Safest way to resize windows partition before installing

[Chris Green]

On Mon, Dec 23, 2019 at 07:55:52PM +0100, M. Fioretti wrote:
> As I mentioned in another email just moments ago, I just got a
> refurbished Lenovo T430 Thinkpad with Windows 7 installed. I have
> already tried it with an Ubuntu 19.10 live DVD, and everything seems
> OK, so it is time to install. Before going for it, I need to be sure
> about the safest way to resize as much as possible the Windows
> partition. For several reasons, I have to keep it, but I want it to be
> as small as possible, with just the space to keep windows running, and
> install its system updates when needed.
> 
> I know how to resize partitions during installation, e.g.
> 
> https://howtoubuntu.org/how-to-resize-partitions-with-the-ubuntu-or-gparted-live-cd
> 
> But I also found this thread that advises against it:
> 
> https://askubuntu.com/questions/468508/how-to-shrink-my-current-windows-partition-from-ubuntu
> 
> This method of resizing from within Windows, before installing: :
> 
>    "Shrink a drive to free up space for linux"
> 
> https://scottiestech.info/2016/03/06/windows-linux-dual-boot-how-to-shrink-a-windows-disk-the-easy-way/ 
> 

I used the 'default' gparted to shrink the W7 paprtition on my T470
and it worked fine.

-- 
Chris Green