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  1. skllcandy

    skllcandy Regular member

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    ok...i have a 40 gb hd. all one partition....is there any free program out there that can get me to have 2 partitions? or do i even neeed a program to make a partition?

    help plz
     
  2. onya

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    Follow the prompts, and all should be ok.

    Cheers.
     
  3. ddp

    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    but save your info for just incase.
     
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  4. onya

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    Thanks for that ddp, at least your on the ball as usual. :)

    Cheers all.

    EDIT: Just noticed that meself! shame on you...LOL
     
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    i try to be but just noticed in your quote of mine that i typed safe instead of save which i edited in my post.
     
  6. skllcandy

    skllcandy Regular member

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    for some reason that wont work...when i go into computer management and right click on my drive (c)i can't make a new partition...do i have to have unallocated space or anything like that?
     
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    Without a format C:, or a program like Partition Magic, there is no way that you are going to create a partition on a hard drive that has been formatted and has data on it.

    Follow ddp's links.
     
  9. skllcandy

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    ok....i got it all figured out...i was able to get the iso for partition magic and got it to partition it... :)
     

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