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    where to get partition magic?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Lisaw, Sep 16, 2006.

  1. Lisaw

    Lisaw Notebook Consultant

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    I'm hearing a lot about this program and have seen a lot of sites with downloads - are they all the same program? Is there something other than the expensive symantec program that people use successfully?

    I have an Asus W7J with 100g hardrive - it came partitioned and I changed to NFTS - but before I read about cluster sizes.

    So I would like some guidance regarding cluster size (I have 512) and partition sizes for a 100g hd. What works best?

    Thanks :)

    Lisa
     
    Lisaw, Sep 16, 2006
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  2. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Partition Magic is a program you must buy.

    I'm not sure if there is a freeware version of it, but it was the best $80 I've spent a few years ago :)
     
    coriolis, Sep 16, 2006
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  3. Lisaw

    Lisaw Notebook Consultant

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    It certainly looks good. What do you recommend regarding partition size and cluster size?
     
    Lisaw, Sep 16, 2006
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  4. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    It depends, for me, I have a 100gb HD and I usually have tons of music, video files, pictures, etc., so 20% for c, 75% for d: and there is a 3rd one for system files which takes up the rest of the space.
     
    coriolis, Sep 16, 2006
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  5. Lisaw

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    thanks - that's exactly what I wanted to know.
     
    Lisaw, Sep 16, 2006
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  6. usapatriot

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    can u just create a partition with partition magic trial and the uninstall it?
     
    usapatriot, Sep 16, 2006
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  7. Jalf

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    You should usually just leave cluster size at the default settings.
     
    Jalf, Sep 16, 2006
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    Try searching Google for the GPartEd LiveCD - it's a free, Unix-based GUI tool similar to Partition Magic, but arguably more powerful.
     
    lowlymarine, Sep 16, 2006
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  9. usapatriot

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    k thx.....
     
    usapatriot, Sep 16, 2006
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  10. Qhs

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    Just as Jalf stated, leave cluster size to default.
     
    Qhs, Sep 16, 2006
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  11. Lisaw

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    thank you very much
     
    Lisaw, Sep 16, 2006
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    I picked it up at buy.com yesterday and made 5 bux after rebates
     
    TroyBoy30, Sep 18, 2006
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  13. Ice-Tea

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    No you can't. The trial version shows what you can do, but doesn't actually make any changes ;)
     
    Ice-Tea, Sep 18, 2006
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