> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> From: noela...@gmail.com
> Subject: Re: Partitioning a drive with Windows 7 already installed
> Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:02:28 +0000
>
> On Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:54:57 +0200, Ogya Chief wrote:
>
> > I have just bought a pc with Windows 7 pre-installed and I want to
> > partition and install debian on the drive. If I use the debian
> > installer's partitioner, what precautions do I have to take in order not
> > to damage the Windows partition?
>
> I would make the partitions _before_ installing Debian.
>
> You can use Gparted (LiveCD) and play from there. It allows to resize the
> windows partition and create new ones.
>
> Just remember that before performing any action on the current NTFS
> partition (by instance, resize it) I would recommend to make a scandisk
> and defragmentation of the involved volume (and a backup of the data) to
> avoid any problem.
>
> Greetings,
>
> --
> Camaleón
>
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Thanks, Camaleón, for the tip. At this stage there is no data to backup. If
there is any other thing I can backup, please let me know.
Regards,
Ogya
