ntfsresize is a free

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utility that non-destructively resizes the

NTFS New Technology File System (NTFS) is a proprietary journaling file system developed by Microsoft. Starting with Windows NT 3.1, it is the default file system of the Windows NT family. It superseded File Allocation Table (FAT) as the preferred fil ...

filesystem used by

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, XP,

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, 7, 8, 10, and 11 typically on a hard-disk

partition Partition may refer to: Computing Hardware * Disk partitioning, the division of a hard disk drive * Memory partition, a subdivision of a computer's memory, usually for use by a single job Software * Partition (database), the division of a ...

. All NTFS versions used by 32-bit and 64-bit Windows are supported. No defragmentation is required prior to resizing since version 1.11.2. ntfsresize is included in the

ntfsprogs Ntfsprogs was a collection of free Unix utilities for managing the NTFS file system used by the Windows NT operating system (since version 3.1) on a hard disk partition. 'ntfsprogs' was the first stable method of writing to NTFS partitions in ...

package, developed by the Linux-NTFS project. For those that don't have a

system installed, it is still possible to run ntfsresize by using one of the many Linux

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ntfsresize features

* Full compatibility with all known NTFS versions from Windows NT 3.1 to Windows Vista * Checks internal structures for errors * Will work in various difficult situations: ** No

defragmentation In the maintenance of file systems, defragmentation is a process that reduces the degree of fragmentation. It does this by physically organizing the contents of the mass storage device used to store files into the smallest number of contigu ...

needed prior to use ** Supports both shrinking and expanding NTFS ** Supports resizing volumes with known

bad sector A bad sector in computing is a disk sector on a disk storage unit that is permanently damaged. Upon taking damage, all information stored on that sector is lost. When a bad sector is found and marked, the operating system like Windows or Linux will ...

s in them * Will refuse to run under certain conditions: ** When the volume is flagged dirty, that is marked for Windows to run

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at boot. The switch will override this ** When Windows is hibernated on the partition

External links

ntfsresize manntfsresize homepage

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ntfsresize features

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