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Although I use Partition Magic version 8 myself on Windows machines and although I'm not an expert in this area I would hesitate to run so fundemental a disk tool inside what I understand is a virtual machine on a drive carrying a "foreign O/S". What file system does the Mac use?
A search with Google on ["Partition MAgic" Mac] does not turn much up that is encouraging except possibly:
http://www.neowin.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t360342.html
FWIW
Do the applications you have to run under Windows allow you to set the location for file storage of data? If so can you use E: for data files and get enough space on C: for the applications?
Thanks for the reply. Macs run on a what I believe is a Linux based OS. I do not know the file system. I, too, have hesitation on running a disk tool such as partitioning software. I do not want to screw up my Mac. I will try moving some stuff to the E drive, but mostly the drive is filled up with Windows “updates.” Is it safe to delete all the prior updates listed under Add/Remove programs?
MD4MOMS wrote:
Thanks for the reply. Macs run on a what I believe is a Linux based OS. I do not know the file system. I, too, have hesitation on running a disk tool such as partitioning software. I do not want to screw up my Mac. [ ... ]
Much better safe than sorry .....
I will try moving some stuff to the E drive, but mostly the drive is filled up with Windows "updates." Is it safe to delete all the prior updates listed under Add/Remove programs?
Moving is good <g> But if they are files put there by an application -- say Microsoft Office then you need also to go into that application and look around probably in Options for a setting on where it stores files then change that to the new location (make the folder there first or copy the files with their folders into the new location) or the application will go on using the old location as a default.
As for the updates -- be very careful.
If you "delete updates listed under Add/Remove" you will uninstall the updates from your system and be left with whatever the updates were meant to deal with.
However when you download the updates from Windows Updates they are stored on your computer, I think, together with any older files that they may have replaced in case you need to uninstall the update and revert to an earlier state.
So my advice would be leave everything alone that you can at least for now and if necessary get some really competent help (not necessarily the "technicians" in your local box store).
If you get to specifics then ask although here is really dedicated to Norton Products. Try Compuserve now you don't have to be a member Laptop, PCHardware and a couple of Windows Forums can be very helpful and you will find some Mac users in the two hardware forums as well as in one called Gadgets & Gear Community.
Thanks again. I thought Partition Magic was a Norton product. If I am wrong, can you please direct me to their tech support.
hi guys--
Mike here. Just updating this post with some information from one of our Mac developers:
For MD4MOMS, Mac OS X is NOT based on a Linux OS, it is based on BSD Unix, which is completely different (at the driver level).
That being said, Disk Utility won’t help him, because he wants to merge the Virtual Disk Files that his C: and E: drives reside on. Partition Magic will merge different partitions on the same physical device, but it is not clear that the virtual C: and virtual E: drives are interpreted by the Windows OS running on Parallels as being the same physical device. Win on Parallels may regard them as two separate devices, as if one were an internal hard drive and the other an external hard drive. I have never tried to partition a drive file for Parallels, and I don’t know if that is even possible. I was under the (perhaps mistaken) impression that each partition gets its own file.
So far, that's what we have for you...have you emailed the Parallels folks about this?
thanks
mike
MD4MOMS wrote:Thanks again. I thought Partition Magic was a Norton product. If I am wrong, can you please direct me to their tech support.
It certainly is in their stable but it was originally developed by PowerQuest which was taken over by Symantec. However I don't think they are doing any technical development on it so far as I know, but they do support it here.
The system requirements for it on their website are:
Windows® XP Home Edition/Professional
- 233MHz or higher processor
- 128 MB of RAM
- 150MHz or higher processor
- 64 MB of RAM
- 150MHz or higher processor
- 32 MB of RAM
so you can see it does not include Mac OS's (Nor VISTA).
PS I see you have a reply from a Norton Staffer -- well done!
Thanks again friend. I did get a response from Norton. As Intel Macs become more and more popular, now that they can run Windows in a window under Parallels or Fusion VM, more Mac people (who, like me, have to run some Windows programs for various reasons) will need help with Windows utilities.
I appreciate your help. Now I am waiting for Norton.