- Oct 14, 2005
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So this has probably been discussed before but I couldn't find it using the search function. I have a windows computer with a 40 gig hd. i have it about half full and I want to dual boot ubuntu. When I go to install it however it asks me to resize the partition but the default size that it wants to make ubuntu is 25 gb. I don't have that much free on the hd so it is making me think that it might wipe windows. Is there a way for me to have it just use say 18 gb of the free space and just leave windows alone? I really don't want to lose windows yet. I know partition magic can do it but is there a cheaper option? I did this before with another version of linux and I was able just to adjust it with no problem but this one has me worried. What should I do?