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Genius<u> www.prosofteng.com</u> ($99.00) has the option of
repartitioning a hard disk in its devise (vrs volume) mode. If you
only want the repartitioning ability, it can be purchased separately
from SubRosaSoft <u> www.subrosasoft.com</u> as VolumnWorks
($49.95 as download). [Drive Genius is actually a collection of
several individual programs from SubRosaSoft, I believe SubRosaSoft is
based in New Zealand, so not as well known here in the US.]</div>
<div><x-tab> </x-tab>I used
VolumnWorks to change partitions on a hard drive once with good
results (I actually eliminated a partition so as to have sufficient
room for expanding OS X system partition). The program<u> strongly</u>
recommends backing up the drive first, which is just good advise
anyway (I've had 3-4 HDs fail over the years, as well as a software
RAID become corrupted)</div>
<div><x-tab> </x-tab>As an
aside, while I usually use DiskWarrior for serious disk repair, it
gives me an "out of memory" message and stops when I try to
use it on a 500 Mb HD. Disk Genius is able to repair and rebuild the
same drive without difficulty.</div>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>I'd like to re-partition my HD and
install a new OS. What is the best application that will re-partition
my HD without erasing all my files. Also, is it possible to re-format
as well?<br>
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Thanks<br>
Fred<br>
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