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> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > From: noelamac@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 > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[🔎] pan.2010.10.12.22.02.27@gmail.com > 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 |