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    using partition magic

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by abdodragon, Jan 16, 2009.

  1. abdodragon

    abdodragon Notebook Enthusiast

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    i want to know if there is any harm that can be caused by using partition magic to shrink the space of one volume and add it to another one.because i heared from some of my friends that it can cause some damag to the hard disk :confused: e
     
    abdodragon, Jan 16, 2009
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  2. deeastman

    deeastman Notebook Deity

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    You won't cause any physical damage to your HD.

    Be sure you backup any data you can't stand to lose and have a method to restore the OS software on your HD. As with any software that can modify disk parameters such as partition sizes you could corrupt the data on your drive if you aren't careful and have to restore the software on your system.
     
    deeastman, Jan 16, 2009
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  3. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    There is always a chance of corrupting/losing data when shrinking a partition full of data. This is why it's very important to backup all the data before shrinking a volume like deeastman stated. Also, I'd suggest Acronis Disk Director over Partition Magic.
     
    stewie, Jan 16, 2009
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  4. hendra

    hendra Notebook Virtuoso

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    I got my disk corrupted after running Partition Magic. And one word of warning: do not use it if you have Vista or if you have large hard drive (>134GB). Partition Magic is quite old and never been updated since May 2004.
     
    hendra, Jan 16, 2009
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  5. abdodragon

    abdodragon Notebook Enthusiast

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    thx for ur replies.so Acronis Disk Director is better than partition magic. i have a 250gb hd and windows vista home(tried to shrink the volume using disk managment but the available shrink space is 0mb)
     
    abdodragon, Jan 16, 2009
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  6. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I second Stewie. I had partition magic crash my hdd once, leaving me to format and reinstall; on the other hand, I've found Acronis Disk Director to be quite useful at juggling and rejiggering partitions.
     
    Shyster1, Jan 16, 2009
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  7. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    Acronis Disk Director is up-to-date with Vista, and I've shrunk many Vista system partitions without any problems.
     
    stewie, Jan 16, 2009
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  8. KimoT

    KimoT Are we not men?

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    You should also run ccleaner and defrag your hard drive before changing your partitions. If everything is compact and in good order, you'll have less chance of corrupting data. Not no chance, so don't forget to back up your data.
     
    KimoT, Jan 16, 2009
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