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the content of your hard drive(s) and see the solutions the DrakX
partitioning wizard found for where to install
<span class="application">Mageia</span>.</p><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa2"><!----></a>The options available from
the list below will vary depending on your particular hard drive(s) layout
and content.</p><div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx2-doPartitionDisks.png" align="middle"/></div><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa3"><!----></a></p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa4"><!----></a>Use Existing
Partitions</p><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa5"><!----></a>If this option is
available, then existing Linux compatible partitions have been found
and may be used for the installation.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa6"><!----></a>Use Free Space</p><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa7"><!----></a>If you have unused
space on your hard drive then this option will use it for your new
Mageia installation.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa8"><!----></a>Use Free Space on a
Windows Partition</p><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa9"><!----></a>If you have unused
space on an existing Windows partition, the installer may offer to use
it.</p><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa10"><!----></a>This can be a useful
way of making room for your new Mageia installation, but is a risky
operation so you should make sure you have backed up all important
files!</p><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa11"><!----></a>Note that this
involves shrinking the size of the Windows partition. The partition
must be "clean", meaning that Windows must have closed down correctly
the last time it was used. It must also have been defragmented,
although this is not a guarantee that all files in the partition have
been moved out of the area that is about to be used. It is highly
recommended to back up your personal files.</p></li></ul></div><p>
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa12"><!----></a>Erase and use Entire
Disk.</p><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa13"><!----></a>This option will use
the complete drive for Mageia.</p><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa14"><!----></a>Note! This will
erase ALL data on the selected hard drive. Take care!</p><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa15"><!----></a>If you intend to use
part of the disk for something else, or you already have data on the
drive that you are not prepared to lose, then do not use this
option.</p></li></ul></div><p>
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa16"><!----></a>Custom</p><p><a id="doPartitionDisks-pa17"><!----></a>This gives you
complete control over the placing of the installation on your hard
drive(s).</p></li></ul></div><p>
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