[GRLUG] backup/restore & changing partition size

[Michael Mol]

On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 12:58 PM, Philip Robar <philip.robar at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 11:02 AM, Jeff DeFouw <jeffd at i2k.com> wrote:
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>> I've used ntfsresize on Linux (part of ntfsprogs) to grow an NTFS
>> filesystem into a larger partition on a replacement hard disk.  It also
>> does shrinking.  Some of the GUI partition tools use ntfsresize.  After
>> you shrink it, you can use the low level backup/restore tools.
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> gparted puts a nice GUI on top of ntfsresize. You can down a live CD image
> from their site or run it from a Linux installtion.
> Phil

FWIW, the last time I tried ntfsresize, it balked at moving the
"immovable" areas on the filesystem. Typically, that'll be
hiberfile.sys, the MBR and the page file.


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