Hi Nige On 10 March 2012 14:32, Nigel Verity <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi > > > A bit of advice on partitioning, please. > > > I currently dual-boot Xubuntu and Windows 7. I've now got to the happy > situation where I no longer need any Windows applications. Consequently I'd > like to delete Windows and reclaim the 80 Gb of disk space it takes up. > Would I be better off simply clearing down the whole machine and > re-installing Xubuntu from scratch, or is it safe to mess about with the > partitions using a tool like GParted. If the latter, perhaps somebody knows > of a good idiot's guide, as I've had a few problems in the past resizing > partitions. > > > > I have used GParted to do a lot of repartitioning (e.g. shrinking Windows partitions to make space for 'buntu) will no ill effects. However, I suspect that if you remove the Windows partition you may be also removing your boot sector leaving your Xubuntu unbootable. I'm sure someone will tell us if this is wrong. Tony
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