didier gaumet <[email protected]> wrote: > Le 12/03/2026 à 09:38, Chris Green a écrit : > > I am about to install Debian 13 on a Lenovo Thinkpad X13. I have > > several other systems running Debian 13 so the installation itself > > shouldn't present any problems. > > > > However this is the first time I have wanted to add Debian to a system > > which already has Windows installed on it, I have only done similar > > previously with different Linux distributions. > > > > So, does Debian installation provide the means to shrink an existing > > Windows partition in the installtion process or do I have to do it > > before using GParted or similar? > > Hello, > > Debian Installation Manual has a section about this: > https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/ch03s05.en.html > SO, technically, yes, reducing the size of a NTFS partition should be > possible from within the Debian Installer. > OK, thanks.
> Personally I find it safer to shrink a Windows partition directly from > Windows before installing linux: > https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/disk-management/shrink-a-basic-volume My chances of getting anything done in Windows 11 are about zero! :-) -- Chris Green ·
