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Can I Partition an Existing Harddisk

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by rohan_technews

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I have Harddisk installed with win xp.....out of 40 GB i have 34 GB free..i intend to partition the remaining space into 3 partition without loss of possible data....tht means without formating can this be achieved.....and is it safe....bcuz if this partition needs to b made. it cud be ...virtual....so will tht have any prob with table space...and other details

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by 3xp3rt

The answer is YES, but you need an utility for this, like Partition Magic.

by mlacombe

Make sure you make a backup of your hard disk first. Partition Magic is nice, but I've also seen it royally mess up your existing info.

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