extend partition of drive c in laptop

[Guest]

I have an older laptop and need to extend the partition of drive c to the
internal partition of drive d.

Drive c is so small that I have crashes... due to the fact that only about
240 mb of space is available.

Is there a way to share space with partition d? or extend partition c so
that I don't crash? I have been loading programs on drive d, but c is so
tight that I can't operate .... please advise

 

[Jon]

I have an older laptop and need to extend the partition of drive c to the
internal partition of drive d.

Drive c is so small that I have crashes... due to the fact that only about
240 mb of space is available.

Is there a way to share space with partition d? or extend partition c so
that I don't crash? I have been loading programs on drive d, but c is so
tight that I can't operate .... please advise

Have a look at ntfslink.
http://www.elsdoerfer.info/ntfslink/

This enables you to move any folder on your c: to your d: and replace it
with a link that operates as if it were that folder.

Jon

 

[Guest]

Thanks jon! One more question... I have a Sony Laptop that didn't come with
xp disk. can I put a separte boot of xp on my external 60 gig hd?
Thanks

 

[Jon]

Well, you can certainly image your current laptop installation using imaging
software and pop it onto a partition on your external harddrive (you can get
cheap imaging software with many computer magazines to do that).
The tricky bit would be the actual booting from the usb drive. I think some
people in this forum have claimed to have got it to work (not something I've
tried), so it might be worth searching for a few past threads on the subject
eg via Google groups

http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search?hl=en

Jon

 

[Guest]

I downloaded the program but can't figure how to move the programs file from
drive c to drive d, which would free up a lot of space...

I don't want to lose the programs and certainly don't want to make a stupid
mistake. Could you walk me through it in a post? The info on the program
isn't explicit enought for a dummy.

 

[Jon]

It's phrased in complex language, but the actual process is fairly simple

(1) Shift the whole folder to your new drive
(2) Create a new empty folder on your original drive, in the same location,
with *exactly* the same name
(3) Right-click it and choose NTFS Link > Link Folder > Browse to the
folder you just moved to the new drive and you're done.

Practise with a less important folder first, until you get the hang of it.

Won't be able to answer any more questions tonight, but I'll come back to
this thread in a day or so, if you have any more followup questions (unless
of course someone else decides to chip in).

Jon