Drive image and partition size modification

[Shawn]

My hard drive has 3 partitions, the 2nd and 3rd are NTFS.

If I...
1- I create an image with drive image of my 2nd partition.
2- Format that 2nd partition
3- Use partition magic to merge that 2nd partition with my 3rd
partition .

Will I still be able to restore the image created in step 1 to my
"new" merged and bigger drive.

Thanks

Shawn

 

[Rod Speed]

My hard drive has 3 partitions, the 2nd and 3rd are NTFS.

If I...
1- I create an image with drive image of my 2nd partition.
2- Format that 2nd partition
3- Use partition magic to merge that 2nd partition with my 3rd
partition .

Will I still be able to restore the image created
in step 1 to my "new" merged and bigger drive.

No, that will overwrite the contents of the merged partition
with the contents of the original second partition.

 

[Michael Kimmer]

My hard drive has 3 partitions, the 2nd and 3rd are NTFS.

If I...
1- I create an image with drive image of my 2nd partition.
2- Format that 2nd partition
3- Use partition magic to merge that 2nd partition with my 3rd
partition .

Will I still be able to restore the image created in step 1 to my
"new" merged and bigger drive.

Thanks

Shawn

You do not understand the restore basics of Drive Image: In the Restore
Wizard the selected merged partition that serves as the target will be first
deleted and finally the unallocated space that comes in place will be used
to write the partition(s) that are stored in the image file.

--
M.f.G.
Michael Kimmer

"Ein Tag an dem Du nicht lächelst ist ein verlorener Tag"
"Eine Nacht in der Du nicht schläfst ist eine verschlafene Nacht"

 

[Bob]

You do not understand the restore basics of Drive Image: In the Restore
Wizard the selected merged partition that serves as the target will be first
deleted and finally the unallocated space that comes in place will be used
to write the partition(s) that are stored in the image file.

But then you can use Partition magic to make the new partition bigger
- if you have enough free space for PM to work.

 

[Michael Kimmer]

But then you can use Partition magic to make the new partition bigger
- if you have enough free space for PM to work.

Sure you can, but the limitation is one imposed by the FAT32 filesystem.
If the partition to be restored were an NTFS one, there wouldn't be such a
limitation at all and the restored partition would cover the entire
unallocated space area.

--
M.f.G.
Michael Kimmer

"Ein Tag an dem Du nicht lächelst ist ein verlorener Tag"
"Eine Nacht in der Du nicht schläfst ist eine verschlafene Nacht"