Resizing the Windows 7 partition


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    Windows 7 x64
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    Resizing the Windows 7 partition


    Quick question. Easy answer.

    Transferring to Ubuntu. Running dual boot system. Need to give Ubunutu more space.

    I remember once hearing that resizing a windows partition is dangerous.

    Is this true? Will shrinking the C: partition and extending my /home partition in Ubuntu ruin my Windows partition.
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    Win7 Home Premium x64 W10Pro&Home
       #2

    No problem, shrinking space will not affect your Windows install.
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    Windows 7 x64
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    DMHolt57 said:
    No problem, shrinking space will not affect your Windows install.
    Thanks.
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    Windows 7 32 bit
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    murdockpt said:
    DMHolt57 said:
    No problem, shrinking space will not affect your Windows install.
    Thanks.
    It's a good idea to defrag the windows partition before you try to shrink it.
    You can use the built in Windows defrag.. or 3rd party such as Puran Defrag, Auslogics..

    I like Puran and Auslogics because they don't get into super thorough defrag that takes hours. If you have a lot of free space on the partition typically the defrag is done in 1/2 hour or less. That's good enough to push the stuff toward the front of the partition, leaving empty space at the back that you can use in the shrinking.

    Edit: also, if you can, any time you play around with partitions it's a good idea to back up your drive to an external. Back in Win2k days I played around with multiple OS using Partition Magic to move stuff around quite a bit and I got away with it. But I got hit with a virus a few years back and had to reinstall. After that I decided to buy some USB drives and have image backups.
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