ntfsresize is a
free Unix
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utility that non-destructively resizes the
NTFS
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It was developed to overcome scalability, security and other limitations with File Allocation Tabl ...
filesystem used by
Windows NT 4.0,
2000
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,
XP,
2003
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Demographic ...
,
Vista,
7,
8,
10, and
11 typically on a hard-disk
partition. 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 package, developed by the
Linux-NTFS project. For those that don't have a
Unix
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system installed, it is still possible to run ntfsresize by using one of the many Linux
Live CD
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s.
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 needed prior to use
** Supports both shrinking and expanding NTFS
** Supports resizing volumes with known
bad sectors in them
* Will refuse to run under certain conditions:
** When the volume is flagged dirty, that is marked for Windows to run
CHKDSK
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at boot. The switch will override this
** When Windows is hibernated on the partition
See also
*
ntfsprogs
External links
ntfsresize manntfsresize homepage
Download page at sourceforge
Free storage software
Free partitioning software
Linux file system-related software
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