subject: Inbuilt Partition Manager For Mac Os X And Data Loss [print this page] In Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, the user can resize the hard drive partitions using disk Utility tool . Mac has released Mac OS X operating system, the new Mac version (Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard ). The user can upgrade to it from Leopard system. However, some beta software does not work in Snow Leopard. So, we suggest to go for disk repartitioning and install Snow Leopard on it.
For proper functioning of disk repartitioning, the process should complete successfully. The termination of disk pertitioning process (either due to low disk space or system crash) may lead to an inaccessible partition and data. This behavior leads to significant data loss and requires Mac data recovery.
So, what to do before disk partitioning ?
Backup Your Data Before Disk Repartitioning
Its highly recommended that you should not disturb the actual partitioning structure on your Mac OS X hard drive without creating any backup of your important data first. The partitioning process may go wrong in some situations and problems may take place.
In such cases it is possible to lose critical data if you don't have a valid backup. So, make sure to have a backup before using this partition manager tool.
How to Repartition a Mac Hard Drive?
To manage partitions on hard drive using Disk Utilities, follow the underwritten steps:
Launch Disk Utility.
Select the hard drive to repartition, in the list it shows.
Drag corner of partition box for resizing it.
Click '+' button to add new volume.
It prompts for confirmation. Confirm it.
This way, you can easily manage partition of your Mac hard drive. But, what if you do not have a backup and the process fails? It causes serious data loss and Mac data recovery becomes need of hour. Recovery is possible using powerful and advanced third-party applications, known as Mac recovery software.
