Create or Resize Partitions on the fly

[rocknblogger]

Does anyone know of any Mac OSX apps that allow you to create and/or resize partitions on the fly like Partition Magic or Partition Wizard for Windows?

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Since Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Disk Utility can do that, if there is enough free space and no files in the sectors you want to use for another partition.

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Links to guides on how to use Disk Utility, the application Mac OS X provides for managing internal and external HDD/SSDs and its formats.

Guide on how to use Disk Utility from the restore / installation DVD.

Using Disk Utility - Formatting, Partitioning, Verifying, and Repairing Disks

which includes:

• Format, Erase, or Reformat a Drive
• Erase or Reformat a Partition
• Add a Partition
• Deleting and Resizing Partitions
• Disk Formats

and some more guides
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DiskWiping – One Pass is Enough​

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[CylonGlitch]

Disk Utility -- it's in your utilities folder, but it does this only with Mac Formatted disks. I do not believe it will work for FAT or NTFS file systems.

 

[rocknblogger]

See? This is what happens when tech support gives you the wrong info. I had asked an Apple tech (on the phone) whether it was possible to do this and he simply said "No". It surprised me since Windows can do it. I thought OSX would be able to do it also.

EDIT: thank you!!!