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An Ode to GParted

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Trekky0623

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An Ode to GParted
« on: January 07, 2011, 08:15:11 AM »
Probably one of the best pieces of partitioning software. Using it right now to move and resize a partition.

And, it has also given me the chance to revisit and old friend.



Stupid bitch game.
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Parsifal

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Re: An Ode to GParted
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2011, 11:05:05 AM »
>implying fdisk isn't better
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Trekky0623

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Re: An Ode to GParted
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2011, 11:10:51 AM »
Quote from: Trekky0623 on January 07, 2011, 08:15:11 AM
one of the best

As in, implying it's better than whatever they ship with Windows or OS X.
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Re: An Ode to GParted
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2011, 11:12:00 AM »
Quote from: Trekky0623 on January 07, 2011, 11:10:51 AM
whatever they ship with Windows
aka fdisk
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Re: An Ode to GParted
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2011, 11:22:39 AM »
Quote from: PizzaPlanet on January 07, 2011, 11:12:00 AM
Quote from: Trekky0623 on January 07, 2011, 11:10:51 AM
whatever they ship with Windows
aka fdisk

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Well, I tried it in Windows, and it would not extend a partition if the free space was situated before the partition, so there.
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Parsifal

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Re: An Ode to GParted
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2011, 11:27:00 AM »
Quote from: Trekky0623 on January 07, 2011, 11:22:39 AM
Well, I tried it in Windows, and it would not extend a partition if the free space was situated before the partition, so there.

Yes, it will.

1. Delete partition.
2. Create new, larger partition.
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Trekky0623

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Re: An Ode to GParted
« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2011, 11:32:38 AM »
Quote from: Parsifal on January 07, 2011, 11:27:00 AM
Quote from: Trekky0623 on January 07, 2011, 11:22:39 AM
Well, I tried it in Windows, and it would not extend a partition if the free space was situated before the partition, so there.

Yes, it will.

1. Delete partition.
2. Create new, larger partition.

I don't want to delete it, damn it.
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Parsifal

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Re: An Ode to GParted
« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2011, 11:34:21 AM »
Quote from: Trekky0623 on January 07, 2011, 11:32:38 AM
I don't want to delete it, damn it.

Why not?
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Trekky0623

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Re: An Ode to GParted
« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2011, 11:46:03 AM »
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Re: An Ode to GParted
« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2011, 12:15:58 PM »
Quote from: Trekky0623 on January 07, 2011, 11:46:03 AM
It's got shit on it.

How does that affect your decision not to delete it?
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Trekky0623

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Re: An Ode to GParted
« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2011, 12:50:13 PM »
Quote from: Parsifal on January 07, 2011, 12:15:58 PM
Quote from: Trekky0623 on January 07, 2011, 11:46:03 AM
It's got shit on it.

How does that affect your decision not to delete it?

Because if I delete it, the shit goes away.
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Parsifal

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Re: An Ode to GParted
« Reply #11 on: January 07, 2011, 12:52:36 PM »
Quote from: Trekky0623 on January 07, 2011, 12:50:13 PM
Because if I delete it, the shit goes away.

Incorrect.
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Trekky0623

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Re: An Ode to GParted
« Reply #12 on: January 07, 2011, 01:01:29 PM »
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Re: An Ode to GParted
« Reply #13 on: January 07, 2011, 01:14:38 PM »
Quote from: Trekky0623 on January 07, 2011, 01:01:29 PM


Deleting a partition does nothing to the data contained within.
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Trekky0623

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Re: An Ode to GParted
« Reply #14 on: January 07, 2011, 01:16:45 PM »
Quote from: Parsifal on January 07, 2011, 01:14:38 PM
Quote from: Trekky0623 on January 07, 2011, 01:01:29 PM


Deleting a partition does nothing to the data contained within.

Okay, but if I deleted the smaller partition and then created a new one with the available free space, would I still be able to boot into the OS that was on the now deleted partition and see all my beautiful files awaiting for me?
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Parsifal

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Re: An Ode to GParted
« Reply #15 on: January 07, 2011, 01:24:37 PM »
Quote from: Trekky0623 on January 07, 2011, 01:16:45 PM
Okay, but if I deleted the smaller partition and then created a new one with the available free space, would I still be able to boot into the OS that was on the now deleted partition and see all my beautiful files awaiting for me?

That depends on whether you also extended the file system on the partition.
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Trekky0623

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Re: An Ode to GParted
« Reply #16 on: January 07, 2011, 01:28:47 PM »
Quote from: Parsifal on January 07, 2011, 01:24:37 PM
Quote from: Trekky0623 on January 07, 2011, 01:16:45 PM
Okay, but if I deleted the smaller partition and then created a new one with the available free space, would I still be able to boot into the OS that was on the now deleted partition and see all my beautiful files awaiting for me?

That depends on whether you also extended the file system on the partition.

As dangerous as changing partitions can be, I'd rather take my chances with a tool that is able to copy, delete, move, and extend a partition forward automatically than attempt to do it myself with data that I value. If I had a hard drive laying around to experiment with, then I would try what you say, but I'd much rather use GParted, which automates the process of extending the partition forward.
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Re: An Ode to GParted
« Reply #17 on: January 07, 2011, 01:29:58 PM »
Quote from: Trekky0623 on January 07, 2011, 01:28:47 PM
As dangerous as changing partitions can be, I'd rather take my chances with a tool that is able to copy, delete, move, and extend a partition forward automatically than attempt to do it myself with data that I value. If I had a hard drive laying around to experiment with, then I would try what you say, but I'd much rather use GParted, which automates the process of extending the partition forward.

Extending a partition doesn't touch your data at all. You seem to be confusing partitions with file systems.
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Trekky0623

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Re: An Ode to GParted
« Reply #18 on: January 07, 2011, 01:32:20 PM »
Quote from: Parsifal on January 07, 2011, 01:29:58 PM
Quote from: Trekky0623 on January 07, 2011, 01:28:47 PM
As dangerous as changing partitions can be, I'd rather take my chances with a tool that is able to copy, delete, move, and extend a partition forward automatically than attempt to do it myself with data that I value. If I had a hard drive laying around to experiment with, then I would try what you say, but I'd much rather use GParted, which automates the process of extending the partition forward.

Extending a partition doesn't touch your data at all. You seem to be confusing partitions with file systems.

I know it doesn't. But the free space was in front of the partition, so it was necessary to move the data to the front in order to extend the partition. If you attempt to extend a partition with the free space in front in Windows, Windows will not allow you to do it. It will only allow you to extend into free space following the Windows partition.

And I may very possibly be confusing partitions with file systems.
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Re: An Ode to GParted
« Reply #19 on: January 07, 2011, 04:44:16 PM »
Parsifal is right, you are confusing the two. If you delete the partition, however, you wont be able to see the data that was on it directly. You'll need to use some kind of recovery application, provided the data has not been overwritten by anything.
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