Can I do this?

[mike21]

Hello,

I am using FD-ISR on a system with 150 GB space, which has been separated in 2 partitions, about 75 GB each (partition C:\ is system and D:\ is My Documents, My Pictures etc)

Now I want to buy more disk space, lets say an internal 500 GB HDD, so I do not need to have 2 separate partitions as above.

My question is: can I safely merge the 2 partitions into 1? What would happen to FD-ISR (valuable) snapshots?

[Peter2150]

Never merged, but I have resized partitions with no ill effect on FDISR so, what I would do is move everything off c: to d:, and then delete d: You could then resize c: and it would be fine.

Pete

[mike21]

thanks Pete

[munckman]

mike21,

I would wait and ask for clarification from Peter. Something just doesn't quite sound right with "move everything off c: to d:, and then delete d: You could then resize c: and it would be fine."

I'm not sure but I would think that you should move everything off of D onto C then delete D. Then resize C.

[ErikAlbert]

In the past, I had also 2 partitions (C and D) on my first HDD, because I used my second HDD as backup media.
Later on, I bought an external HDD and decided to use my second HDD as data partition.
I moved all my data (partition D) to my external HDD.
Deleted partition D and resized C, formatted my second HDD and moved my data from my external HDD to my second HDD.
I didn't have any partition software to do this, I think I used "Disk Management" of WinXPproSP2 to delete partition D and resize C.

[mike21]

thanks for replying munckman, but as soon as I read Pete's reply I launched disk director and merged C & D and then deleted D

everything seems well so far

I believe in his reply Pete meant:

what I would do is move everything off d: to c:, and then delete d:

instead of

what I would do is move everything off c: to d:, and then delete d:

[Peter2150]

{QUOTE-> mike21,

I would wait and ask for clarification from Peter. Something just doesn't quite sound right with "move everything off c: to d:, and then delete d: You could then resize c: and it would be fine."

I'm not sure but I would think that you should move everything off of D onto C then delete D. Then resize C. <-QUOTE}

Too early in the morning, Screwed up the alphabet;D munckman is absolutely right.

Move contents off D: to C:
Remove D:
Resize C:

I think this time I got it.

[mike21]

I forgot: I got FD-ISR about 9 months ago and I always keep a partition clean (no AV, no antispyware, firewalls etc). Just very basic apps.

Now do I need to re-install windows on C: occasionally like before installing FD-ISR or it won't have any effect? I mean normally a format every year is a must (especially if I test lots of software). Now when I boot to the clean snapshot is like I boot to a fresh windows installation?

[ErikAlbert]

{QUOTE-> I forgot: I got FD-ISR about 9 months ago and I always keep a partition clean (no AV, no antispyware, firewalls etc). Just very basic apps.

Now do I need to re-install windows on C: occasionally like before installing FD-ISR or it won't have any effect? I mean normally a format every year is a must (especially if I test lots of software). Now when I boot to the clean snapshot is like I boot to a fresh windows installation? <-QUOTE}
If that snapshot contains a fresh windows installation, it's like booting to a fresh windows installation.

Keep in mind that FDISR is a RECOVERY software, NOT a security software. Recovery and security are not the same.
If you go online with a clean snapshot without any security software, any malware can infect your clean snapshot.

[mike21]

{QUOTE-> If that snapshot contains a fresh windows installation, it's like booting to a fresh windows installation.

Keep in mind that FDISR is a RECOVERY software, NOT a security software. Recovery and security are not the same.
If you go online with a clean snapshot without any security software, any malware can infect your clean snapshot. <-QUOTE}

Hi ErikAlbert, I rarely boot to the initial snapshot just to update few programs installed but I copy the initial snapshot to an empty one, and then start installing security programs, which have never found anything.

I think that when I run an virus/spyware scan from any snapshot, all other snapshots are scanned as well. But if a virus infects one snapshot, can it infect and all others?

[ErikAlbert]

{QUOTE-> Hi ErikAlbert, I rarely boot to the initial snapshot just to update few programs installed but I copy the initial snapshot to an empty one, and then start installing security programs, which have never found anything.

I think that when I run an virus/spyware scan from any snapshot, all other snapshots are scanned as well. But if a virus infects one snapshot, can it infect and all others? <-QUOTE}
empty one ? I guess you mean new snapshot.
FDISR has also a function "Empty Snapshot", which is not the same as a "New Snapshot".

In theory it is possible that a virus can infect more than one snapshot, I think that this happened already, but I have to search for this. Maybe other members remember this better than me.

Not all AV scanners scan all snapshots, you have to check this.

[mike21]

{QUOTE-> empty one ? I guess you mean new snapshot.
FDISR has also a function "Empty Snapshot", which is not the same as a "New Snapshot". <-QUOTE}

I mean new snapshot, sorry.

{QUOTE-> In theory it is possible that a virus can infect more than one snapshot, I think that this happened already, but I have to search for this. Maybe other members remember this better than me.

Not all AV scanners scan all snapshots, you have to check this. <-QUOTE}

I just checked and kaspersky scans only the current snapshot, you are right. SuperAntiSpyware scans all snapshots and thought both did.

[ErikAlbert]

Mike,
This thread is about an infection over more than one snapshot.
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=207960
Of course I couldn't verify this, I consider this as second hand information. I never had such a problem.
I also give malware a very hard time to infect my system.