Dos command?

[dkb]

A). My HD has the partitions C, D, E, F, G. C has NTFS file system and
all others have FAT23.
My C drive has shrunk a lot and D, E, F, can sustain more data for some
time more. The G drive has still 18GB free. I want to move about 10 GB
from G to ultimately C.
So my problem is to first convert DEFG to NTFS by executing the
following at the command prompt C:\>CONVERT [drive letter]: /FS:NTFS.
Since I do not know DOS, I typed
C:\>CONVERT G: /FS:NTFS
and I got ---the type of the file system is FAT32.Enter current volume
label for drive G:
W+E shows me that my G drive is DISK1_VOL5(G. My point is what will be
the full command to be typed at C prompt that will not finally give me
“Enter current volume label for drive G:”
Kindly guide me in detail what is the command so that I can convert the
G drive to NTFS .
b). my aim is to pass-on 10 GB from G to F and then from F to E and then
from D to C. There is a free program available at
< http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/Ranish_Partition_Manager/ranish.html>
this program uses a command line interface and is intended for advanced
users that are comfortable with DOS screens. Could any one help me to
use this program please?
It is not necessary to use this very program, if any other free program
is there kindly suggest.
Thanks for the help in advance.
dkb

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

None. This is a safeguard to help ensure you don't accidentally convert a drive you didn't intend to. To get the Volume Label, simply type DIR G: at the command prompt. The first line of the results will contain the Volume Label.

 

[dkb]

None. This is a safeguard to help ensure you don't accidentally convert a drive you didn't intend to. To get the Volume Label, simply type DIR G: at the command prompt. The first line of the results will contain the Volume Label.

I know that Volume in drive G is DISK1_VOL5 and I have already said so
but what is the whole comannd to be typed now please?

 

[dkb]

I know that Volume in drive G is DISK1_VOL5 and I have already said so
but what is the whole comannd to be typed now please?

Thank you, I have done it. Could you please throw some light on the
second part of my problem I am putting it again namely:

b). my aim is to pass-on 10 GB from G to F and then from F to E and then
from D to C. There is a free program available at
< http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/Ranish_Partition_Manager/ranish.html>
this program uses a command line interface and is intended for advanced
users that are comfortable with DOS screens.

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

I've never used it. I prefer BootIt Next Generation, www.bootitng.com in Maintenance Mode. It has a full GUI and in addition to being a full featured boot manager, its also a very good partition management tool. 30 day shareware, but you don't even have to install it, to use it in Maintenance Mode. But if you do like and use it, you should support the author's efforts by registering it.

 

[dkb]

I've never used it. I prefer BootIt Next Generation, www.bootitng.com in Maintenance Mode. It has a full GUI and in addition to being a full featured boot manager, its also a very good partition management tool. 30 day shareware, but you don't even have to install it, to use it in Maintenance Mode. But if you do like and use it, you should support the author's efforts by registering it.

I am a nervous type.Would you please guide me as to how with this
program I could move some 6 GB from my G partition (having 18GB free at
the moment) to C Drive which is hungry for want of space. Both
partitions are NTFS. In fact I have C,D,E,F,G partitions in HD and all
having NTFS file system and only G has that much that can be parted from
it.
I have made the Booting floppy with this.
Kindly guide.

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Its very simple, you just need to create the setup boot floppy or CD-ROM (you'll need to know how to burn ISO files to CD to use the bootable CD-ROM). Then boot your computer using the floppy/CD. When BootIt setup starts, cancel it and you'll be given the option to enter Maintenance Mode. Once there, choose Partition Work. The rest is pretty obvious.

You would need to resize G to the smaller size, then slide it and all the other partitions down to make room for the extra space on the C: partition. Its all GUI based and very simple to follow. All the buttons are right there, and there is Help included for virtually every function.

 

[dkb]

Its very simple, you just need to create the setup boot floppy or
CD-ROM (you'll need to know how to burn ISO files to CD to use the
bootable CD-ROM). Then boot your computer using the floppy/CD.
When BootIt setup starts, cancel it and you'll be given the option to
enter Maintenance Mode. Once there, choose Partition Work. The rest
is pretty obvious.

You would need to resize G to the smaller size, then slide it and all
the other partitions down to make room for the extra space on the C:
partition. Its all GUI based and very simple to follow. All the
buttons are right there, and there is Help included for virtually
every function.

Thanks for your further guidance.
After making a bootable CD and entering Maintenance Mode I Resized drive
G and out of this Volume took out 5005 MBs. Now when I want to resize
drive-C and when I click on resize button, I have the following picture
and the partition-dialoge reads as under:

MBR Entry 0 Partition 9XXX MB HPFS/NTFS
MBR Entry 1 -do- 54zzz MB Extended
unnamed volume 9yyy MB -do-
-do- volume 9iii MB -do
unnamed volume 9hhh MB -do
unnamed volume 25kkk MB -do-
------ partition 5005 MB Free Space
MBR Entry 2 Partition 7LLL MB Type 77h/119

Whice is my C-Drive please?

Suppose I hit resize after selecting MBR Entry-1 (If it is my C drice)
I get the following:

Partition Information:
Name: MBR Entry 1
Type Extended
Size= 54zzz MB

Begninning
Free sapce Outside------after this here is a blank small square
Free Space Inside after this here is a blank small square
End Free Space Inside after this here is a blank small square
Free Space outside 5005 after this here is a blank small square

When I click OK nothing happens.

Please guide.
dkb

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Typically, the first partition on the drive will be your C: drive, as its the first one created. This can differ if you did a custom installation, or are dual booting. If you are doing something other than a single OS boot, then you will have to compare the sizes of the partitions, if you can't identify them readily from their posiition on the drive. You can do this by right clicking My Computer and selecting Manage, Disk Management. Your hard drive will be shown, with all its partitions and their drive letters.

As before, to resizethe C: drive, you will need to "Slide" all of the other partitions, after it, down, one at a time, before you can resize C:. The space for the enlarged C: partition has to be one continuous section of disk space.

 

[dkb]

Typically, the first partition on the drive will be your C: drive, as its the first one created. This can differ if you did a custom installation, or are dual booting. If you are doing something other than a single OS boot, then you will have to compare the sizes of the partitions, if you can't identify them readily from their posiition on the drive. You can do this by right clicking My Computer and selecting Manage, Disk Management. Your hard drive will be shown, with all its partitions and their drive letters.

As before, to resizethe C: drive, you will need to "Slide" all of the other partitions, after it, down, one at a time, before you can resize C:. The space for the enlarged C: partition has to be one continuous section of disk space.

Thank you for your guidance. I am at it and have not yet succeeded.
Somewhere I am doing wrong and getting some problem. I shall report to
the forum after I am through.
Thanks again.
dkb

 

[dkb]

Thank you for your guidance. I am at it and have not yet succeeded.
Somewhere I am doing wrong and getting some problem. I shall report to
the forum after I am through.
Thanks again.
dkb

Sorry I have failed. I even contacted <[email protected]>
and Mr. David guided but his guidance did not help and I have failed.
Purely my ignorance.Now my Hard Drive has 12.33 GB unallocated.
Thanks to you once again.
dkb