Re: [PCWorks] After a HD image/clone restore to a new larger HD results in an odd unnamed 'phantom partition', how to get it back to C:?
- From: "Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin" <PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2010 09:48:53 -0500
I wonder if their Partition Master will do the same as this:
http://download.cnet.com/EASEUS-Partition-Recovery/3000-2248_4-75279786.html
-Clint
----- Original Message -----
This particular time it was Comodo Backup (more info on that in a later
post, they have great and free software).
Thanks I'll look into that. I guess it's mostly curiosity because
'theoretically' C: is faster as it is now because "C" is at the outer
edges of the platter (which results in better performance, i.e. aka
"short-stroking"). But of course there's point of diminishing returns
if C gets not enough free space on it.
-Clint
God Bless,
Clint Hamilton, Owner
www.OrpheusComputing.com/Halloween-sales-specials.html
www.OrpheusComputing.com
www.ComputersCustomBuilt.com
www.OrpheusComputing.com/cheap_reliable_web_hosting.html
www.OrpheusComputing.com/PCworks-computer-help-email-list.html
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Moore"
Which imaging software are you using? Most will now automatically
resize as
well as restore the image. You need something like the old Partition
Magic
to add that 20 gb to your C drive. I've heard good things about Easeus
Partition Manager.
http://download.cnet.com/Easeus-Partition-Master-Home-Edition/3000-2248_4-10863346.html
It's free and would be worth a try.
Ben Moore
-----Original Message-----
A few days back I had to run a restore from a disk image (some kind of
SERIOUS corruption that even after several hours of DOS commands I still
couldn't get it to boot). I had new HD so I decided to just use it.
Since this particular backup I tried won't run from DOS, I had to
install XP on the new HD, install the backup software, then it restored
the backup image from the old HD.
That works, but previously, and this time, I partitioned the main C:
drive as C and D. With the old HD it was something roughly like 50gb
and 23gb respectively (74gb Raptor). The partitions were not the same
size on the new HD because it's twice the size (150gb VelociRaptor), I
made them about 75/75gb on the new one.
When the restore was complete I was left with a strange "phantom
partition" of about 20gb. C: showed the **TOTAL** size of only about
~49gb (which is probably the size of the ORIGINAL imaged C: partition),
even though it was partitioned to be 75gb on the NEW HD. D: says it's
about 71gb, which IS as it was partitioned.
When I looked at "Computer Management" and "Disk Management", in between
"Main drive C:" and "Storage D:" is this "Free Space" partition of about
~20gb. Evidently the backup not only mirrored the data, but also **all
physicalities of** the partition.
I tried to delete that odd partition to reclaim the space, but the space
went to the D partition. How can I get it to go back to the C:
partition? I need to find a way to tell XP that this ~20gb space is
PART OF the C: partition and not D.
Thanks,
-Clint
=========================
The list's FAQ's can be seen by sending an email to
PCWorks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with FAQ in the subject line.
To unsubscribe, subscribe, set Digest or Vacation to on or off, go to
//www.freelists.org/list/pcworks . You can also send an email to
PCWorks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with Unsubscribe in the subject line. Your
member list settings can be found at
//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi/l=pcworks . Once logged in, you have
access to numerous other email options.
The list archives are located at //www.freelists.org/archives/pcworks/ .
All email posted to the list will be placed there in the event anyone needs to
look for previous posts.
-zxdjhu-
Other related posts:
