resizing partition with Partition Magic, I got Error 1532 too many clusters...

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Ian Roberts

Ive just tried to re-size an NTFS (Win XP Home) partition (Drive C) using
Drive Image 8 and got Error 1532 "too many clusters".

I did this right after restoring an image created with Drive Image 2002.

The restore went fine and the PC booted up and ran fine. But when I tried to
resize the partition I got this error.

So far, from what Ive read there is no repair possible - the only option is
to delete the partition and restore the OS and software from scratch! Oh No!
This is exactly what I was hoping to avoid by buying this drive image
software in the first place!

My question is, is this error held within the actual image file I restored
from or is it just related to the partition I'm restoring to? I hope its
just the latter!

Is there a way to correct this cluster error without wiping and starting all
over again?

Thanks for any info.

Ian
 
Ian said:
Ive just tried to re-size an NTFS (Win XP Home) partition (Drive C)
using Drive Image 8 and got Error 1532 "too many clusters".

I did this right after restoring an image created with Drive Image
2002.

The restore went fine and the PC booted up and ran fine. But when I
tried to resize the partition I got this error.

So far, from what Ive read there is no repair possible - the only
option is to delete the partition and restore the OS and software
from scratch! Oh No! This is exactly what I was hoping to avoid by
buying this drive image software in the first place!

My question is, is this error held within the actual image file I
restored from or is it just related to the partition I'm restoring
to? I hope its just the latter!

Is there a way to correct this cluster error without wiping and
starting all over again?

Thanks for any info.

Ian
Click to expand...

Think Drive Image 8.0 needs to be PartitionMagic 8.0.

Take a peek at:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPOR...88256e75007cbc87?OpenDocument&src=bar_sch_nam

Best option is to run a CHKDSK /r from the XP's Recovery Console to see if
this error can be solved.

If you do want to resize the partition without getting this error msg (what
I strongly advise against) follow the following steps:
1.) Start from the rescue disk #1
2.) Press any key when the message appears prompting you to insert disk #2
3.) You will end up at the A:\> prompt. Now insert disk # in your disk
drive.
4.) At the A:\> prompt type the following

pqmagic /IFC /IPE

5.) Make the changes like you did in Windows...

--
M.f.G.
Michael Kimmer

"Ein Tag an dem Du nicht lächelst ist ein verlorener Tag"
"Eine Nacht in der Du nicht schläfst ist eine verschlafene Nacht"
 
Michael Kimmer said:
Think Drive Image 8.0 needs to be PartitionMagic 8.0.

Take a peek at:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPOR...88256e75007cbc87?OpenDocument&src=bar_sch_nam

Best option is to run a CHKDSK /r from the XP's Recovery Console to see if
this error can be solved.

If you do want to resize the partition without getting this error msg (what
I strongly advise against) follow the following steps:
1.) Start from the rescue disk #1
2.) Press any key when the message appears prompting you to insert disk #2
3.) You will end up at the A:\> prompt. Now insert disk # in your disk
drive.
4.) At the A:\> prompt type the following

pqmagic /IFC /IPE

5.) Make the changes like you did in Windows...

--
M.f.G.
Michael Kimmer

"Ein Tag an dem Du nicht lächelst ist ein verlorener Tag"
"Eine Nacht in der Du nicht schläfst ist eine verschlafene Nacht"
Click to expand...

Hi Micheal

I am very grateful to you for taking the time to give me such a detailed
reply. Its a big help.

< Think Drive Image 8.0 needs to be PartitionMagic 8.0.>
Oops yes you're right I got my DI's and PM's mixed up!

I looked in the PM8 user guide and found that it doesnt list the 1532
error. It jumps from 1529 to 1538!

Also I couldn't find any ref to the /IPE switch. What does that do? Could it
be "Ignore Partition Error"?

If this doesn't work I'll have to bite the bullet and do a full reinstall at
some point when I have the time - at least a days worth of work!

Thanks again for your help.

Regards

Ian I^)
 
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