How to Split the Hard Drive through Windows XP?

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Posted by Maor Levi on Aug-20-2006 11:00:

How to Split the Hard Drive through Windows XP?

Hey all

I Was wondering how can i Split my Hardrive into 2 Partitions from 1.

Iv Used Partition Magic Pro software but when i splitted the harddrive i was missing a few GBs...

is there a reliable way to do it through Windows XP (diskmgmt.msc , Disk Managment) or other software...even on Partition Magic Pro?

Also , which of NTFS or FAT32 are the best Settings for Production?

Thanks

Posted by [Alpha]Dave on Aug-20-2006 12:10:

y0 Maor!
I've used Partition Magic for this purpose and it worked out fine for me! And I would recommend you go for NTFS!

/Dave

Posted by farris on Aug-20-2006 14:59:

Maybe these articles can help you a bit:
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/may.../pcmusician.htm
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/Mar...pcnotes0302.asp

Other than that, maybe just buy a second HD? Dirt cheap nowadays. That way you can split files over multiple drives i.e. HD1 program files etc. and HD2 other stuff like samples, backups...
Just some ideas.

- farris

Posted by No Left Turn on Aug-20-2006 18:00:

That's really weird that Partition Magic is screwy. I use it and it's worked perfectly fine for me.

As far as splitting the drives, FAT32 would be better since it allows faster access to all your files. I would recommend getting the 2nd hard drive though. It doesn't really make sense to partition a single drive for production purposes since the drive is still working the double load. The 2nd drive will lighten the work load immensely and you will have a more stable running system.

Hope this helps!