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Old January 16th 10, 04:23 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
John John - MVP[_2_]
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Default Can you partition a C drive without deleting what is on it?

Patti Barden wrote:
Using XP SP3, 500GB drive

Can I partition my C drive that has no partitions on but has the OS and data
and programs on it without
deleting anything?


Not to nitpick, but your C: drive *does* have a partition, the C: drive
*is* a partition.


Seems I have read it is not possible. I would like two partitions one for
data and one for OS and programs
so when I do a Disk Check or degrag it doesn't take so long.


You will have to use a third party tool like Terabyte's BootItNg or
Easus Partition Manager or other to do this.

MAKE SURE that you backup all your precious files before doing any
partition work! These tools are for most part safe to use but glitches
and errors while doing partition work can quickly lead to catastrophic
loss of all the data on the disk!

John
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