My pc had one 60 GB HD, I divide to 40 GB for C: and 20 GB for D:.
Now D: almost full, but C: still have many many space open. I want move some space from C: to D:.

How do I can only use Win XP pro to make change both size of HD ( move some space from C: to D: )?

My question is resize of my D: drive with my file still in D: drive. I want get more space from C: drive to D: drive by using Win XP pro.
My pc only one physical hd, I partition to two letter drive.
I know I can buy some software like Partition Magic, but I don't want spend money for one time job.

You can't with XP itself, unless you copy (clone) the data from logical drives C and D to elsewhere (e.g. another hard drive), then copy it back after you have changed the partition sizes. You can change the sizes of partitions (each partition has a logical drive letter once it has been formatted) on the drive in XP itself (e.g. in Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Computer Management - Disk Management) but doing so deletes all the data on the partitions.

Third party programs such as Partition Magic 8.x can do what you want to do.
There are also freeware programs that can do that, but I haven't used anything but Partition Magic to do this - perhaps others can suggest which ones.

Another thing.
If you still have the original Dell software installation on this computer, you are NOT supposed to put ANY data on D: yourself. For all brand name systems the second partition is the Recovery partition that contains all data that is necessary to restore your system to it's original brand name (in this case Dell) software installation - it is often full or nearly full even when you first get the computer. Adding any data to the Recovery partition usually destroys the ability of you being able to recover your original Dell software installation from the data on that partition - in that case only a full Recovery CD set can restore your original Dell software installation.

Why not just add a second harddrive to the computer. Some care must be taken to buy the correct drive and to verify you have the drive bay and connections available. All that is usually OK.

If the second partition doesn't have the recovery files on it and is available there is no need to merge partitions.

When installing programs you can choose custom install which should allow you to change the path where the program will install. This won't affect the operation of the program at all. If you have many personal data files like music and pictures they can be moved to the second partition or to a new drive. You may need to teach the programs that access those files where to find them.

go here and download the iso for puppy linux.

http://www.puppylinux.org/user/news...

burn the iso to a cd. this will create a bootable cd. put the cd in the drive and restart the computer. when the puppy boot screen comes up type: puppy pfix=ram, then hit the enter key. this will run puppy in the ram.
you can use the g-parted app to resize the c drive, then resize the d drive. I would reboot the computer between these 2 operations. Backup important data, as in is allways 'dangerous to resize partitions on a drive with a operating system already on it, but I have done it many times. After resizing the c drive, reboot & xp will run chkdisk, let it run. If having to re-install xp would be a disaster, don't do it. It souds like he created the D drive. the dell partition is usually hidden from windows & is usually around 32mb. You will be able to see this partition using g-parted, don't mess with it.

larry

Gparted

http://gparted.sourceforge.net/down...

Before posting try google. Backup. Use anti virus software.

Regarding OtheHill's response 4 "Why not just add a second harddrive to the computer." etc.

Easy to do if you've got a desktop computer.
Or add an external drive (in a appropriate box)connected via USB if it's a laptop.