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Partitioning an external hard drive without erasing
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1400064"><p>When all partitions are the same format then it is sometimes possible do what you're wanting to do but I don't think that's what you're aiming for.</p><p></p><p>My suggestion would be to back up the material you have on the external (because you HAVE been backing that stuff up, RIGHT?) then erase the external and partition as you like. I personally don't see the need for partitions much but you may have some specific reason for doing so. Once you have the drive partitioned as you like, you can put the backed-up material back on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1400064"] When all partitions are the same format then it is sometimes possible do what you're wanting to do but I don't think that's what you're aiming for. My suggestion would be to back up the material you have on the external (because you HAVE been backing that stuff up, RIGHT?) then erase the external and partition as you like. I personally don't see the need for partitions much but you may have some specific reason for doing so. Once you have the drive partitioned as you like, you can put the backed-up material back on. [/QUOTE]
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