service partition. I have no idea whether this was necessary.
What also did not work: Booting with PM's Recovery Diskettes did not work because the PM Wizard did not offer the option of creating partitions, only moving and resizing them.
Thanks to Bananaman for the reminder about BOOT.INI / SAFEBOOT.
Now we have to flatten the problem with F8 -- BOOT.INI / SAFEBOOT is useless if you can't boot your machine.

Satellite Pro L300 - using partition magic

Hi,
I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro L300 laptop and I would like to make an additional partition beside the already existing C: and the hidden partition. I have created the recovery discs and I want to use partition magic for the partitioning process (no new installation of windows xp). Can anyone tell me if using partition magic will have unwanted effect on possible recovery from the created disks?
Thank you in advance

Usually you can do this with Windows option in disc management but can you please tell me something at first?
Do you use Vista or WXP? I ask this because if you use preinstalled Vista the HDD must already have two partitions. Please check it out in Windows explorer.
Is hidden partition described as EISA (WinRE) partition?

Moving partitions

Hi guys.
Based on a new request, i need to create a script to backup and delete old data from our huge and many tables, which are growing a lot every day.
Backups to tapes will be done by db admins, so my sript should just move old partitions. I was thinking about to create extra tablespace where i will be moving those old partitions and data from this tablespace will be put on tapes and deleted later on. All tables are partitioned by time.
Could you please advise me how should i do so ? What is the best way to move huge partitions to diff. tablespace. Script will be run one per day
Thanks a lot

dusoo wrote:
No reply, so i guess there is no better way in ora10 for moving partitions between two partitioned tables ?
I still need to move it from source part. table to a non-part. table, and from there to the final part. tableYou need to understand that this two-way operation is not expensive if you simply want to bring a partition from one partitioned table to another one which is having the same partition boundary definitions. You're simply performing two exchange partition operations (partition<->unpartitioned, unpartitioned<->partitioned) which optimally can be pure data dictionary updates (there are exceptions to this rule if you e.g. have enabled unique constraints then the validation can not be skipped (WITHOUT VALIDATION clause)) and don't involve any actual data movement.
The expensive part in your particular case is the actual data movement to a different tablespace. The question is do you need to move the segments to a separate tablespace? Probably yes if you want to use a backup method based on binary copies of datafiles and tablespaces like RMAN. A logical export of the tables e.g. using datapump could be restricted to tables and/or partitions so you wouldn't need to perform an actual data movement.
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Partition Magic Error 110 on new Thinkpad W500

I have a new W500 that (automatically) configured to WinXP right out of the box (which is the OS I want).
After getting the OS in order (updates, customizations, firewall, anti-virus, firmware updates, etc.) I installed my PowerQuest Partition Magic v8 (and applied the patch v8.01).
The HD was configured as almost entirely used by C:, with some 5g allocated to the 'hidden' partition.
I'm trying to resize C: down to about 25g, in order to be able to created new partitions, and I am unable to do so.
I'm first receiving Error 110 "Partition table number of sectors is inconsistent" and PM is asking me if I want to "fix" this situation. I have NOT YET allowed PM to proceed. After that, it attempts to still "run", but then I get some other errors and the program closes.
I ran the reporting/inquiry program and it gave me a few other errors on the partitions (i.e. Errors 105, 106 108, and 109).
From what I've seen on the internet, there seems to be some problem(s) with PMv8 and Vista, but I am running XP.
Has anyone seen this before?
Thank you in advance.

Hello,
our mods here do favour it, too.
And member TomTom in my sugested thread has done it simply and fast.
There is NO problem partitioning the drive, though you have to be careful not to modify/ erase the last special partition.
R&R files are kept on the C: drive so there is a special partition at the end of the drive,
that is used for booting before the OS.
If you damagethis one, theres is no more Blue Button functionality.
Please, first burn your recovery DVD´s and safe your C:/SWTool folder, if something goes
wrong you can easily restore your system with your software.
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Re: Missing data partition after installation of partition magic

Hi there Im after a little help.
Yesterday I installed a program called partition magic. The install went without any errors or problems but then when I start the program for the 1st time I got a blue screen and my laptop shut down. I restarted the laptop and uninstalled partition magic but now I noticed that the data partition is missing. Ive tried doing a restore back to before I installed partition magic but that does not help.
Any help would be great. Thanks
Lee

Hi Lee,
May I ask you why you have installed partition magic? Installation of such programs is always a little bit risky and should only be done if you really want to change some partitions or something else.
Have you already checked disk management of Windows? Navigate to control panel > System and Security > Administrative Tools > Computer Management.
Can you see the second partition and is it maybe hidden or something else?

