Hey guys i've got an external Hard drive with 45 gigs of free space left on it and i'd like to make 15Gb of that a separate Partition.
Is this possible to do? If so, how?
Is this possible to do? If so, how?
Hey guys i've got an external Hard drive with 45 gigs of free space left on it and i'd like to make 15Gb of that a separate Partition.
Is this possible to do? If so, how?
Creating new volumes on a disk
You may be able to create multiple volumes on your disk without losing any data. Each volume works like a separate disk. You may need to create a new volume if you want to install multiple operating systems on your computer. Volumes can also help you organize your files.
NOTICE: Back up your data before creating new volumes on your disk as a precaution.
To create new volumes on a disk:
Select the disk from the list at the left, and click Partition.
Select an existing volume in the Volume Scheme list, and click Add (+).
Disk Utility splits the volume into two, leaving the data in one of the new volumes. If the volume is less than half-full, Disk Utility creates two volumes of equal size. Otherwise. it creates one volume large enough for the data, and another volume with the remaining space.
Resize the volumes as needed.
You can drag the dividers between the volumes in the Volume Scheme list, or you can select a volume in the Volume Scheme list, and then enter a value in the Size field.
Choose how to format the volumes that will be erased or created.
For each new volume, select it, enter a name, and then choose a format.
Click Apply.
Well as the previous poster said it will done in Disk Utility, but I think that answer needs to be expanded on a bit assuming you want to keep the data on your drive. If you are planning to back it all up to another external disk before repartitioning the disk, then disregard the info below and just reformat and partiton the drive!![]()
Ah yea, I suppose I should provide some more information.
I do want to attempt to keep the data and i don't have any other place to back it up to, lol.
175Gb is a Time Machine Partition.
The other bit is FAT32 format.
It's this other bit that i want to divide into 2 pieces. The +- buttons in disk Utility are grayed out when I highlight the FAT32 portion though :-\
Is it because it's a FAT32 format? I suppose a WindowsBeta test run can wait...