Impossible to partition external hard drive

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• Partitioning external hard drive NTFS on iMac?

  I have a 500 GB hd ext Omega, which is in NTFS format. I used it when I had a PC. I can still use TI-reading data, copy on Mac etc but unfortunately the space there I would use on it is inaccessible. I'm running out of space on my hard drive of Mackintosh and hope I could partition the omega using disk utility. But, when I try the option of Partition does not appear as an option. I'm under Lion 10.7.5... any reverse this?

  Read this previous thread of the Knowledge Base...

  How to format external Seagate 4 tb HD 'ExFAT? NTFS

• Impossible to partition my hard drive. Help

  Once I partitioned by mac then merged it, now I'm trying again to partition but unable to do so. It shows error.

  You have a damaged directory. Have you tried to use first aid on your Macintosh HD volume? When you say that you tried to merge two partitions was one such a Boot Camp partition? And, if so, did you use Boot Camp Assistant to remove it? The following applies to Yosemite or El Capitan.

  Repair the disk for El Capitan

  1. Restart the computer and after the chime hold down the COMMAND and R until the Utility Menu appears.
  2. Disk utility and click on the button continue.
  3. Then select layouts withdrawal (usually Macintosh HD) entry of the volume of the list to one side.
  4. Click the first aid tab on the toolbar and wait for the done button to activate it. Click it, and then quit disk utility.
  5. Select restart from the Apple menu.

  If the above does not correct the disk, you will need to repartition it. This erases everything on the disk, so if you are able to backup, then I suggest to do this first.

• external hard drive partition in disk utility impossible

  on El Capitan, disk utility does not a new external hard drive partitioning.

  When is this corrected?  Is there a work-around.

  With I TB seagate drive and I cannot partition?  It is not useful.

  Marilyn

  Mac mini end of 2014 2.6 Ghz Intel core i 5

  8GB memory

  El Capitan

  Of course, it does.

  Select the drive:

  

  Set how many partitions:

  

  Click on the Add [+] button once for each partition that you want to add. You can set the size using the size field.

  Before you start to complain about something, it would be wise to get your facts straight.

• Partition option is available for an external hard drive version 10.11.6

  Partition option is not available for a new format Touro S 7200 1 TB external hard drive. It is grayed out.

  Erase the disc first.

• How to join the partitions in an external hard drive?

  I have an external hard drive. Empty, but divided into two partitions. (I see two drives)

  How can I meet two partitions?

  I tried using the disk utilities, but I got the message that I couldn't change the partitions.

  (In Dutch: "Deze kan niet worden gewijzigd partitie"; in English, something like: "this partition is not editable")

  What is the procedure that you follow?

  1. Select the disk in the sidebar that contains the partition you want to enlarge, then click on the Partition.

  2. in the list of available Partition, select the partition in the partition you want to enlarge, then click on remove.

  The partition is immediately erased, leaving the space it occupied available.

  3. resize the partition by doing one of the following:

  • Drag the separators between the partitions in the list of available Partition.

  • Select a partition in the Partition layout list, and then enter a value in the size field.

  4. click on apply.

  Disk utility (Yosemite): partition a drive

• Impossible to duplicate to external hard drive using the CCC

  Hi all

  I wanted to make a clone of my HD, because it started acting weird lately and decided not to make a clone of it when I get a new HD, but when I use ccc I select my boot drive (the one doubtful), then my drive external usb (2 TB) as my destination and copy everything BUT after 4 hours no progress but 4 points work but nothing is transferred. I formatted the external hard drive as it should be set to format less 10.8 in disk utility. So what I'm doing wrong here? Is there an easy way to do it? I think that I have V. 3.5 ccc, y at - it a bug with this version? BTW, my external hard drive is a USB 3 but compatible for 2 and my mac has no problem reading and writing to it. Any help with this or other means or programs to clone my drive is welcome.

  Thank you!!!

  Have you checked for an update of the CCC?

  Have you considered Time machine? You can restore from that.

  Clone-data backup

  Clone-Deja Vu

  Clone - SuperDuper

  Clone - Synk

  Clone - 6 tested Applications Software

  Time Machine from the Clones and Archives

  Commonly used backup methods

  Try using disk/restore to copy the data to a new location. Please note that this will reformat the destination partition.

• Partitioning an external hard drive

  I'm about to migrate to a new iMac from an older iMac.  I bought a new external hard drive I want partition, on the one hand for time machine and one for the backup of photos from another external hard drive.  I would like to get external drives partitioned and set up on the old system if possible before migrating to the new computer.  The new Mac will recognize the properly partitioned drive?  Thank you

  dcshawhan wrote:

  ... The new Mac will recognize the properly partitioned drive?  Thank you

  Yes

• How to partition an external hard drive Seagate

  My old external HD Time Machine does not so I bought a 2 TB Seagate Backup more Portable Drive to replace it. It has been formatted for Windows but provided a configuration "NTFS_ Mac download for_ I ran. I'd like to partition the drive & use 1 TB for Time Machine.

