Risks of canceling Partition editor

[Lluraeden]

Hi all, I was wondering what will happen if I cancel a partition half way through? I am using Ubuntu 8.10 (yes, I know it's outdated) and I am trying to install Windows XP alongside. Turns out GParted is trying to take about 16 hours to complete what I told it to do; shrink the Ubuntu partition to make room for Windows. I have a slight time constraint, and would rather not spend this 16 hours. If I cancel the partitioner right now and completely wipe the disk, will there be any permanent damage to the disk? Thanks,
Lluraeden

[Hakunka-Matata]

No, I'm not 1000% certain but I highly doubt it. Creating a new partition table wipes the disk anyway, so you would likely have to start there, but permanent damage, no.