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"Hot" partition external USB drive?

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cubedweller

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Sorry if this has been asked, i couldn't find it searching... Does anyone know how to partition an external USB HD without erasing the data on the drive? I have about 250GB free that I'd like to convert for Time Machine but I can't lose the data.

Anyone got any solutions?
 
cubedweller said:
Sorry if this has been asked, i couldn't find it searching... Does anyone know how to partition an external USB HD without erasing the data on the drive? I have about 250GB free that I'd like to convert for Time Machine but I can't lose the data.

Anyone got any solutions?
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partition magic ( need to install xp via bootcamp )
 
erm thats a windows app^^ i assume the OP meant a Mac OS X app presumably because this is a mac forum 😉

try leopard's disk utility you can live parition without erasing data or you can use ipartition.
 
richthomas said:
erm thats a windows app^^ i assume the OP meant a Mac OS X app presumably because this is a mac forum 😉

try leopard's disk utility you can live parition without erasing data or you can use ipartition.
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what about bootcamp, i know this is a mac forum but it even has a section
called "WINDOWS" on the mac
 
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