Jakob Eriksson wrote:
Nevertheless, I too wonder what ntfsresize -i /device would do on a Longhorn... is the command "ntfsresize" still there BTW?
Hmmm, ntfsresize is an open source Linux util what I wrote over a year ago and today used by several distros to non-destructively resize NTFS safely, if feasible (it was written a "do it or leave it" way).
There are several ways to try it out. If one has already Linux then just install ntfsprogs and try it on the Longhorn partition. If one has floppy then boot a floppy Linux (but not Tom's RTBT or Leka, they have 32 bit file size and other limits) and one might use the statically linked ntfsresize from the below page. If one has Knoppix or one of the other rescue, Live CD or distro CD that includes it then just boot it and run ntfsresize from a terminal, etc.
I list here what I was told or know about who uses it and how, etc
http://mlf.linux.rulez.org/mlf/ezaz/ntfsresize.html
It's zero risk because the -i (info) options mounts the partition read-only. There can be 3 outcomes,
1. segfault -> NTFS changed significantly 2. change will be caught by libntfs or ntfsresize 3. no changes and it will work.
I expect 2.
Unfortunately I don't know any easier way how to figure out if there were changes or not.
Szaka
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Szakacsits Szabolcs