partition drive then ?

[jondecs]

I have a 450 g hard drive running vista.
I want to store my video projects (learning ) I see that I can shrink my volume to make a partiton where I can store / use my vids, (family vids )
Ok so I make a new logical (erm) partiton. qestion is How do I get to store / use this new partiton.?
Vista home premium oem
450 g h/d
4g ram
intel quad blah blah....

Any help appreciated

john..

 

[EddieM]

You'll need to format the new partition you have created. Don't format the one you shrank!

 

[jondecs]

You'll need to format the new partition you have created. Don't format the one you shrank!

Thanks edd
Oh dear..Now I'm really lost. I folowed the instructions on help/support and formated the new volume(?) ( The space created) I have formated the shrink part ?

Now I have a new volume in list whch says logical drive J healthy 134 gb.

Can this be undone ?

Cheers John

 

[empip]

Grab this excellent freeby Partition Manager.
If only to read the manual.
Does the business on the fly shrink - create - obliterate whatever you may sensibly want to do !
'Home Edition' http://www.partition-tool.com/download.htm

-P-

 

[Goldberg]

[I have formated the shrink part ?

Now I have a new volume in list whch says logical drive J healthy 134 gb.

Can this be undone ?

Yes, but only by a data recovery specialist.

If you didn't have a backup of essential files, then get ready to spend upwards of £300.

Never ever change partition information without a full backup.

 

[EddieM]

You'll need to format the new partition you have created. Don't format the one you shrank!

Thanks edd
Oh dear..Now I'm really lost. I folowed the instructions on help/support and formated the new volume(?) ( The space created) I have formated the shrink part ?

Now I have a new volume in list whch says logical drive J healthy 134 gb.

Can this be undone ?

Cheers John

Can you post a picture of what disk manager displays, a J drive? Eh? Confuzzled. I do hope you haven't formatted the OS partition

 

[jondecs]

Hello sorry had to go out when rain finally stopped.

Lol no I dont think the recovery or OS is affected.
The j i refer to is the latest drive to be created think if I can get this pic to work will explain all. i merley want to find out how to get working with drive j now that i created it.. Or.....



There u go a few stella's and print screen works all on it's own

 

[wanleg]

And drive J: doesn't now appear as a drive in My Computer ?

 

[EddieM]

As said, can you not just use the J drive now?

 

[drummerbod]

C: does not appear to have been formatted which is good unless you've restored it.

J: looks fine and should be seen in My Computer.

What's the problem exactly?

 

[EddieM]

C: does not appear to have been formatted which is good unless you've restored it.

J: looks fine and should be seen in My Computer.

What's the problem exactly?

Eh? C is formatted and has a healthy NTFS files system. But the question remains can you "see" J in My Computer or Explorer?

 

[drummerbod]

No - the user states he thinks he accidentally formatted the shrunk part (which would be C) - "I have formated the shrink part icon_redface.gif ?
"

If you look at the disk usage - he hasn't unless he has restored from recovery since. I was just trying to confirm if the user had\hadn't.

 

[jondecs]

Hello.. sorry have to keep going off,
and sorry for confusion..

Yes I can see the new drive j in computer.

The question / problem was how to use this new drive.

I think I sussed it. I tried loading a game into the j drive by changing (of course ) the drive letter c/ to j/ . and tomb raider is now on j/ and running ok.
as you can see I know nothin lol
So will blunder on with me home movie project.

thanks john .

 

[EddieM]

Hello.. sorry have to keep going off,
and sorry for confusion..

Yes I can see the new drive j in computer.

The question / problem was how to use this new drive.

I think I sussed it. I tried loading a game into the j drive by changing (of course ) the drive letter c/ to j/ . and tomb raider is now on j/ and running ok.
as you can see I know nothin lol
So will blunder on with me home movie project.

thanks john .

OK.