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<h2 class="title"><a name="drakxid-doPartitionDisks"></a>Partitioning your Disk
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<p><a name="BId-drakxid-doPartitionDisks-pa1"></a>You now
need to decide where you want to install <span class="application">Mageia</span> 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 <span class="application">Mageia</span> system.
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<p><a name="BId-drakxid-doPartitionDisks-pa2"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BIdNEW-drakxid-doPartitionDisks-it3"></a>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, <span class="application">DrakX</span> 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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<p><a name="BId-drakxid-doPartitionDisks-pa3"></a>Depending on the
configuration of your hard drive, several options are available:
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<p><a name="BId-drakxid-doPartitionDisks-pa4"></a><span class="guibutton">Use free
space</span>. 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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<p><a name="BId-drakxid-doPartitionDisks-pa5"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-doPartitionDisks-it1"></a><span class="guibutton">Use existing
partitions</span>. The wizard has detected one or more
existing <span class="application">Linux</span> 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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<p><a name="BId-drakxid-doPartitionDisks-pa6"></a><span class="guibutton">Use the free space on the Windows
partition</span>. If <span class="application">Windows<sup>®</sup></span> is installed on your hard
drive, you might have to create free space for <span class="application">GNU/Linux</span>. To do
so, you can delete your <span class="application">Windows<sup>®</sup></span> partition and data (see the
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Erase entire disk</span>”</span> solution below) or resize your
<acronym class="acronym">FAT</acronym> or <acronym class="acronym">NTFS</acronym>
partition. Resizing can be performed without the loss of any
data, <span class="emphasis"><em>provided you've previously defragmented the
<span class="application">Windows<sup>®</sup></span> partition. Backing up your data is strongly
recommended</em></span>. Using this option is recommended if you
want to use both <span class="application">Mageia</span> and <span class="application">Windows<sup>®</sup></span> on the same
computer in a <span class="emphasis"><em>dual boot</em></span> configuration.
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<p><a name="BId-drakxid-doPartitionDisks-pa7"></a>Before
choosing this option, please understand that after this
procedure, the size of your <span class="application">Windows<sup>®</sup></span> 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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<p><a name="BId-drakxid-doPartitionDisks-pa8"></a><span class="guibutton">Erase entire disk</span>. If you
want to delete all data and all partitions present on your hard
drive and replace them with <span class="application">Mageia</span>, choose this
option. Be warned that you won't be able to undo this operation
after you confirm.
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<p><a name="BId-drakxid-doPartitionDisks-pa9"></a>If you choose this option,
<span class="emphasis"><em>all</em></span> data on your disk will be deleted.
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<p><a name="BId-drakxid-doPartitionDisks-pa10"></a><span class="guibutton">Remove Windows(TM)</span>. This
option appears when the hard drive is entirely taken by
<span class="application">Windows<sup>®</sup></span>. Choosing this option will simply erase everything
on the drive, partitioning everything from scratch.
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<p><a name="BId-drakxid-doPartitionDisks-pa11"></a>If you choose this
option, <span class="emphasis"><em>all</em></span> data on your disk will be
lost.
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<p><a name="BId-drakxid-doPartitionDisks-pa12"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-doPartitionDisks-it2"></a><span class="guibutton">Custom disk
partitioning</span>. 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
<span class="application">GNU/Linux</span> experience to know what you are doing. For more instructions on how to use the
<span class="application">DiskDrake</span> utility, refer to <span><a name="BIdNEW-drakxid-doPartitionDisks-ph3"></a>the <em class="citetitle"><a name="BId-drakxid-doPartitionDisks-ct1"></a>Managing Your Partitions</em>
section in the <em class="citetitle">Starter Guide</em></span><span><a name="BIdNEW-drakxid-doPartitionDisks-ph4"></a>the
<em class="citetitle"><a name="BId-drakxid-doPartitionDisks-ct2"></a>Managing Your Partitions</em>
section in the <em class="citetitle">Starter Guide</em></span>.
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