![]() Tell the program what to name it, what kind of partition you want, how big you want it and where to place it. Just drag or specify how large you want the partition to be, and, provided that space is indeed available, it will make it so.Ĭreating new partitions is also easy. ![]() This makes it impossible for iPartition to shrink the volume as it would mean losing that information, and the program is designed to keep your information intact.įortunately the solution is close at hand, and you can easily use a defragmentation utility to move all the information to the beginning of the volume, leaving a nice big, continuous empty chunk of space at the end of the volume, which would allow you to shrink it.Įxpanding an existing volume is much simpler since you need free, unpartitioned space for it. While the Finder might report that a volume is half empty, without it actually being an error, there might be information that was fragmented and lies near the end of the volume. ![]() Regardless of how you choose to go about it, you must boot from an alternative source to make any changes to your normal boot drive.Īnother thing that can interfere with the resizing process, especially shrinking, is fragmentation. You can either use a special boot CD, or, if you happen to have another Mac, you can turn the target machine into an expensive external drive using the FireWire Target Mode. So to change anything on that drive you have to boot up from an alternative drive. This is an OS X limitation which prevents you from making any changes. In theory, that is all you need to do, however there are other factors that can make this a bit more complicated.įor one thing, you cannot work on the current boot drive. Simply select the drive you want, then the partition you want changed, then either type in the new desired size in the inspector window, or the partitions tab to visually resize the partition by dragging its end point. Resizing existing partitions is made very easy. The program can also do a large variety of other things such as reordering the partitions, and the changing of partition related options.Įverything you do in iPartition is done through a very visually orientated interface, and everything is highly intuitive, provided you have dealt with partitions before and know what they are and how they work. IPartition is a program that will let you resize existing partitions, by either shrinking or enlarging them, as well as create new partitions, all this while keeping all your valuable information intact. However, many new users start using their machine straight off and are in a bit of a jam when it comes to later partitioning it.įortunately, software that can repartition a drive without tossing out all the information on it has been around for quite some time, and iPartition is a fine example. Those of users that live and swear by at least two partitions, one for the system and at least one other for information, will instantly format the drive and repartition it. This situation is especially pesky since all Macs come, by default, with only one partition with everything on it. Sure, you can always opt to just wipe the entire drive and then partition it, but not everyone would be that open to losing all the available information, and things get even more complicated when you have a massive amount of information that makes traditional backup methods a huge chore. However, repartitioning an existing drive can be a bit trickier, especially if you want to keep the data you have around. Partitioning and formatting new hard drives is a pretty straightforward thing. ![]()
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