Re: Modifying a Windows 95/98 FAAT 32 partition
On Saturday 11 August 2001 20:45, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> on Sat, Aug 11, 2001 at 06:54:32PM -0500, destruss@iowatelecom.net
(destruss@iowatelecom.net) wrote:
> > On 11 Aug 2001, at 22:54, shyamk@eth.net wrote:
> > > How using cfdisk , do you modify the size of a Win 98 FAT 32 partition
> > > ?
> >
> > Hi Shyam:
> > If you are trying to slice up win98 safely without losing data, it's
> > normal to use fips for making room for linux partition. (See
> > installation and fips documentation)
>
> I intentionally didn't mention fips or parted. While either can make
> the task of resizing partitions easier, the discipline of backing up
> what you're repartitioning is an extremely good one to foster.
> Particularly for the novice user.
Nothing prevents you to do a backup no matter which partitioning tool you're
using. Though I partially agree with you, it's temptative to try your luck
and not spend a couple of hours doing backup. :-)
Cheers,
Slaven
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