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increase local disk capacity
how to increase local disk capacity from C: to D:? thanks
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I don't understand your question. Please try to explain in more detail what
you want to do. Please tell us about your hard drive(s). How many, and how are they partitioned? -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User "B&W801" wrote in message ... how to increase local disk capacity from C: to D:? thanks |
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thanks Gary, actually i would like to relocate some capacity from disk C:
said about 10 GB to add to disk D: which existing have 7.95GB so that disk D: will have total 17.95GB. my question is can i do that? "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... I don't understand your question. Please try to explain in more detail what you want to do. Please tell us about your hard drive(s). How many, and how are they partitioned? -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User "B&W801" wrote in message ... how to increase local disk capacity from C: to D:? thanks |
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First, let's get our terminology straight. Microsoft and others, over the
years, have thoroughly messed up technical definitions in this area. For the purposes of this discussion, a disk is a hard drive, and C:, D:, etc. are "partitions". I'm assuming these are two partitions on one drive. If that's not the case, post back before continuing. The only way to do what you want to do is to use a 3rd-party partitioning tool like Partition Magic or BootIt NG. I prefer BootIt NG, and for your purposes there's no need to purchase the product. Get BootIt NG at http://bootitng.com/bootitng.html Download button is at bottom. After downloading, extract the contents to a new folder, then run bootitng.exe. This will create a bootable installation floppy disk (you'll need a good floppy disk for this, of course.) Then leave the floppy in and hen restart. When the installer finishes loading, you'll be prompted to install. DO NOT do so. Instead, Cancel the installation. This will drop you into Maintenance Mode. From there, choose Partition Work. In partition Work, click on the C:\ partition. It won't be named C:\, but you should have no trouble figuring out which it is, probably the top one, but your machine's manufacturer may have placed hidden partitions on your drive, so pay close attention, and if in doubt, figure it out *first*. Once you've selected your C:\ partition, click on "Resize". Put in the new size in MegaBytes. You don't say what size the current C:\, but to calculate the number of MB, multiply the number of GB you desire times 1024. (See below for further discussion of partition sizes.) Then proceed. Once the C:\ partition has been shrunk, select the D:\ partition and then choose "Slide." Simply enter 0 for the value "Free space before..." (I forget the exact language, but it's obvious.) Once the Slide is finished, then Resize the same partition to fill the remaining space. Now, a word about Partition Size. The ideal maximum size for the OS partition in Windows 98, 98SE and ME (which is always C:\), is 8192 MB, or 8 GB. The reason is that once you go over 8 GB, the FAT32 file system wants to enlarge the cluster size from 4 KB to 8, 16 or 32 KB. However, WIn98, 98SE and ME are built to make particularly efficient use of 4KB clusters. Memory is organized into 4KB "pages"--perhaps you can intuit why 4KB clusters are ideal in this case. If you want a more detailed lesson in clusters, pages, etc. see www.pcguide.com. You don't say how large your current C:\ partition is, but if the deduction of 10GB still leaves a partition larger than 8GB, consider either adding the excess (above 8GB) to D:\, or create a new partition to take care of it. I like having a partition that's dedicated to TEMP and Temporary Internet Files. Gets those volatile files (volatile in the sense that lots of files are getting written, deleted, rewritten, etc.) out of the OS partition where they have a tendency to cause problems. The size for such a partition should be at least 2GB, but I find 4GB to be even more efficient, since apps like WinZip can demand a lot of temporary disk space. (There are other good uses for this TEMP partition, but we'll leave that alone for now. I like to put this TEMP partition right after the C:\ partition, but if you have any Registry or other configuration files that reference D:\, you will encounter errors if you change its letter to E:\. It won't be as efficient in performance, but one solution is to put the TEMP partition at the end of the disk. If you want to delve into this additional partition idea, feel free to ask. Only bit of info that is currently missing is how large the hard drive is in total. I suggest that before you post back, go get BING (BootIt NG), create the floppy and reboot to it, and check to see if there are any hidden partitions. Won't probably be labeled "Hidden", but it will be obvious. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User "B&W801" wrote in message ... thanks Gary, actually i would like to relocate some capacity from disk C: said about 10 GB to add to disk D: which existing have 7.95GB so that disk D: will have total 17.95GB. my question is can i do that? "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... I don't understand your question. Please try to explain in more detail what you want to do. Please tell us about your hard drive(s). How many, and how are they partitioned? -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User "B&W801" wrote in message ... how to increase local disk capacity from C: to D:? thanks |
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thank you for your informative guides in solving my problem.
