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Free and easy way to resize an NTFS partition
I recently had the need to resize the virtual disk on the VMWare image. VMWare includes a handy tool for resizing a virtual disk, but of course that doesn't resize the partition on the disk. Partition Magic has long been the tool of choice for this kind of thing, but this time I decided to see if there was anything else "out there". Turns out there is - a utility called Ntfsresize.

Ntfsresize is actually a Linux command-line utility which is included, along with a fairly easy to use GUI called QTPartEd, on a variety of Linux distributions.  In particular, it's included on the Knoppix LiveCD (at the moment not the absolute latest version of Ntfsresize, but near enough), which means you can boot straight from a CD and resize your partitions without having to install any software at all. The GUI was easy enough that even a Linux novice like me could figure it out. VERY handy, and it worked great on my VM image.  Recommended.


Published Saturday, January 07, 2006 9:49 PM by kevindente

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# re: Free and easy way to resize an NTFS partition@ Sunday, January 08, 2006 2:02 AM

Once linux tools work bugfree they are a great addition. Knoppix in particular allowed me to rescue my system when my harddisc was dying.

I can wholeheartedly recommend ntfsclone aswell (http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/man/ntfsclone.html). Its a great thing to see your complete partition being cloned to an ext2 partition (as a file) on an external usb hd drive. Then, after hd upgrade I cloned it back to a new disc and used ntfsresize.


Amanjit Gill

# re: Free and easy way to resize an NTFS partition@ Monday, April 02, 2007 4:12 PM

I tried this method and it works great. I got a new computer from dell for a really good deal (practically a steal) but it came with vista and yet no cd. I still need vista (to play bf 2142 and the like) but i wanted linux for everything else. This worked great. Thanx man!

ShAdEd_PaSt

# re: Free and easy way to resize an NTFS partition@ Wednesday, July 18, 2007 2:37 PM

It just worked like a champ.  Not a hitch.  Thanks!

Kevin K

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# re: Free and easy way to resize an NTFS partition@ Monday, July 07, 2008 11:30 PM

I google partition manager find some freeware bellow:

paragon  www.partition-manager.com

I have not used,no comment!

easeus partition manager

I download from brother soft

www.brothersoft.com/easeus-partition-manager-51814.html

It worked OK, but failed when i tried to  merge partition. so i have to allocated the free space to another partition. Partition magic may merge two partitions which will cost you $69.95

cute partition manager

www.giveawayoftheday.com/.../partition_download.shtml

meachel

# Resize a Virtual Disk with VMware Converter « Vmware virtual machine’s Blog@ Monday, December 22, 2008 2:31 AM

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# re: Free and easy way to resize an NTFS partition@ Wednesday, January 21, 2009 6:04 AM

Great suggestion !

I used the systemrescuecd-x86-1.0.2, it has gparted on it.

This is what I did;

1) create a new larger VDI image in VirtualBox manager

2) boot VirtualBox from iso and both partitions available.

3) copied the old to the new partition.

4) resized the new partition (maybe could have been done in previous step).

5) set the boot flag on the new partiton.

6) reboot from new partition

7) done !

Tony

# re: Free and easy way to resize an NTFS partition@ Wednesday, June 17, 2009 9:49 AM

ntfsresize worked great for me! Thanks for the tip.

Jerrry

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