[nflug] wtf is up with this %$#@*& "dell restore" partition

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Stephen Burke wrote:
>
>> That's probably a restore partition for use with their restore cd's, you
>> should leave that alone. Just resize the m$ ntfs partition and ignore
>> the rest. Don't forget, after resizing, you will need to DELETE the
>> actual ntfs partition and create a new one STARTING with the same
>> cylinder it originally started on and at least the size that your just
>> resized it too. Also make sure to set the id to 7 for ntfs and set the
>> "a" flag to designate the boot flag on the partition, IF it existed
>> before. Failure to do the right things will leave it borked! But if you
>> do it right you can resize it successfully in a few minutes.
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> Ok, now I feel like I know nothing and I'm just going to fry it. The
> site I was reading seemed to indicate that knoppix's parted was going
> to set things up much more simply than that. You mean delete and
> remake BEFORE clicking "apply" That doesn't fry the C: that's on there?
>
> Looks like there's a bit more googling to be done here, perhaps....
>
> Thanks,
> S.
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You delete and then create the partition AFTER you resize with
ntfsresize. Read the man page on ntfsresize, it explains it very
clearly. I only use fdisk as well, very old and simple and just plain works.
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