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.
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
