Can I SAFELY make a HD partition for my images and music files?

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I have Partition Magic 8.0 which has done wonders for cleaning up the mess that COMPAQ installs on the D drive. I now have the factory backup discs, so I got rid of the D drive.

My PC is running in top shape.

As a songwriter and singer, I create many .wav (lossless) and .mp3 files (320 Kbps).

I also collect digital images from all over the world and through camera use.

I still have 87% free space on a 110 GB HD.

I'm wondering:

1. Can I simply create a new partition and use it as the default storage for my music and image files, as well as a location where I can relocate my current files (about 8 GB total)?

2. Should I expect further improvement in my C: drive when I do this?

3. Is it reasonably safe?

4. I have a DVD rewriter. Would it be better to use that?

Thanks for your time and input.

hawk745 · Accepted Answer

1. yes, you can create a new partition with Partition Magic, or if you can try it with Partition Expert

2. depend on use... it will be a little improvement on performances... it will be better if you defrag it, after making changes in the hard drive.

3. changing partition sizes or wharever is not safe there's a minium posibility of deleting everything in most cases that happen only when an error occured.

4. it a lot better having a backup of your data.

ITGUY · Answer

Right click on my computer and go to manage.  Then go to disk management.  From here you can make a partition without loosing any data.  Just choose "make a partition with the unused space"  Then you can move everything over to this partition after it is made.  I would also suggest you get a backup HD to also put all those songs and pics on.  HD's do die over time.  always keep important stuff on at least two media's.

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