Gparted For Mac
However, GParted should work with 10.4 disks as well, though I haven't tested it. The other thing that GParted is useful for is adding space to your Parallels or Fusion Windows boot disks - after increasing the size of the image, you can use GParted to add the new space to the boot drive.
Feb 08, 2020 DiskGenius is an okay alternative to gparted on windows. However DiskGenius is excellent vs the others listed here for windows because DiskGenius supports read/write full access over linux/ext4 stuff meanwhile the other tools listed on your page fail to even notice linux and shows as 'unpartitioned'. GParted version 0.3.6 (and many earlier versions) created a file to prevent problems that occur if a device is automounted while GParted is working on the device. This file is removed when GParted exits normally. However, if GParted terminated abnormally it could leave this file on the computer. The following steps have been tested on macOS Mojave 10.14.6 and I confirm I was able to boot GParted on a 2019 MacBook Air (with secure boot disabled). That being said, the keyboard and trackpad didn’t work as drivers are not yet available on live distros. GParted can be used on x86 and x86-64 based computers running Linux, Windows, or Mac OS X by booting from media containing GParted Live. A minimum of 320 MB of RAM is needed to use all of the features of the GParted application.
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Gparted For Mac Os X
OS X can non-destructively re-partition HFS+ partitions. Check out diskutil in the man pages. Not a GUI solution though.
Gparted For Mac Os
In Tiger, the Disk Utility GUI does allow you to repartition a drive but it is a DESTRUCTIVE repartition (meaning that all your data will be lost!).
But in Tiger starting in 10.4.6, you can use the 'diskutil resizeVolume' command in the Terminal to NON-DESTRUCTIVELY resize a Mac supported partition. (ie You SHOULD not lose any data but backup just to be on the sage side)
Don't expect to read the Man Pages on this command. Apple has NOT updated the man pages (still true in 10.4.11). But if you type 'diskutil resizeVolume' in the terminal, you will get the details on how to use this command.
If you want a GUI on Tiger, use GParted. It is a GREAT Linux tool which is really a PartitionMagic Clone. Just boot the CD and use the GUI. Gparted Supports MANY more Filesystems than Apple's Disk Utility GUI or the diskutil resizeVolume command.
If you are on Leopard, you can use the new Disk Utility GUI which is supposed to support NON-DESTRUCTIVE partitioning. But I do not know how good it is.
Bottom Line - Repartitioning ANY Drive is risky no matter what OS you are using. It is always a good idea to back up your data on a DIFFERENT physical drive before attempting to repartition. Better be Safe than Sorry!
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/features.php
..GParted can shrink HFS+ file systems but it can't grow them.
Also, we should careful about the terminology here since it's important for understanding partition and file system management. HFS+ is a file system, not a type of partition as mentioned in another comment.
Install Gparted On Windows 10
You have a MBP so your drive uses the GUID (GPT) partition scheme. Disk Utility can re-size and re-partition non-destructively. Consult the DU help.
Be sure to backup first just in case.
Gparted For Mac Osx
The GParted LiveCD is for intel Macs only! Hilook app for mac.