[ltp] Resize NTFS Partition?

[Bjorn Knutsson]

On 19 Feb 2003 23:37, Andy wrote:
> On Wednesday 19 February 2003 21:06, Bjorn Knutsson wrote:
> > On 20 Feb 2003 00:05, Allen, Michael B (RSCH) wrote:
> > > Is there a utility that can shrink an NTFS partition safely? Can I
> > > install RH on a T30 (236652U) and keep the factory install of W2K but
> > > squish it down to 15Gigs?
> >
> > No free software that I know of, but Partition Magic can.
> 
> Suse 8.0 has this built into its installer as I remember once
> using it to shrink down a Windows partition for one of my Debian 
> or Redhat installs.
> 
> Can't remember if I shrunk FAT32 or NTFS......but needless to say
> I was pleasantly surprised.  Check it out if you have the time.

I don't know for sure, but I suspect that it only does FAT32. I
haven't seen any Linux tool to shrink NTFS, or in fact, any driver to
allow you to safely even use NTFS except for reading.

/Björn