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I will install Ubuntu alongside Windows 7. Will any partition be formated,or things will stay as they are?

Romarjo Kurti
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Backup everything before doing any changes, as usual. (Helps a lot if something goes wrong)

You are using Windows 7, so I suppose you will not have troubles regarding secure boot, UEFI etc.

You have several options:

  1. Doing the formatting prior to the installation

  2. Using Ubuntu's auto-formatter

  3. Doing a manual formatting while installing

Personally I use 1 . But Windows cannot resize a partition in use beyond a certain point (usually C:), which is when you have to do the resizing while installing Ubuntu (2. or 3.). If you plan to have several different partitions in a special Layout I recommend 3., but for a beginner I would recommend 2.

Resources:

  1. http://www.wikihow.com/Partition-Your-Hard-Drive-in-Windows-7
  2. Safety of installing Ubuntu alongside Windows
  3. How to use manual partitioning during installation?
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