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many small parts scattered all over the FAT partition. Also, the entire swap file
would need to be moved during the resizing, which makes the process rather slow.
It is therefore useful to disable these Windows optimizations for the time being
and reenable them after the resizing has been completed.
NTFS File System
In Windows, run scandisk and defrag to move the files to the beginning of the hard
disk. In contrast to the FAT file system, you must perform these steps. Otherwise
the NTFS partition cannot be resized.
IMPORTANT: Disabling the Windows Swap File
If you operate your system with a permanent swap file on an NTFS file system,
this file may be located at the end of the hard disk and remain there despite
defrag. Therefore, it may be impossible to shrink the partition sufficiently. In
this case, temporarily deactivate the swap file (the virtual memory in Windows).
After the partition has been resized, reconfigure the virtual memory.
After these preparations, return to the Linux partitioning setup and select Shrink Windows
Partition. After a quick check of the partition, YaST opens a dialog with a suggestion
for resizing the Windows partition.
Figure 3.6 Resizing the Windows Partition
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