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   JJ to Steve Urbach   
   Re: Free tool for resizing ntfs partitio   
   01 Dec 12 06:08:55   
   
   From: jaejunks@glegooilma-swapit.com   
      
   Steve Urbach  wrote:   
   >>How about the partition Wizard, it's free. You may google it.   
   > or Parted (or Gparted, runs on a bootable (Ubuntu Linux) CD), handles   
   > MOST partition types, not just NTFS (but be careful, I ruined a W2K   
   > system by deleting the small 'unknown' at the end. Turns out that was   
   > a REQUIRED piece of a 'dynamic' disk, span attempt. :(  )   
      
   I'd avoid using Dynamic Disk (GPT) and stick to Basic Disk (MBR). Simply   
   because recovery tools that fully support GPT are still rare. If GPT is   
   required, I'd avoid using a fragmented volume, since the chance of recovery   
   is significantly lower.   
      
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