smeghead009 Posted March 29, 2005 Posted March 29, 2005 it time for spring cleaning but i dont have enough room to back up all my stuff is there a way to make a partitian(SP) on a currently used drive to use as a back up while you format the rest of it ? ive got like 40-50gigs of stuff i dont want to loose im a pack-rat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanaf Posted March 29, 2005 Posted March 29, 2005 get "Partiition Expert" from Acronis. it's realy useful and powerful tool Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeremy Posted March 29, 2005 Posted March 29, 2005 Yeah, you're going to have to get some sort of partition tool. I don't think theres a free one, so you'll probably have to spend some cash. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exeter_acres Posted March 29, 2005 Posted March 29, 2005 I use Partition Magic, but Yes, you can do what you are suggesting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobalt Posted March 29, 2005 Posted March 29, 2005 If you happend to have a DVD burner, a 80 gig backup takes around 5 dvd's with nero back up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanaf Posted March 29, 2005 Posted March 29, 2005 If you happend to have a DVD burner, a 80 gig backup takes around 5 dvd's with nero back up 452527[/snapback] WOOWW... I didn't know about that... sounds better than partition tools... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobalt Posted March 29, 2005 Posted March 29, 2005 Yeah, i just found that out not too long ago myself, when i was sniffin trough nero, i used to do cd back up that took like 25 cd's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cchalogamer Posted March 29, 2005 Posted March 29, 2005 I still like usign a partition manager, cpying files, and soon you end up with a HDD dedicated to stuff you need after formats/everyday useful DLed programs I use The Acronis DiskDirector Suite 9.0 but i think Paragon Partition manager has a free trial that will let you do what you need to do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeghead009 Posted March 29, 2005 Posted March 29, 2005 you guys are so good a telling me just what i need to hear Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exeter_acres Posted March 29, 2005 Posted March 29, 2005 If you happend to have a DVD burner, a 80 gig backup takes around 5 dvd's with nero back up 452527[/snapback] OK, what am I missing??? I thought a DVD only held 4.7 Gb of data??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronamd Posted March 29, 2005 Posted March 29, 2005 he may be talking about dual layer disks. they hold around8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hienrich Jager Posted March 29, 2005 Posted March 29, 2005 OK, what am I missing??? I thought a DVD only held 4.7 Gb of data??? 452559[/snapback] Yeah, What's up with that? My math tells me that it would take ~17 DVD's Hienrich EDIT: "he may be talking about dual layer disks. they hold around8" But even then it would still take over 10 DVD's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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