Randy M
April 27th, 2018, 10:34 PM
I just bought a new laptop (the old one is dying bit by bit) and I want to dual boot Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16.04. When I run Disk Management to shrink the primary drive (C: ), it shows 5 entries.
(Disk 0 Partition 1)
(Disk 0 Partition 4)
Recovery (D: )
Recovery (D: ) NTFS
Windows (C: ) NTFS
All are Basic and Simple.
I remember from days gone by that there's a limit on the number of partitions that can exist and still install Ubuntu. How many of these are actual partitions, and can I safely shrink C: and proceed with the install. I've created the recovery media on a thumb drive, just in case.
The laptop is an HP with an Intel Core i3-7100U @ 2.4G with 6 Gig of Ram.
Thanks for any and all help.
(Disk 0 Partition 1)
(Disk 0 Partition 4)
Recovery (D: )
Recovery (D: ) NTFS
Windows (C: ) NTFS
All are Basic and Simple.
I remember from days gone by that there's a limit on the number of partitions that can exist and still install Ubuntu. How many of these are actual partitions, and can I safely shrink C: and proceed with the install. I've created the recovery media on a thumb drive, just in case.
The laptop is an HP with an Intel Core i3-7100U @ 2.4G with 6 Gig of Ram.
Thanks for any and all help.