On Saturday 11 August 2001 20:45, Karsten M. Self wrote: > on Sat, Aug 11, 2001 at 06:54:32PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > On 11 Aug 2001, at 22:54, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > How using cfdisk , do you modify the size of a Win 98 FAT 32 partition > > > ? > > > > Hi Shyam: > > If you are trying to slice up win98 safely without losing data, it's > > normal to use fips for making room for linux partition. (See > > installation and fips documentation) > > I intentionally didn't mention fips or parted. While either can make > the task of resizing partitions easier, the discipline of backing up > what you're repartitioning is an extremely good one to foster. > Particularly for the novice user.
Nothing prevents you to do a backup no matter which partitioning tool you're using. Though I partially agree with you, it's temptative to try your luck and not spend a couple of hours doing backup. :-) Cheers, Slaven
