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Figure 1.12: Possible Options for Windows Partitions
To shrink the Windows partition, interrupt the installation and boot Win-
dows to prepare the partition from there. Although this step is not strictly
required for FAT partitions, it speeds up the resizing process and also
makes it safer. These steps are vital for NTFS partitions.
FAT File System In Windows, first run scandisk to make sure the FAT
partition is free of lost file fragments and crosslinks. After that, run
defrag to move files to the beginning of the partition. This acceler-
ates the resizing procedure in Linux.
If you have optimized virtual memory settings for Windows in such
a way that a contiguous swap file is used with the same initial (min-
imum) and maximum size limit, consider another step. With these
Windows settings, the resizing might split the swap file into many
small parts scattered all over the FAT partition. Also, the entire swap
file would need to be moved during the resizing, which makes the
process rather slow. It is therefore useful to unset these Windows op-
timizations for the time being and reenable them after the resizing
has been completed.
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