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We were exceptionally pleased to see that Windows Vista included functions
for shrinking and expanding hard disk volumes. However, aren't these
capabilities seriously crippled by the fact there is no feature for moving
volumes?
For example, we want to shrink drive D and add the free space to drive C by
expanding it. The problem here is that the space freed from shrinking drive
D is at the end of the drive D partition (volume) versus the beginning and,
as such, is not contiguous to drive C. Therefore, we cannot expand drive C
into the non-contiguous space freed from drive D.
Perhaps we have overlooked a feature?
FIRST, is there a MOVE function we may have missed that will allow us to
non-destructively relocate a drive or the free space?
SECOND, is there a way to shrink a drive so that the free space is created
at the beginning of its partition rather than the end. This would leave the
freed space contiguous to the end of the prior drive which could then be
expanded into the new free space. This would also allow the user to expand
and shrink prior drives (volumes) until the new free space was contiguous to
the desired drive.
Thank you for any help on this issue.
for shrinking and expanding hard disk volumes. However, aren't these
capabilities seriously crippled by the fact there is no feature for moving
volumes?
For example, we want to shrink drive D and add the free space to drive C by
expanding it. The problem here is that the space freed from shrinking drive
D is at the end of the drive D partition (volume) versus the beginning and,
as such, is not contiguous to drive C. Therefore, we cannot expand drive C
into the non-contiguous space freed from drive D.
Perhaps we have overlooked a feature?
FIRST, is there a MOVE function we may have missed that will allow us to
non-destructively relocate a drive or the free space?
SECOND, is there a way to shrink a drive so that the free space is created
at the beginning of its partition rather than the end. This would leave the
freed space contiguous to the end of the prior drive which could then be
expanded into the new free space. This would also allow the user to expand
and shrink prior drives (volumes) until the new free space was contiguous to
the desired drive.
Thank you for any help on this issue.