Disk Management Partitions

[mcreamer]

Hey guys quik question

In disk management i have an 80 gig drive
that has data on it allready but I need
to partiton it out into 20 10 50. Is it possible
to do that without having to format or to
backup those data files? I would like to just
be able to go into disk management and partition
the drive without losing any info...If it's possible
please inform me...THNX in advance

 

[bcastner]

The answer is no, not with the native XP Disk Mangement software.

You could do this with Third-Party Utilities. Acronis makes a good Partition Utility, and many here use Partition Magic. Partition Manager is also well thought of.