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08-23-2008
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| | Can't reduce size of drive C: enough Hi, I have just bought a new computer with vista and a 750go hard disk. I now want to reduce the c: partition to a minimum - I always do that with my computers, I would like to reduce it to about 100 go and have a "data" partition with the rest. But when I try to reduce the size of c: , I can only reduce it to 350 go. Do you know why ? With XP I never had pbs reducing to whatever I wanted. Thnaks Antoine |
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08-23-2008
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| | Re: Can't reduce size of drive C: enough tony;90440 Wrote: Quote: > Hi, > > I have just bought a new computer with vista and a 750go hard disk. I > now want to reduce the c: partition to a minimum - I always do that > with my computers, I would like to reduce it to about 100 go and have > a "data" partition with the rest. > > But when I try to reduce the size of c: , I can only reduce it to 350 > go. Do you know why ? With XP I never had pbs reducing to whatever I > wanted. > Thnaks > Antoine 'Free Up Lost Disk Space in Windows Vista' (http://www.winvistaclub.com/t73.html) 'How To Resize, Extend, Shrink, Delete, Merge Partitions In Vista.' (http://www.winvistaclub.com/t11.html) -- HappyAndyK www.WinVistaClub.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HappyAndyK's Profile: http://winvistaclub.com/forum/member.php?userid=4 View this thread: http://winvistaclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20402 |
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08-23-2008
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| | Re: Can't reduce size of drive C: enough On 23 août, 16:24, HappyAndyK <HappyAndyK.3el...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > tony;90440 Wrote: > Quote: > > Hi, Quote: > > I have just bought a new computer with vista and a 750go hard disk. I > > now want to reduce the c: partition to a minimum - I always do that > > with my computers, I would like to reduce it to about 100 go and have > > a "data" partition with the rest. Quote: > > But when I try to reduce the size of c: , I can only reduce it to 350 > > go. Do you know why ? With XP I never had pbs reducing to whatever I > > wanted. > > Thnaks > > Antoine > These two may help you: > 'Free Up Lost Disk Space in Windows Vista' > (http://www.winvistaclub.com/t73.html) > 'How To Resize, Extend, Shrink, Delete, Merge Partitions In Vista.' > (http://www.winvistaclub.com/t11.html) > > -- > HappyAndyK > > www.WinVistaClub.com > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > HappyAndyK's Profile:http://winvistaclub.com/forum/member.php?userid=4 > View this thread:http://winvistaclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20402 I am doing is right. But it's not saying why I can't reduce to less than 350 go... Any idea ? |
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08-23-2008
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| | Re: Can't reduce size of drive C: enough The built-in shrink utility will be able to decrease the partition size till it bumps against the first unmovable/locked system file. If you want to decrease the partition further you will need a 3rd party Disk Management tool. I use Acronis Disk Director suite (ver 11.0 build 8027). It is 100% Vista compatible. After installing the above program, create the emergency CD. Reboot the computer and boot up with this CD. Do your partition work from there. You will not be hampered with locked files. -- Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience "tony" <antoine.leblanc@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:a815bcc1-bf64-4b1a-a04d-72ff737f323c@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi, > > I have just bought a new computer with vista and a 750go hard disk. I > now want to reduce the c: partition to a minimum - I always do that > with my computers, I would like to reduce it to about 100 go and have > a "data" partition with the rest. > > But when I try to reduce the size of c: , I can only reduce it to 350 > go. Do you know why ? With XP I never had pbs reducing to whatever I > wanted. > Thnaks > Antoine |
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