[CoLoCo] partitioning (after the fact...)

[TC]

You can do this, and as long as you aren't actually booting XP or
anything like that, it shouldn't be too complex.

If you are booting XP, you'll need to fuss so that the XP boot partition
stays in the same place.

Ryan Taylor wrote:
> I'm about to switch over to Gutsy (I'm embarrassed to say I'm still
> running Edgy...), and I've decided to do a "clean" install (I've mucked
> around with more things than I should have over the previous months). 
> However I have limited thumb-drive space to make easy to reload my /home
> folder...
> 
> In my currently setup I have three partitions (swap, / , and a ntfs
> partition I've been using for music).  Can I use GParted or something to
> go ahead and create a separate /home partition in Edgy, move (or copy)
> my "home" files into it, and then go through the Gutsy CD install and it
> recognize and use my newly formed /home partition?
> 
> Bad or good idea??
> 
> I didn't see a good answer on the forums, so I though I'd turn to the
> list...
> 
> thanks in advance,
> Ryan
> 
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