Ntfsresize

Infobox Software
name = Ntfsresize



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website = [http://www.linux-ntfs.org/ www.linux-ntfs.org]

ntfsresize is a free Unix utility that non-destructively resizes the NTFS filesystem used by Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows Vista on a harddisk partition. All NTFS versions used by 32-bit and 64-bit Windows are supported. No defragmentation is required prior to resizing since version 1.11.2. ntfsresize is included in the ntfsprogs package, developed by the Linux-NTFS project. For those that don't have a Unix system installed, it is still possible to run ntfsresize by using one of the many Linux Live CDs.

ntfsresize features

* Full compatibility with all known NTFS versions from Windows NT 3.1 to Windows Vista
* No defragmentation needed prior to use
* Checks whether the volume is flagged dirty (for Windows to run CHKDSK at boot). If so, it will refuse to run without the --force switch enabled
* Checks internal structures for errors
* Checks whether Windows is hibernated on the partition, and refuses to run if so
* Supports both shrinking and expanding NTFS
* Supports resizing volumes with known bad sectors in it (dangerous to use, as such disk failures are likely to affect other sectors without software detecting it firstFact|date=June 2008)

References

External links

* [http://www.linux-ntfs.org/ ntfsresize homepage]
* [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=13956&package_id=14232 Download page at sourceforge]
* [http://opensource.apress.com/index.php?id=163 Windows Vista and ntfsresize]