On Fri, 6 Dec 2024 18:18:27 +0000 "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amaca...@einval.com> wrote:
> > > > OK, my curiosity is up. Why make a point of moving the Windows > > partition to the end of the drive? > > > > I seem to remember that it's significantly difficult to forecast the > likely size you'll want for a Windows system to allow room for > updates. I sized it at something like 70G and moved it to the end of > the drive so that it didn't try to expand further into what Windows > might regard as free space. (70G does allow room for a few Windows > updates, all of which are larger than you think). Ah, that suggests that you leave room on your mass storage for later expansion of either Windows, Linux, or something completely unexpected. I don't, so I didn't consider the possibility. Thank you. > > I then used Debian to fill the blank space and re-used Microsoft's > EFI partition. That's pretty much what I do. > > It's a while ago: I think since then I've virtualised Windows 11 on a > kvm VM. Ah. The only reason I keep Windows around is that some computers come with an infestation of it. As long as I've paid for a license and have the mass storage to spare I'll keep it around. Thank you. -- Does anybody read signatures any more? https://charlescurley.com https://charlescurley.com/blog/
