Minimum Partition Size too big
by littlekatana from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5RC3A)
I'm running Linux Mint 20 and trying to dual boot Windows.
I understand the first step is to reduce the size of the linux disk? I have tried this with GParted (comes installed on Mint) but the stated minimum size of the disk is the current size of the disk. I have read if you reduce the size of the disk below the minimum size, you will ruin your OS.
So what's up with this? Am I doing something wrong or is there some bug with the disk size?
The disks I have listed are the EFI system partition, 512 MB fat32; and the ext4 partition. The size is 237 GB, used space is 118 GB.
I understand the first step is to reduce the size of the linux disk? I have tried this with GParted (comes installed on Mint) but the stated minimum size of the disk is the current size of the disk. I have read if you reduce the size of the disk below the minimum size, you will ruin your OS.
So what's up with this? Am I doing something wrong or is there some bug with the disk size?
The disks I have listed are the EFI system partition, 512 MB fat32; and the ext4 partition. The size is 237 GB, used space is 118 GB.