"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... First, let's get our terminology straight. Microsoft and others, over the years, have thoroughly messed up technical definitions in this area. For the purposes of this discussion, a disk is a hard drive, and C:, D:, etc. are "partitions". I'm assuming these are two partitions on one drive. If that's not the case, post back before continuing. The only way to do what you want to do is to use a 3rd-party partitioning tool like Partition Magic or BootIt NG. I prefer BootIt NG, and for your purposes there's no need to purchase the product. Get BootIt NG at http://bootitng.com/bootitng.html Download button is at bottom. After downloading, extract the contents to a new folder, then run bootitng.exe. This will create a bootable installation floppy disk (you'll need a good floppy disk for this, of course.) Then leave the floppy in and hen restart. When the installer finishes loading, you'll be prompted to install. DO NOT do so. Instead, Cancel the installation. This will drop you into Maintenance Mode. From there, choose Partition Work. In partition Work, click on the C:\ partition. It won't be named C:\, but you should have no trouble figuring out which it is, probably the top one, but your machine's manufacturer may have placed hidden partitions on your drive, so pay close attention, and if in doubt, figure it out *first*. Once you've selected your C:\ partition, click on "Resize". Put in the new size in MegaBytes. You don't say what size the current C:\, but to calculate the number of MB, multiply the number of GB you desire times 1024. (See below for further discussion of partition sizes.) Then proceed. Once the C:\ partition has been shrunk, select the D:\ partition and then choose "Slide." Simply enter 0 for the value "Free space before..." (I forget the exact language, but it's obvious.) Once the Slide is finished, then Resize the same partition to fill the remaining space. Now, a word about Partition Size. The ideal maximum size for the OS partition in Windows 98, 98SE and ME (which is always C:\), is 8192 MB, or 8 GB. The reason is that once you go over 8 GB, the FAT32 file system wants to enlarge the cluster size from 4 KB to 8, 16 or 32 KB. However, WIn98, 98SE and ME are built to make particularly efficient use of 4KB clusters. Memory is organized into 4KB "pages"--perhaps you can intuit why 4KB clusters are ideal in this case. If you want a more detailed lesson in clusters, pages, etc. see www.pcguide.com. You don't say how large your current C:\ partition is, but if the deduction of 10GB still leaves a partition larger than 8GB, consider either adding the excess (above 8GB) to D:\, or create a new partition to take care of it. I like having a partition that's dedicated to TEMP and Temporary Internet Files. Gets those volatile files (volatile in the sense that lots of files are getting written, deleted, rewritten, etc.) out of the OS partition where they have a tendency to cause problems. The size for such a partition should be at least 2GB, but I find 4GB to be even more efficient, since apps like WinZip can demand a lot of temporary disk space. (There are other good uses for this TEMP partition, but we'll leave that alone for now. I like to put this TEMP partition right after the C:\ partition, but if you have any Registry or other configuration files that reference D:\, you will encounter errors if you change its letter to E:\. It won't be as efficient in performance, but one solution is to put the TEMP partition at the end of the disk. If you want to delve into this additional partition idea, feel free to ask. Only bit of info that is currently missing is how large the hard drive is in total. I suggest that before you post back, go get BING (BootIt NG), create the floppy and reboot to it, and check to see if there are any hidden partitions. Won't probably be labeled "Hidden", but it will be obvious. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User "B&W801" wrote in message ... thanks Gary, actually i would like to relocate some capacity from disk C: said about 10 GB to add to disk D: which existing have 7.95GB so that disk D: will have total 17.95GB. my question is can i do that? "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... I don't understand your question. Please try to explain in more detail what you want to do. Please tell us about your hard drive(s). How many, and how are they partitioned? -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User "B&W801" wrote in message ... how to increase local disk capacity from C: to D:? thanks |
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Bon voyage, s.
-- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User "B&W801" wrote in message ... thank you for your informative guides in solving my problem. "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... First, let's get our terminology straight. Microsoft and others, over the years, have thoroughly messed up technical definitions in this area. For the purposes of this discussion, a disk is a hard drive, and C:, D:, etc. are "partitions". I'm assuming these are two partitions on one drive. If that's not the case, post back before continuing. The only way to do what you want to do is to use a 3rd-party partitioning tool like Partition Magic or BootIt NG. I prefer BootIt NG, and for your purposes there's no need to purchase the product. Get BootIt NG at http://bootitng.com/bootitng.html Download button is at bottom. After downloading, extract the contents to a new folder, then run bootitng.exe. This will create a bootable installation floppy disk (you'll need a good floppy disk for this, of course.) Then leave the floppy in and hen restart. When the installer finishes loading, you'll be prompted to install. DO NOT do so. Instead, Cancel the installation. This will drop you into Maintenance Mode. From there, choose Partition Work. In partition Work, click on the C:\ partition. It won't be named C:\, but you should have no trouble figuring out which it is, probably the top one, but your machine's manufacturer may have placed hidden partitions on your drive, so pay close attention, and if in doubt, figure it out *first*. Once you've selected your C:\ partition, click on "Resize". Put in the new size in MegaBytes. You don't say what size the current C:\, but to calculate the number of MB, multiply the number of GB you desire times 1024. (See below for further discussion of partition sizes.) Then proceed. Once the C:\ partition has been shrunk, select the D:\ partition and then choose "Slide." Simply enter 0 for the value "Free space before..." (I forget the exact language, but it's obvious.) Once the Slide is finished, then Resize the same partition to fill the remaining space. Now, a word about Partition Size. The ideal maximum size for the OS partition in Windows 98, 98SE and ME (which is always C:\), is 8192 MB, or 8 GB. The reason is that once you go over 8 GB, the FAT32 file system wants to enlarge the cluster size from 4 KB to 8, 16 or 32 KB. However, WIn98, 98SE and ME are built to make particularly efficient use of 4KB clusters. Memory is organized into 4KB "pages"--perhaps you can intuit why 4KB clusters are ideal in this case. If you want a more detailed lesson in clusters, pages, etc. see www.pcguide.com. You don't say how large your current C:\ partition is, but if the deduction of 10GB still leaves a partition larger than 8GB, consider either adding the excess (above 8GB) to D:\, or create a new partition to take care of it. I like having a partition that's dedicated to TEMP and Temporary Internet Files. Gets those volatile files (volatile in the sense that lots of files are getting written, deleted, rewritten, etc.) out of the OS partition where they have a tendency to cause problems. The size for such a partition should be at least 2GB, but I find 4GB to be even more efficient, since apps like WinZip can demand a lot of temporary disk space. (There are other good uses for this TEMP partition, but we'll leave that alone for now. I like to put this TEMP partition right after the C:\ partition, but if you have any Registry or other configuration files that reference D:\, you will encounter errors if you change its letter to E:\. It won't be as efficient in performance, but one solution is to put the TEMP partition at the end of the disk. If you want to delve into this additional partition idea, feel free to ask. Only bit of info that is currently missing is how large the hard drive is in total. I suggest that before you post back, go get BING (BootIt NG), create the floppy and reboot to it, and check to see if there are any hidden partitions. Won't probably be labeled "Hidden", but it will be obvious. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User "B&W801" wrote in message ... thanks Gary, actually i would like to relocate some capacity from disk C: said about 10 GB to add to disk D: which existing have 7.95GB so that disk D: will have total 17.95GB. my question is can i do that? "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... I don't understand your question. Please try to explain in more detail what you want to do. Please tell us about your hard drive(s). How many, and how are they partitioned? -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User "B&W801" wrote in message ... how to increase local disk capacity from C: to D:? thanks |
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I just want to thank you for this concise and lucid solution. I got my Thinkpad almost 5 years ago and have had problems since day one with the absurdly small c: drive mandated by the OEM installation; I had given up on finding a solution until I came across this. Thanks again! -- jpmanning ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Posted via http://www.mcse.ms ------------------------------------------------------------------------ View this thread: http://www.mcse.ms/message1829730.html |
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