Resize NTFS while installing FC3

[Jim Cornette]

Fabio wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Has FC3 a tool to resize NTFS and FAT partitions while installing?
> 
> If yes, do I have to perform any actions before resizing (like to defragment 
> or anything else)?
> 
> Thanks to all of you who will reply.
> 
> fabio
> 

I used the first disk of Mandrake for a program called DiskDrake (or 
similar name) to resize my preinstalled XP installation. I defragmented 
the XP partition before shrinking the bloated drive.

I don't use XP much, but did not note any instabilities within the 
reduced NTFS partion. I then installed an FC1 test version on the 
previously wasted area that XP used to consume.

/dev/hda1   *           1        2173    17454591    7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda2            2174        2186      104422+  83  Linux
/dev/hda3            2187        3648    11743515   8e  Linux LVM

It works! But backing up any data is a good precaution.

Jim