using diskpart on an existing drive

[Carole]

Can I use diskpart to create a logical partition on my
existing drive (like Partition Magic?) without losing my
existing data?

I thought I should use :
c:>diskpart
diskpart: create partition logical [size=n] [offset=n]

but I was not sure what vlaues to use for size and offset
on my 60 GB drive (I wanted to leave 8 GB for the OS &
programs, and set the rest for data.

The drive is an MBR disk - do I need to make it extended
instead of basic?

thanks!

Carole

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

XP's DiskPart utility is capable of only partitioning a hard drive that is empty.
For example, if you were to install a new second drive, DiskPart can be
used to partition and format it. DiskPart cannot segregate current files from
free space, therefore, only a sophisticated third-party partitioning program,
such as Partition Magic 8 , can be used with a drive that already has Windows XP
installed.

The only way you can create, delete, resize or merge existing partitions,
and not harm your existing Windows XP installation, is to use
a third-party partitioning program such as Partition Magic 8.
http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/pmdetails.cfm

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Can I use diskpart to create a logical partition on my
| existing drive (like Partition Magic?) without losing my
| existing data?
|
| I thought I should use :
| c:>diskpart
| diskpart: create partition logical [size=n] [offset=n]
|
| but I was not sure what vlaues to use for size and offset
| on my 60 GB drive (I wanted to leave 8 GB for the OS &
| programs, and set the rest for data.
|
| The drive is an MBR disk - do I need to make it extended
| instead of basic?
|
| thanks!
|
| Carole