[Derek12]

Sorry if I am on the wrong forum I don't know where to post this

I want to have 3 partitions

Ubuntu
Windows 8
Data

But Windows created a System one and Linux required a swap one so I cannot create the data one the Windows disk management says it will convert to dynamic and warns it won't start anymore, so I would want to create a data one without destroying anything

Here's my HD structure, 1. Windows System partition 2. Linux swap 3. Windows partition 4. Ubuntu partition.

Thanks

 

[blue24]

Re: Partition issues

Hd Partitions are not recomended. One could use parted magic or other tool to do it tho.

 

[spunk.funk]

Re: Partition issues

On a "normal" MBR disk, you can only have a total of 4 primary partitions. If you want more than 4 partitions, you can do this ONLY by creating 3 primary partitions and 1 Extended partition. You can then create multiple Logical partitions within this Extended partition. In your case you would have to delete the 93 GB Primary Partition you created and make the last partition an Extended Partition, then you can partition that into 2 Logical partitions

 

[Derek12]

Re: Partition issues

On a "normal" MBR disk, you can only have a total of 4 primary partitions. If you want more than 4 partitions, you can do this ONLY by creating 3 primary partitions and 1 Extended partition. You can then create multiple Logical partitions within this Extended partition. In your case you would have to delete the 93 GB Primary Partition you created and make the last partition an Extended Partition, then you can partition that into 2 Logical partitions

Many thanks, did that, and made the Data partition but after reinstalling Ubuntu I have now this structure is this OK? seems that now I have 4 primary + 1 Extended seems to be weird though everything seems to be fine....

Thanks

 

[spunk.funk]

Re: Partition issues

Right, Ubuntu is on the 100GB partition, that is why it doesn't have a drive letter, and then you have your Logical Data Partition. You did good!

 

[Derek12]

Re: Partition issues

Right, Ubuntu is on the 100GB partition, that is why it doesn't have a drive letter, and then you have your Logical Data Partition. You did good!

Many thanks :smile: