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Resizing C Drive in Vista


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I just got a new computer and am in the middle of setting it up. But I've hit a snag.

First, before anyone says "google it", I have. The instructions to alter and partition your hard drive in Vista isn't the problem, it's getting it to go to the size I want.

Windows and it's various components are currently sitting around 16.8 gigs. I see no reason to have windows and my other non-windows stuff on one large drive, so I want to set C: to about 50 gigs or so. That way, I can keep windows intact and seperate from everything else should I need to do anything with it.

The thing is, Vista refuses to let me get C: any smaller than 345 gigs. I can't make a partition any larger than 120 gigs. No matter what I do, and what I look up, it refuses to allow any other sizes.

Anyone got an idea on how to make windows stop being so stupid when it comes to partition sizes?

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Not sure why your Vista is doing that, I've had a partition with Vista as small as 120gb before so dunno what's going on there.

I've been lucky enough to use (for free) Symantec's Partition Magic which worked like a charm when I wanted to split my storage drive into 120gb partitions to try out Windows 7. I'm not sure what other software is out there that's like Partition Magic (the damned [no pun intended] thing is $69.95) but there's a free trial version that might suit your needs. Check the limitations on the free version though. http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Hard-Disk-Utils/Partition-Magic.shtml

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