Setting up partitions for dual-boot (w/ WinXP) via Intrepid installer

[Eberhard Roloff]

Mike.lifeguard wrote:
> Yes, defrag simply moves files around. But 'JkDefrag -a 5' is not really
> defragging (in fact the opposite). It is specifically meant to be used
> before resizing partitions: it moves everything to the beginning of the
> partition (even if that means fragmenting files) so the end of the
> partition is a huge empty space and the partition can then be made
> smaller without losing data.
> 
> It's not that I don't have free space (I have 43% free), just that it's
> not all together. This should solve that issue, letting the installer
> work it's magic w.r.t. re-partitioning the disc.
> 
Mike,

this sounds good.

Just to be clear, generally you will not loose data by resizing your 
partitions, even if they are _heavily fragmented_. Qtparted and similar 
programms can handle this. It will just take much longer and will be 
more risky imho.

Anyway, good luck and just be sure to let us know how it will work!

Eberhard