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    Partition a Windows External HD

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by M@lew, Nov 28, 2006.

  1. M@lew

    M@lew Notebook Evangelist

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    If I partition an external HD that's formatted with FAT32 with a Mac partition, will I lose any data I have on it already?
     
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    It's likely that you would.
     
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    Wooky Notebook Evangelist

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    What do you mean? if you mantain the original FAT32 partition and add another Mac partition at the end, then it is possible that you won't loose any data - providing data is not fragmented and not at the place the new partition will take, obviously. But there is always a risk, a backup is highly recommended in re-partitioning.
     
    Wooky, Nov 28, 2006
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