[SATLUG] G/Parted + NTFS

[Channing]

Don Wright wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:45:04 -0500, Channing <Channing.ML at channingc.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> Okay, I finally had some time to dedicate to this project over the past 
>> two weekends.  I cannot say I was successful except in the most modest 
>> of ways.  I was able to reduce D: from 99G to 91G freeing up space at 
>> the beginning of the drive.  I rebooted and after a long wait for 
>> chkdisk to validate the filesystem (there was a hair-raising delay in 
>> stage 2 where the index check took over 5 minutes before it displayed 
>> any evidence of progress).  Once up, C & D were fine, and there was 7Gig 
>> space between the two.  However, the C drive will not expand.  It will 
>> not do so using G/Parted, or using the O/S tools.  I think this has 
>> something to do with disallowing boot/system partition expansion, but 
>> I'm still confirming that one.
>>     
>
> I've seen minor errors (hidden by MS) in the NTFS partition prevent GParted from
> functioning. I suggest setting Windows to check/fix on startup, then defrag, then
> shutdown/restart immediately afterward so minimal changes to filesystem occur. Now try
> GParted again. Be sure there is free space immediately following the C: partition, and
>   

> that it isn't in the logical partition wrapper that may be around your other partitions.
>   
I think this is the problem.  The D drive was/is logical, so when I 
freed space it was in the "logical partition wrapper" (as you put it).  
I'm starting to think that my only option is going to be to delete D, 
resize C, recreate D, restore D's files. 

Of course, I'm ALWAYS open to other easier ideas. <sigh> 

C-

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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
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