Partition HDD while keeping data

[jjk454ss]

I have a 500GB HDD that I use for storage only. It has over 350GB free. Can I create a 50GB partition without deleting the data that is on the drive?

 

[simsaladimbamba]

You should be able to do that, unless you have some data in the sectors needed for the partition you want to create.

Partition Your Hard Drive With Disk Utility

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[jjk454ss]

Thanks, I read through those pages, but I still can't tell for sure if it will work on my drive. I guess I will just copy everything just in case anyway. Thanks for the help.

 

[zwodubber]

Disk utility will do this with no problem. Click the + button under partitions and you can change the size of the new partition without affecting the startup disk

 

[jjk454ss]

Disk utility will do this with no problem. Click the + button under partitions and you can change the size of the new partition without affecting the startup disk

I couldn't get it to partition without erasing everything. I'll try to remember this next time though. Thanks