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Need help with proper installation.

Asked by Scarlet Rose

Hi, i have recently decided to switch to ubuntu as my main OS but i do no want to lose windows or have to format my drives. I have have two hard drives C:(300 GB) and G:(700 GB) ,i have kept my old copy of windows xp on my C: drive and have mainly used G: as storage. I want to install ubuntu on G: but not lose any data, i have read a few guides but i need some confirmation on the method i want to use during my installation:

i want to use Gparted to create the needed partitions on G: and use the "Something else" option to install ubuntu on those new partitions.

Now my question is this: If i use this method, will creating the partitions or installing ubuntu format my drive or delete/corrupt the data on G:?

Please, i am new to this and i need help.

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

You don't need gparted. Your windows OS can resize its own partitions and make free space. You can then install Ubuntu to the space. You will need about 30Gb to be comfortable. Ubuntu can read and write NTFS (unlike windows which cannot touch Linux file systems without 3rd party tools) so store your casual user data on the NTFS partition so that both systems can access the files

Obviously run a full backup before starting in case of catastrophe

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Scarlet Rose (scarletrose1261) said : 		#2

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.