Partition Magic Replacement

Hello
Is there a OS X replacement to Partition Magic, (a Win pp that can manipulate,create and resize hard disks partitions with out losing the data)

Hi !
Isn't Disk Utility a good choice for you ?
JPM

QTParted - a Partition Magic clone

Whenever I partition my HDD I am using Windows Partition Magic... one of the reasons I am still holding Win'98 on my machine. On Win-Lin-Soft website I found QTParted; a Partition Magic clone. AL has the concole version Parted. I am interested in GUI.
http://qtparted.sourceforge.net/
http://linuxshop.ru/linuxbegin/win-lin-soft-en/
I tried building an AL package but libreiserfs is missing. ALs' reiserfsprogs-3.6.11-1 doesn't have this library file (/usr/lib/libreiserfs).
checking for reiserfs_fs_create in -lreiserfs... no
configure: error: *** reiserfsprogs library (libreiserfs) not found
Tried to build from src (progsreiserfs) but failed.
http://ftp.tuniv.szczecin.pl/pub/linux/ … breiserfs/
Any solution?

I installed the rpm version of qtparted with rpm package in incoming (rpm-4.0.4-1.ok.tar.gz)
http://qtparted.sourceforge.net/forums/ … c.php?t=36
It seems to work except cannot resize or move ext3 and reiserfs partitions. Fat and ext2 is ok though I have not yet "dared" to try . I am planning to buy a new HDD, then I do the test. Mean while I will try to get the "resize" and "move" option visible. If this work, then files generated by rpm can be compiled to an AL package.

Tecra S3 M780 and Partition Magic not possible?

Hi All..
Hope someone can help my out here.
Already tried the search but didn't find an answer.
Ok, i have an hard disc (100 GIG) and I would like to make partitions on it to store my data on a different partition as my OS.
Problem is Partition Magic won't run.
I get an error that there is an partition on my harddisc that has no driveletter.
I checked it and it's correct.
On the hard disc are:
C: allmost the entire disc, Primary
No driveletter: 16 MB Primary
No driveletter: 8 MB
I think the 16 MB Primary is the problem.
Can someone tell me the reason or purpose for that partition?
Has it something to do with recovery?
Is it possible to delete every partition on the hard disc, make new partitions (C,D and E) and then use the recovery cd to install Windows on C?
Or will the recovery cd automaticly change the hard disc's partition's to its default?
I already tried to make an Image from C: with Gost or Powerquest but It won't work either.
My intention was to make partitions and then put the image back.
Regards Rene

Hi
The first question is hard to answer. I don't know what that partition is for. I don't think it is for anything special.
If you want to divide the HDD into seperate partitions and can accept to recover the unit, then the Recovery CD can help you.
Just boot up on it like normal, but choose Advanced recovery instead if Standard.
That will give you the opportunity to manually set the size to assign the C-partition (where the OS will be installed).
Once done with the installation, just go into diskmanager, add a new partition and format it.
Tada! You're home.
BR
Tom

What partition manager for iMac equates to partition magic or Easeus?

Hopefully some one in the community can point in the direction of a free edition partition manager I can use to decrease the iMAC(GUID) partition to allow me to extend (possibly in Windows) the bootcamp partition(100Gb) on which I'm running Windows 7 with 16GB free space ONLY!
PS disc utility can't do this job on the iMAC MD094B/A model desktop.

The only free partition manager is Disk Utility. The only third-party partition manager is iPartition 3.4.1. If you wish to manage a Boot Camp partition then use Paragon Camptune X 10.

