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Discussions tagged with 'linux root' on WindowsForum.com focus on dual-boot configurations where Linux root partitions are managed alongside Windows. A typical scenario involves using GParted to allocate space for an ext4 Linux root partition within an extended partition, alongside NTFS drives for Windows and shared storage. Users report issues such as Windows misreporting free space on the system drive when the shared NTFS partition grows, highlighting partition layout and cross-OS disk management challenges. These threads provide practical troubleshooting for users setting up or maintaining Windows and Linux dual-boot systems.
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 / Linux Dual Boot Missing Hard Drive Space

    Hello, About 6 months ago I set up a new machine dual boot using GParted with the following configuration: /dev/sda1 ntfs (Windows 7 system reserved) 100 MB /dev/sda2 ntfs (Windows7 C: drive) 99 GB (includes 4 GB of preloaded page file space) /dev/sda3 ntfs (Shared drive - Windows7 E: Drive /...
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    • c drive disk space drive management dual boot e drive file access file system gparted hard drive hidden files linux linux root partition shared drives storage storage warning swap system reserved treesize windows 7
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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