[X4U] Partitioning question

[keithw]

Wayne Clodfelter wrote:

> There is a commercial software that claims to be able to partition and 
> not lose data, but I do not remember its name. But to be safe, I'd 
> back up first <g>.
> Best bet is to purchase a second HD, cheap enough these days, and 
> partition it. Move the data to the partitioned drive and THEN 
> partition the original drive.

Okay, since we're talking partitioning, I've got a question. Or two...
No hypotheticals here...

I've an MDD G4, running OS10.3.9.
The original drive is 80 GB.
I just installed a new copy of the identical drive, totally empty, 
primarily for backing up purposes.
I don't use much room, as you'll see ~ my original H.D. has a shade over 
7 GB on it. Less than 10% full...
While my usage might change, right now I think I'd be hard put to use 
much over 30-35% of it, ever.

So, can I partition the new 80 GB drive 50-50, and use the first 40 Gig 
partition for backup purposes? Will my backup software (I know, that's 
yet another question, however...) accept backing up 8/80ths of a drive 
onto a new drive that only has 1/2 the original space?

Always have wondered that, and now I am faced with the reality of doing it.

Is the answer simply "no problem?" Sounds too simple!  ;-)

keith whaley

>
> On May 23, 2005, at 4:58 PM, Kevin Willis wrote:
>
>> I am interested in partitioning my 120 GB hard drive into 2 60 GB 
>> drives.  I currently have about 40 GB of data on it.  If I were to 
>> defragment the drive, would I then be able to partition it without 
>> losing my data?
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Wayne Clodfelter
> wayne at troutnc.com