Will Partitioning lose data?

[LMO]

Hello all. I have a new system that I just installed XP on (it came with
Vista, but I hated it...but that's another story). I have a 250GB HDD. If I
use Disk Manager to add another partition, will it destroy my system info
(C:\)?
Thanks!

 

[Pegasus]

Hello all. I have a new system that I just installed XP on (it came with
Vista, but I hated it...but that's another story). I have a 250GB HDD. If
I use Disk Manager to add another partition, will it destroy my system
info (C:\)?
Thanks!

No, it won't, but if you belong to the group of people who
defer backing up their important files regularly then you're
in for a nasty surprise. It's just a matter of time . . .

 

[Rock]

Hello all. I have a new system that I just installed XP on (it came with
Vista, but I hated it...but that's another story). I have a 250GB HDD. If
I use Disk Manager to add another partition, will it destroy my system
info (C:\)?

If there is no unallocated space on that 250GB, that is all of it is
currently in one partition where XP is installed, then XP has no built in
tools to do this. There are 3rd party partitioning tools that can partition
non destructively, but you should make sure there is a full and complete
backup of important data. Partitioning is a major change, and things can go
wrong. Be prepared for the worst.

Programs for partitioning include Acronis Disk Director Suite version 10 and
BootIt NT from Terabyte Unlimited.

 

[Ron Badour]

There is more than one program named Disk Manager--which one do you have?
The partitioning programs I've used (Boot It NG and Partition Magic) allow
you to resize the existing partition and then use the resulting space to
create a new partition(s).

You could lose system files if you make XP's partition too small. Run
defrag first to get the files to the front of the drive and then allow
plenty of space (20 gb min) when you set the size of the C: partition. The
minimum size will be impacted by whether or not you will be installing
software to the C: partition. I install my software to E: and my 15 gb C:
partition is 80% full.

 

[Poprivet]

No, it won't, but if you belong to the group of people who
defer backing up their important files regularly then you're
in for a nasty surprise. It's just a matter of time . . .

That's wrong; it might, not it won't. It shouldn't, under SOME
circumstances, which you neglected to mention, but not "it won't".