Help with partitions!

[Guest nomad]

Hi,

 

I created 3 equal size partitions using partition magic 8. When I try

and copy something from one partition to another, it only copies a

small portion of the file. If I try and recopy the original file over

to the partition again it says that it can't because it is being used

by another person or program. There are no quotas on the partitions

so I am at a complete loss.

 

ANy help would be greatly appreciated.

[Guest PD43]

Re: Help with partitions!

 

nomad <d.bedgood@btinternet.com> wrote:

>I created 3 equal size partitions using partition magic 8. When I try

>and copy something from one partition to another, it only copies a

>small portion of the file. If I try and recopy the original file over

>to the partition again it says that it can't because it is being used

>by another person or program. There are no quotas on the partitions

>so I am at a complete loss.

 

Without more information, anyone here who wants to help you will also

be at a complete loss.

 

System disk or another one?

 

How large are the partitions?

 

Did you format the new partitions?

 

FAT32 or NTFS?

 

Every file you try to copy, or only one?

[Guest nomad]

Re: Help with partitions!

 

On Mar 8, 1:38 pm, PD43 <pauld1...@comcast.net> wrote:

> nomad <d.bedg...@btinternet.com> wrote:

> >I created 3 equal size partitions using partition magic 8. When I try

> >and copy something from one partition to another, it only copies a

> >small portion of the file. If I try and recopy the original file over

> >to the partition again it says that it can't because it is being used

> >by another person or program. There are no quotas on the partitions

> >so I am at a complete loss.

>

> Without more information, anyone here who wants to help you will also

> be at a complete loss.

>

> System disk or another one?

>

> How large are the partitions?

>

> Did you format the new partitions?

>

> FAT32 or NTFS?

>

> Every file you try to copy, or only one?

 

Hi,

 

THanks for the reply. It is a 120GB main HDD which I have split up

into 4, 30GB partitions. I didn't format the new partitions, but have

all been converted to NTFS whilst they were created. It is happening

with every file that I try and copy. Is there a setting on a drive

which can stop large files being copied?

 

Appreciate your help.

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Help with partitions!

 

Perform a quick format on the partitions and try again.

 

"nomad" <d.bedgood@btinternet.com> wrote in message

news:df3c9d4c-1525-4f66-902c-72b6bebc2e51@b64g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...

> On Mar 8, 1:38 pm, PD43 <pauld1...@comcast.net> wrote:

>> nomad <d.bedg...@btinternet.com> wrote:

>> >I created 3 equal size partitions using partition magic 8. When I try

>> >and copy something from one partition to another, it only copies a

>> >small portion of the file. If I try and recopy the original file over

>> >to the partition again it says that it can't because it is being used

>> >by another person or program. There are no quotas on the partitions

>> >so I am at a complete loss.

>>

>> Without more information, anyone here who wants to help you will also

>> be at a complete loss.

>>

>> System disk or another one?

>>

>> How large are the partitions?

>>

>> Did you format the new partitions?

>>

>> FAT32 or NTFS?

>>

>> Every file you try to copy, or only one?

>

> Hi,

>

> THanks for the reply. It is a 120GB main HDD which I have split up

> into 4, 30GB partitions. I didn't format the new partitions, but have

> all been converted to NTFS whilst they were created. It is happening

> with every file that I try and copy. Is there a setting on a drive

> which can stop large files being copied?

>

> Appreciate your help.

[Guest PD43]

Re: Help with partitions!

 

nomad <d.bedgood@btinternet.com> wrote:

>Hi,

>

>THanks for the reply. It is a 120GB main HDD which I have split up

>into 4, 30GB partitions. I didn't format the new partitions, but have

>all been converted to NTFS whilst they were created. It is happening

>with every file that I try and copy. Is there a setting on a drive

>which can stop large files being copied?

 

Format the partitions that need it.

[Guest nomad]

Re: Help with partitions!

 

On Mar 8, 3:29 pm, PD43 <pauld1...@comcast.net> wrote:

> nomad <d.bedg...@btinternet.com> wrote:

> >Hi,

>

> >THanks for the reply. It is a 120GB main HDD which I have split up

> >into 4, 30GB partitions. I didn't format the new partitions, but have

> >all been converted to NTFS whilst they were created. It is happening

> >with every file that I try and copy. Is there a setting on a drive

> >which can stop large files being copied?

>

> Format the partitions that need it.

 

Thanks guys, that did the trick. Should have made sure I did that

when creating them.

 

Thanks again.