Expert: Keith - 6/11/2009

Question
hello. My name is John and the problem i am facing is that my hd is full.
on my system  i have two hard disks. the first one 80gb is been partitioned in c: (10gb) and in d:70gb
the second is g: 120gb.
in c i have the operating system (windows x sp1) and some program me files which has been installed there.
in d: i have photos videos etc.
now c: is full and i can"t download or make any other actions i want.
is there any way to avoid format.
can c: capacity been extended without having any problems or loosing data?
thank you for your time

Answer
Sounds like you need to have a little different plan for your hard drives. The master drive (drive "C") should be partitioned with more space for the OS and extra system software, "D" should be a place for text files or as a backup for "C". You should use your second drive for all of your pictures and other files.
1. Save everything you can from "C" to "G".
2. Download a tool called Gparted. It is a great partitioning tool and is free. You can get it here: http://download.cnet.com/GParted-LiveCD/3000-2094_4-10698802.html
3. Burn Gparted to CD as an .iso file (if it is not already in .iso format).
4. Put it in your CD drive and restart your machine.
5. When the machine starts up you need to go to the boot menu or the BIOS and set the machine to boot to the CD.
6. Gparted will open and you will have the opportunity to resize you partitions any way you want. I would go 40GBx40GB on "c". While you are at it you may want to go ahead and partition "G".

If you need anymore help, let me know.
Keith