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  From: Jonathan Herringer (PHY) <jherrin1@chuma.cas.usf.edu>
  To  : helen challans <helenlyn@merlin.net.au>
  Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 09:30:25 -0400 (EDT)

Re: formatting and partitioning

On Tue, 15 Jul 1997, helen challans wrote:

>  i wrote to the list some time ago, requiring advice in
> repartitioning my hdd...
> so thanks to installing netscape 4, i lost my mail msgs (
> thanks windoze)
> now, the story currently runs as:
> i have a 1.2 gig hdd, currently 500 each linux and windows,
> and 200 swap...

This is a huge swap partition -- rule-of-thumb: at least 16Mb or equal to
your ram, which ever is larger.  But If you want even 100Mb its your
machine.

> i wish to delete my linux oartition, and reformat that to

use linux fdisk to remove your linux stuff and repartition the linux as
needed.  Leave the unused space unpartitioned (don't fdisk dos in linux).
then using dos fdisk add the extra space as a new partition.  You would
have to use something like fips to extend to existing dos partition to
fill the extra space.

> 300 with a 100 swap, and allow some extra space for
> windows..and no, i cant afford a new hdd:(
> advice??????
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