  When I go into disk utility, I cannot and select the Seagate HD, the choice of the Partition is grey and not selectable.

  Any suggestion how to get this HD formatted correctly so that it is recognized in disk utility?

  I guess that the external hard drive is formatted NTFS, so disk utility does not have to perform all the tasks in this topic. It you can't format it on some Windows system with the FAT file system? Once the FAT is made, the Mac of THE it reformats with HFS. However if you want to do with the above partition size (1 TB HFS and 1 TB NTFS or FAT) then can try you with a disk management utility. Read more external for Time Machine & Windows hard disk Partition

• Bad Partition on external hard drive: format the bad Partition or format the entire disk?

  I am confused how to proceed.

  I have an external hard drive 3 TB with partitions (3). One of the parititons cannot be verified. I saved the partition and tried to repair disk. Repair disk failed and invited me to reformat the hard drive.

  How can I reformat the partition without affecting other partitions (2) good bad?

  Or do I have to save all the external drive (all 3 partitions) and then to reformat all the external drive?

  Thank you

  Retina 5 k

  10.10.5 OS

  32 GB of Ram

  Back up the entire disc (as a precaution), select the partition in disk utility, click on the tab erase or Format and erase it.

  (140323)

• Creating Installer bootcamp on the external hard drive instead of the USB partition?

  Hello

  I have a MacBook Pro 2012 and mountain LIon. I want to install Windows 7 via bootcamp, but my USB isn't enough grand (only 4 GB of free space). Instead, I expect to use my external hard drive. However when I go to bootcamp to create the installation program, it gives a warning that my hard drive will be erased. It is not possible to create the installer on a partition instead of him wiping the entire HARD drive?

  Thanks for the help!

  Boot Camp and Windows supports installation on an external drive. There are specific exceptions in the versions of Windows, see Microsoft for more information on installing Windows on an external drive.

• How can I mount a partition to external hard drive

  My external hard drive partitioned shows all 3 on the disk utility, but that I have to do is grey and not mounted. How to mount or recover my data?

  FYI

  MacBook Pro (mid 2014) OS X El Capitant version 10.11.2

• Cannot transfer files to an external hard drive to a second and the error is "error copying file or folder. "Impossible to copy ' file/folder name.

  Original title: cannot transfer files to one external hard drive to another

  An error message is displayed: "error copying file or folder." Impossible to copy "file/folder name. "The destination folder is the same as the source folder.

  Peter Tiedemann

  Hi Peter,

  Thanks for posting your question in the Microsoft Community.

  From your problem description, I understand that you are unable to transfer files from an external drive on another drive. Please let me know if this isn't the problem that you are experiencing.

  Before troubleshooting, I have little information on the issue.

  1. Do you receive any error or display message?
  2. Did you recent hardware or modifications to the software on the computer before this problem?

  Try the methods and then check after each method:

  Method 1: Transfer files from a drive to the location on the desktop or a temporary folder and then try to transfer them to the destination disk.

  Note: make sure the free space on the disk in the destination drive.

  Method 2: Run the Fixit:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/windows_file_and_folder_diag/

  Method 3: Disconnect your player safely, and restart the computer. And then try to transfer the files.

  If the problem persists, post your reply with results and questions above. We are happy to help you further in the advanced troubleshooting steps!

  It will be useful.

• external hard drive partition copy

  I have an external hard addrtiion to my computer.  I have a disc managerment that allows me to copy partitions.  If I copy the partion on my internal hard drive and stick it in my outside, is that I gave two fully functional WIndows XP now. If Windows crashes I'll be able to start on the external hard drive?

  And even ewrase and reformat the drive internal and copy the my external hard drive4 patition.   Indeed, never lose Winows XP and all my programs installed again?   Or is it simply a desire that can really be achieved.

  Bill K

  Your program has the ability to create a partition bootable (what is the name of the program)?
  If your program has the ability to clone, then this is the way to go if you want just an exact replacement for your internal drive, if a problem occurs catastrophic. A better option would be an imaging program that allows you to create images of your internal drive like this at some point. In this way, if you have a regular image, say twice a month, so you can fit maybe three or four images on the same drive that you want to clone in. A cloned disk must be the same size or larger that the drive is cloned. An image is compressed and takes less space.

  SC Tom

• The external hard drive partitioning

  Can Hello: Anyone help me with a beginner?

  I have a 3 to external hard drive that I want to score in three volumes of 1 TB. But every time I try to use DiskPart it divides the first partition in a 2 TB and from there I can not extend it. When I cut it up to 1 TB it gives me two volumes, K and L, but then I can't expand the volume of L. It's all leaving me with 746 GB unallocated I can't use.  Is in anyway possible of this Dove upward from the way I want?

  You must convert the GPT disk. Delete all partitions, right-click on the gray area on the left and select "convert to GPT disk.

  https://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc725671 (v = ws.11) .aspx? f = 255 & MSPPError =-2147217396

  Best regards, VZ