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I am trying to partition my external hard drive without erasing it. However, I don't see those ripples in the bottom left hand of the rectangle. Here is a screen shot:
External HD Partition
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Don't think disk utility can resize FAT32 partitions on the fly.
The disk looks as though it's empty.
Why don't you want to erase and partition?
The disk looks as though it's empty.
Why don't you want to erase and partition?
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Unfortunately its not empty, I have about 150 gigs used and I want to partition this hard drive so that I can use Time Machine. What do you mean "on the fly?" Can't I just create another partition without erasing my drive?
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the reason I thought it was empty was your screen shot. It shows a 465 gb partition with 465 gb free.
That aside disk utility cannot resize/create non-hfs partitions without erasing the disk first. Ie on-the-fly
Others may know of free tools but iPartition ($50) can do what you want.
That aside disk utility cannot resize/create non-hfs partitions without erasing the disk first. Ie on-the-fly
Others may know of free tools but iPartition ($50) can do what you want.
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Yea, I'm looking for a free alternative.
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