6.3.1.3 Copying a DriveSpace partition

If you want to copy a DriveSpace partition to a partition that is bigger, then you can follow the instructions for growing a DriveSpace partition, except you copy rather than resize the desired partition, and make sure you use the new partition in DriveSpace.

However, if you want to copy a DriveSpace partition to a partition that is smaller, things get a bit more complicated:

1. Use MS DriveSpace to shift free space from the compressed drive to the source host drive. The amount of space shifted should be more than difference between the source partition, and the desired size of the duplicate partition.
2. Use Parted to copy the source partition to the duplicate partition.
3. Use MS DriveSpace to shift the free space from the source host drive back to the compressed drive.
4. Use MS DriveSpace to shift the free space from the duplicate host drive back to the compressed drive.

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