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You now - need to decide where you want to install Mageia on your - hard drive. If your hard drive is empty or if an existing operating - system is using all the available space you will have to - re-partition the drive. Basically, partitioning a hard drive means - to logically divide it in order to create the space required for - your new Mageia system. + +

In this screen you can see the content of your hard disk(s) and see the solutions the DrakX partitioning wizard found for + where to install Mageia.

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Because the process of partitioning a hard drive is - usually irreversible and can lead to data loss, partitioning can - be intimidating and stressful for the inexperienced - user. Fortunately, DrakX includes a wizard which simplifies - this process. Before continuing with this step, read through the - rest of this section and, above all, take your time. -

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    Use free - space. This option will perform an automatic partitioning of - your blank drive(s). If you use this option there will be no further - prompts. -

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    Use existing - partitions. The wizard has detected one or more - existing Linux partitions on your hard drive. If you - want to use them, choose this option. You will then be asked - to choose the mount points associated with each of the - partitions. The legacy mount points are selected by default, - and for the most part it's a good idea to keep them. You will - also be asked to choose the partitions to be formatted or - preserved. -

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    Use the free space on the Windows - partition. If Windows® is installed on your hard - drive, you might have to create free space for GNU/Linux. To do - so, you can delete your Windows® partition and data (see the - “Erase entire disk” solution below) or resize your - FAT or NTFS - partition. Resizing can be performed without the loss of any - data, provided you've previously defragmented the - Windows® partition. Backing up your data is strongly - recommended. Using this option is recommended if you - want to use both Mageia and Windows® on the same - computer in a dual boot configuration. -

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    Before - choosing this option, please understand that after this - procedure, the size of your Windows® partition will be - smaller than when you started, which means you will have less - free space to store your data or to install new software. -

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    Erase entire disk. If you - want to delete all data and all partitions present on your hard - drive and replace them with Mageia, choose this - option. Be warned that you won't be able to undo this operation - after you confirm. -

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    Remove Windows(TM). This - option appears when the hard drive is entirely taken by - Windows®. Choosing this option will simply erase everything - on the drive, partitioning everything from scratch. -

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    Custom disk - partitioning. Choose this option if you want to - manually partition your hard drive. Be careful: it is a - powerful but dangerous choice and you can very easily lose all - your data. That's why this option is only recommended if you - have performed custom disk partitioning before, and have enough - GNU/Linux experience to know what you are doing. For more instructions on how to use the - DiskDrake utility, refer to the Managing Your Partitions - section in the Starter Guidethe - Managing Your Partitions - section in the Starter Guide. -

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