Partition Resizing

This is for my own reference as much as anyone elses.

For years I’ve used an old copy of Partition Magic when I needed to resize live partitions, usually as a step towards making a computer dual boot Windows and Linux.

Last week I purchased a new laptop, only to find partition magic failed to even load. I suspect the 320Gb SATA drive had new geometry that freaked Partition Magic out with your standard cryptic error message (“error 117”).

Not wanting to pay for a tool I use so irregularly, I hunted around for a free alternative and found one that worked nicely - Easeus Partition Master. The home edition is free for personal use.