Disk Partitioning

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Heinz

Hi guys,

Got Partition Magic 8.0, which great application I used in the past.
How do I safely and easily move applications and files to new partitions?
I used to also have a neat programme that facilitated this painlessly, but
my memory fails me.now and I cannot remember the name.
Was it a Norton application, maybe?

Thanks for the help!

Heinz

Johannesburg
Dark Africa
 
The only safe way to move applications to a different partition - itself the
subject of some controversy - is to reinstall them in the new partition.
Yes, moving software exists. Use it at your own risk.
 
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Heinz said:
Got Partition Magic 8.0, which great application I used in the
past.
How do I safely and easily move applications and files to new
partitions? I used to also have a neat programme that
facilitated
this painlessly, but my memory fails me.now and I cannot
remember the
name. Was it a Norton application, maybe?
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The problem is that almost all programs are not simply a single
file or even a bunch of files. Besides the files that constitute
them, they also have, and need, many entries referring to them
and where they are located--in the registry and elsewhere.

So if you try to move a program, those pointers will all be wrong
and the program won't work. There is software that purports to
find and change those pointers (for example, the freeware
COA2.exe) but in my experience these don't always work perfectly.
It's much better and safer to uninstall from its existing
location, and reinstall in the new one.



By the way, I'm not a Partition Magic expert, but I *thought*
that it came with such a program.
 
Ken wrote :-
By the way, I'm not a Partition Magic expert, but I *thought* that it came
with such a program.
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It was called 'Magic Mover' and came with 'earlier' Power Quest versions,
but I don't know whether it's included with the Norton/Symantec versions.

Mart
 
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Mart said:
Ken wrote :-


It was called 'Magic Mover' and came with 'earlier' Power Quest
versions, but I don't know whether it's included with the
Norton/Symantec versions.
Click to expand...


Thanks. Yes, that name sounds familiar.
 
Heinz

To move programmes use Add / Remove Programs in Start, Control Panel,
Add / Remove Programs to uninstall programmes. Create a Programs
Directory on your F drive and reinstall there.

Some other notes you may find useful.
Create a My Documents folder in another partition and copy ( not move )
the contents of My Documents to your new folder. Then delete the files
in your My Documents folder ( if you encounter problems deleting use
Shift + Delete to bypass the Recycle Bin ). You will also need to
change Default File locations in the Microsoft Office programmes you
use. For Word go to Tools, Options, File Locations, highlight Documents,
click on Modify and change file path. For Excel go to Tools, Options,
General and change default file path.

For Temporary Internet Files select Start, Control Panel, Internet
Options, Temporary Internet Files. Settings, Move Folder.

To move the Outlook Express Store Folder select in Outlook Express
Tools, Options, Maintenance, Store Folder, Change.

http://www.tomsterdam.com/insideoe/files/store.htm

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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