How do I re-partition an SSD... (hard drive, Linux, install, Windows)

[tvdxer]

Without destroying the data?

I want to install Linux to a second partition on my 250 GB Samsung SSD while keeping Windows 8.1. This was a matter of defragmenting your hard drive and "resizing" the Windows partition in the hard drive days, but now with solid-state, I am not sure what to do.

[Don in Austin]

The tool is MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition and can be downloaded for free.

I used t yesterday with no problem.

Don in Austin

[NHDave]

AFAIK there is no reason you can't use the Windows partition resize tool with an SSD. IF you use a 3rd party tool as suggested above it must be SSD aware so it does the partition alignment correctly.

[Don in Austin]

Originally Posted by NHDave

AFAIK there is no reason you can't use the Windows partition resize tool with an SSD. IF you use a 3rd party tool as suggested above it must be SSD aware so it does the partition alignment correctly.

Windows will not resize the partition if there are immovable files at the end.

Don in Austin

[thelopez2]

If your data is important you should back it up regardless of the repartitioning software.