Help - cannot access moved workspace

Hi all, I have just moved my Flex projects from my E: drive to my C: drive, and removed my E drive with Partition Magic. When I start FB3 it tells me the workspace cannot be found - as expected - and prompts me for a new location. I give it the location and it bombs out with an error. The .log file is attached but the main expcetion seems to be "An error occurred while automatically activating bundle com.adobe.flexbuilder.apollo"
Any ideas how to resolve this are really appreciated.

I tried that first - unfortunately that didn't work either. In the end I have had to uninstall and reinstall FB3, then create a new workspace and import my projects into that.

Partitions and Video Editing - A No-No

The use of partitioning of HDD’s (Hard Disk Drives) is a hold-over from decades ago, when the OS’s could not see large HDD’s. This is now not a problem, up to 2TB.
Partitioning basically tells the OS that one has more physical HDD’s, than are actually available. The OS will now call for read/writes simultaneously, not realizing that it’s dealing with only one physical HDD. One of the first laws of physics is that an object cannot be in two places at the same time. In this case, it is the heads over different places on the platters at the same time. The OS expects this, and gets very confused, when there is a big hold up.
Partitions slow down the transfer of data and by a very large amount. They also cause much more wear and tear on a HDD, leading to premature failure. Because the data is spread much more with partitions, than if it had been written to a defragmented single HDD, even just the process of moving the heads is amplified - they must now travel over much larger distances, than without the partitions. This also leads to increased heat production, affecting everything in the case.
Especially with video editing, one wants to spread out the HDD workload (the work of the I/O subsystem) as much as is possible, and this spread needs to be over physical HDD’s and not logical HDD’s. That is why having more than one physical (very important) HDD is highly recommended. Two physical HDD’s is a start, three is better, and four would be excellent. This allows one to spread the workload over multiple HDD’s, increasing usable throughput.
The only reasons in this day and age, to use partitions, would be for system backup, or dual-boot setups. In the first, one would have a tiny partition holding an image of the OS, but this would not be accessed during normal work. The same would be for a dual-boot system, as one would have the programs installed on each partition for their respective OS’s. Both partitions would not be accessed at the same time.
Partitions are best done away with, especially if one wishes to have good I/O performance, longer HDD life, and a cooler case.
Hunt

Now, if that partition was done to provide you with a system recovery, then it will be quite small, and will also not be in use, when editing. It is just a small area, containing that recovery volume. If that is the case, I would leave it. Several computer mfgrs. do this, rather than provide a recovery DVD.
As for a safe method of altering partitioning, I once used Partition Magic. Back then, it was a stand-alone program, and worked very well. I never experienced any issue with it. However, since I last used it, it was acquired by Norton/Symantec. I have zero experience with the Norton/Symantec version, and cannot even comment whether it is still being offered. Perhaps others can recommend either it, or an alternative. I have not needed to remove a partition in many years, so just do not know what is currently available.
I would post to the Hardware Forum, as there are many IT folk, who frequent that forum, and will know what is current, and what works well.
Good luck, and wish that I had more to offer here.
Hunt

How do I move a partition using Windows 7?

I have a relatively new computer that runs on Windows 7 (W7). This is my first experience with a Windows OS newer than XP. On systems running XP and older operating systems I was in the habit of using OEM tools for partition management.
This particularly included Partition Magic and GParted. I have a strong preference for partitioning the hard drive into multiple partitions in order to separate the software, from the user data, and the temporary storage files. I'm also in the
habit of running more than one operating system partition. This would include both different operating systems as well as as different instances of the same operating system.
It looks to me like W7 includes more and possibly better partition management software than XP and earlier versions of Windows. One of the fundamental tasks is the need to move partitions around on a drive. Partition management software typically
has resizing capability. I'm accustomed to using such tools where you can either reduce or enlarge the size of the partition. The parameters that you need to supply include the amount of free space that you want to end up with both before and after
an existing partition. It looks like the W7 tools only allow you to specify the size that want when the operation is complete. They do NOT seem to allow you to precisely specify where the resulting partition ends up being located. It sort
of sounds like the resulting partition is always going to start at the same location, which means that these tools don't let you relocate the partition. If so that is most unfortunate and represents a serious deficiency.
Is there something I'm missing? In that, is it possible to move partitions? If W7 cannot do it are there recommended OEM tools with such capability? In that, is there a substitute for Partition Magic?

