Re: Will Partitioning lose data?

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Pegasus wrote:
"LMO" <lmo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello all. I have a new system that I just installed XP on (it came
with Vista, but I hated it...but that's another story). I have a
250GB HDD. If I use Disk Manager to add another partition, will it
destroy my system info (C:\)?
Thanks!


No, it won't, but if you belong to the group of people who
defer backing up their important files regularly then you're
in for a nasty surprise. It's just a matter of time . . .

That's wrong; it might, not it won't. It shouldn't, under SOME
circumstances, which you neglected to mention, but not "it won't".


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