Disk Partition Help

[B. Hunter]

My wife owns an iMac 2.0Ghz.
The hard drive storing applications is almost maxed out.
Is there a way to partition the drive to make more space without reloading software?
Or do I need to partition the drive and make volumes from scratch?

Thanks.

 

[iShater]

Not sure I follow. Partitioning means breaking the drive into more than once piece, it doesn't create space.

 

[B. Hunter]

Not sure I follow. Partitioning means breaking the drive into more than once piece, it doesn't create space.

Sorry.

The hard drive is partitioned into four volumes/sections.
The volume storing OSX and applications is almost full. I need to create more space for that volume to store more applications etc.
Is there a way to do that without wiping the drive clean and starting over?
I prefer not re-install software if that is possible.

 

[iShater]

*DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!*

Do a search on google for "resizing OS X partitions" and you will get a few hits with info, including this one.

Before you try, make up EVERYTHING, and make sure you have a bootable external drive or CD so you can recover. Even if this was easy, you should do that type of backup before making any major system changes.

 

[Muncher]

Why so many partitions; you know you don't have to put your apps in the Applications folder, right?

If there's free space on those partitions, and you reformat them (if they aren't HFS+ already) to HFS+ (all macs' native file system), you can use them like your boot partition.

 

[iShater]

Good point. Just create another applications folder on another partition and move some apps there. 😀