* David Z Maze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-09-13 18:20]: > "Michael K O'Brien" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > When I got this laptop, I had trouble resizing the (Windows XP) NTFS > partition because there were files that couldn't be moved towards the > end of the partition. Since it was brand new, I actually dealt by > nuking the existing partition scheme and running the install tool > again on the partitioned machine. This won't work so well if you > actually have data to save, though. > > <flame> > Partition Magic is an evil, evil program. It's somewhat expensive for > home-user software that you'll probably want to use exactly once. And > the last time I looked at its license, you were allowed to only use it > on one machine, anywhere, ever, without paying again. I think the > usual arguments for free software apply even more here than for stuff > that you're going to use every day (or is a principal source of > distraction). > </flame> > While I agree with your disdain for the PM license, the problem is that PM is one of the few tools that *will* move those files that you were not able to move causing you to nuke your partition. Nuking is not always a viable option and until someone comes up with a methodology or program to handle these files PM will continue to sell even with the nasty license.
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