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Windows Partitions |
This section applies to Windows partitions (either NTFS or FAT) and complications that arise when you move these partitions. Resizing Windows partitions isn’t a problem; Issues arise when you move partitions or change the position of partitions in the MBR partition map.
In the simplest and most usual case, iPartition will make sure that everything is updated so that you don’t have to worry about it. iPartition can handle things if you have a single disk with Windows partitions on it i.e. your basic Boot Camp scenario.
Problems will arise if you have Windows partitions on one disk that refer to partitions on another disk. In these cases there are two issues that might arise:
If you have references to other disks in your boot configuration files (boot.ini on Windows XP and the Boot Configuaration Data on Windows Vista), you may need to manually update the files.
You might find that drive letter assignments change after manipulating a disk. You can easily resolve these issues from within Windows. iPartition should make sure that the drive letter assigned to the system partition is correct (this is not so easy to resolve from within Windows as it will most likely not boot).
For iPartition to work correctly, the filesystems of any affected Windows partitions must be consistent. iPartition will warn you if it detects an NTFS partition that is inconsistent. If you have any FAT partitions with Windows installations on them, we recommend that you check them for errors before running iPartition (Mac OS X’s Disk Utility can do this).
If you are unsure as to whether any of this applies to you, please contact our support team who may be able to assist you. If you do encounter the problems above, you should be able to recover (with our assistance if necessary).