hamish Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 HeyI have been asked to partition a few windows XP computer at work.I'm using Partiition Commadner 9.Is there a risk that it could corrupt/delete/damage the files on the computer? I'm pretty sure that these programmes will all defragment and move the files to a locical order before partitions, but I just wanted to check.What is the case?Hamish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markw Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 I've used partition magic several times, and I haven't gotten any damaged file yet . Anything's possible though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zxian Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 It's always recommended to backup your data before you partition your drives.However, as markw above, I've never run into troubles with PartitionMagic. If the operation completes successfully, your files will be intact without any errors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjz Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 I had a problem with system commander once. But thta might have also been a hardware error has well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taggs Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 I've used several versions of PartitionMagic and had no problems with it , but if you read the instructions it does say data may become corrupt or lost. I suspect this is the case also for Partiition Commander 9.Live partitioning can be a risky business and I recommend backing up any important data you have first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magic_p Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 There is a reason why Partition Magic has the nickname "Partition Tragic".ALWAYS backup before attemping anything of this sort. While everyone here seems to have had good luck with it, better safe than sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aegis Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Partitioning is usually safe provided that you use a current release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamish Posted July 21, 2005 Author Share Posted July 21, 2005 thanks guys! all of that is very good too hear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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