Unallocated Space

[Raeven Cogan]

On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Boggess Rod <rboggess at tenovacore.com> wrote:
>
> >In GParted will moving/resizing my (C:) volume into/around unallocated
> >space
> >cause damage to Windows?
> >
> >On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 12:14 PM, Tony Pursell
> ><ajp at princeswalk.fsnet.co.uk>wrote:
> >
> >>  On Mon, 2010-12-27 at 12:09 -0500, Raeven Cogan wrote:
> >> > I decided to convert one of my machines back to Windows
> temporarily. I
> >> > used Easy BCD to get rid of GRUB and then Window's Computer
> Management
> >> > to delete/convert the Ubuntu partitions into unallocated space.
> >> > However, when I right click my OS (C:) partition the option "Extend
> >> > Volume" is grayed out/unclickable. I was wondering if anyone knows
> of
> >> > a way to extend my (C:) volume into this unallocated space.
> >>
> >> Boot up from a live CD or USB stick and use gparted (the partitioning
> >> tool) to do it.
> >>
> >> Tony
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
> First, please don't top post.
>
> Second, go to www.download.com and download a copy of Paragon Backup.
>
> Third, clone your disk in case something goes wrong.
>
> Fourth, boot into a Linux live cd and use gparted (or ntfsresize, which
> is the command line that gparted will execute) to increase the size of
> your windows partition.
>
> Fifth, reboot into ntfs with no worries (since you have a clone), and
> run chkdsk /f /r and reboot. Twice.
>
> Finally, enjoy the rest of your holidays knowing that, although
> ntfsresize did move all of your windows data safely and you didn't need
> that clone, that clone is always there in case something else goes
> wrong. (Or in case you want to easily convert it to a virtual machine.)
>
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When you say clone my disk are you referring to creating an .ISO? If
this is what you are referring to, will burning this to a CD and then
booting from it restore Windows if something goes askew?