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iPartition vs. VolumeWorks
Authored by: pub3abn on Nov 30, '04 09:31:38AM

Anyone have experience with both? I've used VolumeWorks since the initial release. The interface has improved dramatically, but I still find it a little clumsy. VolumeWorks worked once for me perfectly on my work computer. But on my home PowerBook it hung, which required me to Force Quit it, and in the process it hosed my drive, requiring a complete reinstall. Fortunately I had a recent backup, and did not lose too much data.



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iPartition vs. VolumeWorks
Authored by: zedwards on Nov 30, '04 10:28:09AM

All I know is I have "used" VolumeWorks and it is very dangerous, even for an experienced user (I've used fdisk and pdisk before). There is a lack of redundency such as "This will take n minutes" or "You will loose all your information if you do this." Does iPartion have this?



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iPartition vs. VolumeWorks
Authored by: robg on Nov 30, '04 10:32:06AM

It clearly warns you very directly about the consequences, and the importance of backing up. There are no time estimates, but there are two progress bars -- one showing the overall, the other showing the specific sub-task.

-rob.



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iPartition vs. VolumeWorks
Authored by: g3ski on Nov 30, '04 03:54:07PM

SubRosaSoft has a bad reputation as far as I am concerned. I would not trust them with on-the-fly partitioning until their product had a 10 year track record.

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"I want my two dollars!"



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iPartition vs. VolumeWorks
Authored by: vonleigh on Dec 06, '04 08:37:51AM

Remember Hard Disk Toolkit? Same people. It's been about 10 years since the first release of that app. Why do you say they have a bad reputation? Lead programmer is very responsive and I have nothing but good things to say about the company.



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