Hi,
In Windows 7, you can use Disk Management to locate your disk partition. In addition, you can also use Diskpart command in CMD console to allocate the partition.
Please refer to the conents of the link below for more details:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300415
Roger Lu
TechNet Community Support

How do I Partition Yosemite Boot Drive Using BCA?

I replaced the HD in my Mid 2010 27" IMac to achieve greater storage. The replacement went fine with no issues, and I then installed Yosemite (10.10.1) from scratch using the latest version of Diskmaker and installing the install version of Yosemite on to a USB thumb drive. The replacement drive is a 4.0Gb drive with no prior installations on it.
Everything has gone fine, and OSX Yosemite seemingly works great.
But I need to install Boot Camp and a fresh version of Windows 7, 64bit SP1, and it just won't work at the partition step before I ever get to the Windows installation.
When I use BCA I downloaded the drivers without a hitch, but when I go to the next step I encounter the error message, "The startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition. The startup disk must be formatted as a single Mac OS extended volume or already partitioned by Boot camp Assistant for installing Windows".
I have found a number of references to this error message, but none seem to describe my situation with a new, clean, install of Mavericks.
I have a bootable backup (via Carbon Copy Cloner), and have loaded current Yosemite compatible versions of Partition Magic and TechTools onto the external bootable drive, but cannot see any problems with the drive.
Before I progress any further with installing apps on to the new drive and I still have a clean Yosemite installation on the new HD, I want to resolve the issue since Windows 7 via Boot Camp (and not via virtual software!) is essential. The prior smaller HD had a Windows 7 Boot Camp installation that worked fine.
Options that might work:
1. Boot to the external drive, and create an MS-DOS partition manually using Disk Utilities, and then try to use that partition for Windows using BCA.
2. Use low level partitioning software or terminal mode to erase the small hidden OSX restore partition, which may be why BCA thinks I have more than one partition on the boot drive. This notion shows up in some of the threads on this web site, but why would Apple allow this problem since all installations of Yosemite presumably have the hidden restore partition?
3. My new 4Gb hard drive is a hybrid SSD/HD (ST4000DX001), but this type of drive seems to be the norm now, and I do not see where this would be a problem.
4. Erase the new drive, and install a clean version of the original OSX, (Lion, I believe for the mid 2010 27" IMac) using the internet and the Cmd-R command, subsequently updating the original OSX version to Yosemite after creating a Boot Camp partition (although I don't know if BCA would work from the original version of OSX for this machine. I really don't want to do this because of the time required for the internet download, but it would take me to the original OSX image which came with the machine.
I have no issues with my Yosemite installation, and backup is not a problem since my goal was to create a clean installation of OSX uncluttered with legacy apps.
I would be grateful for any experienced suggestions, or hypotheses as to the nature of the problem.
Thanks!!!!

You can use an external disk for store files and for Time Machine, but you have to create a second volume.
To create volumes on the external disk, use Disk Utility. See > http://pondini.org/OSX/DU3.html I recommend you to put as much space as you can for the Time Machine volume, because backups consume a lot and Time Machine starts deleting backups when the external disk is full

Cant Able to Create New partition after uninstall Ubuntu, Please help!

Hello Everyone,
i installed Ubuntu before but i don't like it, then what i did is, (i had windows 7 dual boot with ubuntu) while running windows 7, i deleted Swap area partition and home partition of Ubuntu, then i saw that partitions are combined which was fine, but when
i tried to create it, a error appeared that "there is not enough space available on the disk to complete this operation"
hence i cant able to create unused partition, how to fix that,
i even tried to create from windows 7 disk too, but same error,
Please help me.
PICTURE : http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/getfile/455232

Go to
http://download.cnet.com/EaseUS-Partition-Master-Free-Edition/3000-2248_4-10863346.html and download the Partition Magic utility.
This problem is caused by Windows not recognizing the Ubuntu partitions. Windows is not designed to work with foreign partitions so this problem is caused by Ubuntu.
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