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Tophat665 · 04-04-2009, 09:11 AM

Hey there, folks. I'm hoping I can get some of your expertise to help me understand how to fix a disk space problem I am having. When the Missus installed Windows XP on this computer, she put it on an 8 Gb partition (the H: Drive), and then put the balance of the 250gb drive on another partition (the C: Drive). She and my daughters have installed everything they use onto the H Drive, with the effect that I am getting consistent low space errors.

The Physical Drive is a Samsung SP2504C, which is a Spinpoint P120 SATA disk with 250GB total space.

Both partitions are NTFS, with the H: Drive the Boot Partition, and C: apparently the system partition (I have no idea what sort of cockamamie scheme she had with this install.).

What I would like to do is take some unused space from the C Drive (which has 174GB free) and expand the H: drive to about 40 Gb.

I am looking for a free (whether freeware or native utilities) way to do this that ideally involves the lowest risk of data loss, and the fewest possible steps.

Can y'all give me a hand, please? Or at least point me to TFM, as it were.

Many thanks.

04-04-2009, 09:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
Tophat665 Minion of the scaléd ones Location: Northeast Jesusland	Resize Win XP Partitions without losing data. Can I get some advice? Hey there, folks. I'm hoping I can get some of your expertise to help me understand how to fix a disk space problem I am having. When the Missus installed Windows XP on this computer, she put it on an 8 Gb partition (the H: Drive), and then put the balance of the 250gb drive on another partition (the C: Drive). She and my daughters have installed everything they use onto the H Drive, with the effect that I am getting consistent low space errors. The Physical Drive is a Samsung SP2504C, which is a Spinpoint P120 SATA disk with 250GB total space. Both partitions are NTFS, with the H: Drive the Boot Partition, and C: apparently the system partition (I have no idea what sort of cockamamie scheme she had with this install.). What I would like to do is take some unused space from the C Drive (which has 174GB free) and expand the H: drive to about 40 Gb. I am looking for a free (whether freeware or native utilities) way to do this that ideally involves the lowest risk of data loss, and the fewest possible steps. Can y'all give me a hand, please? Or at least point me to TFM, as it were. Many thanks. __________________ Light a man a fire, and he will be warm while it burns. Set a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life.