--- In [email protected], "neils93940" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Have just gotten my first M$WinXP on which to dual boot load Ubuntu 710.
>
> What program is available to move all the disk files to the front so
> that I can partition C: during Ubuntu installation?
>
Defragmenting the MS drive from within Windoze first is a good idea.
Just about all current Linux distros will have HD partitioning tools
(Gparted/Qtparted) that RESIZE partitions -- if any files need to be
moved to fit the newly-shrunk NTFS/XP partition, the program will do
it for you. You can also do it Windows-side with a program such as
Partition Magic. Of course, this is a delicate operation, a power
glitch at the wrong moment would be utterly disastrous. Having all
irreplacable data backed up first is a must, unless you like to live
dangerously!
> I tried that with a move onto an external using the Ubuntu CD bootup
> and after I moved all the files back I found the files were back in
> the same scattered locations and all the long file names in the
> registry were reduced to 6~1.3 format.
>
> Need to know how folks are doing this.
>
> ALSO, some are telling me Linux can read/write NTFS partitions. If
> so, I would use that for all the Ubuntu partitions save the Linux
> SwapFile Partition. For a while, I expect to be dual booting to be
> able to keep productively working until I can convert all I have from
> M$ to Ubuntu. Otherwise, the data partition could be Ext2 as I found
> a driver for M$WinXP which allows XP to read/write to an Ext2
> formatted partition. Hmmmmm...... Need help on this one too.....
As noted elsewhere, keeping a separate FAT32 partition is best. NTFS
read-write from Linux, while possible, tends to give XP fits; you'll
find yourself bluescreening on XP bootup a lot. XP will immediately
reboot and recover, and no files will be lost (that I've ever
noticed), but it's a pain in the patootie. With a little bit of
trickery (c/o a Windoze tweaking program like TweakUI) you can even
redirect your "My Documents" directory to that common FAT32 partition.
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