joe@actionline.com wrote:
> Eric last wrote:
>>> If that doesn't do it, I expect you'll need to delete the partition
>>> and re-add it, as the man page for ntfsresize says.
>
> Well, it seems that I have ntfsresize, but no man page for it.
>
> Brian last wrote:
>> This was going to be my other recommendation, but I thought
>> I would add a little more since it's a VERY scary process.
>> ... You can delete a partition completely and then re-add
>> it back to the drive without any data loss as long as you ...
>> Make sure that you put the start of the partition at the exact
>> same place the old one was. Make sure you take notes of the start
>> and end locations of your partitions before you start ...
>
> Today, I discovered this: http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php
>
> CAUTION: Editing partitions has the potential to cause LOSS of DATA.
> You are advised to BACKUP your DATA before using the gparted application.
>
> CAUTION: Partition editing problems can be experienced using
> GParted with newer GNU/Linux kernels (2.6.31+),
> udev (138+), and parted (1.8.8.+ up to 2.2 inclusive).
> These problems have even occurred with GParted Live 0.5.2-9.
>
> So it doesn't look like gparted is going to be a viable option right now
> in any case.
>
> Perhaps I'm forced to buckle up and try the delete and re-add route.
You might try resizing back to the original size, then chkdsk, then try
GParted again, letting it resize the filesystem and partition together.
--
-Eric 'shubes'
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