![]() ![]() Anyway assuming you make room, install Linux, then what happens is that when it comes to installing the boot loader ,linux will store some files onto the EFI partition, Windows files will still be there on the EFI. IN other words how big is your HD or SSD and how much of that is taken up by windows? if you can boot from a Linix OS on a usb stick, fire gPArted and then take a screen shot that would tell us. ![]() The section you can install Windows would be after the EFI and any Windows backup stuff, if there is enough room. So basically if you were to install linux onto a HD that has Windows, run defrag from the running Windows to clean up data. In fact with UEFi there's usually a protective section.Īnyway, lets cut to the chase with a lot of OS's on a disk an EFI of 100mb's might be tight ,but for just 2 OS's windows and Linux that should be OK. ![]() With a UEFI PC where firmware is UEFI boot files will be stored on the EFI partition but my understanding is you can't have both. ![]()
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