Disk Druid - Fedora flame #1 - a correction
Timothy Murphy
tim at birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie
Thu Jan 20 03:36:54 UTC 2005
Robert Spangler wrote:
>> Actually, in my case (as I said) I wanted to preserve
>> my Windows installation on hda1,
>> and I couldn't see any indication whether "automatic partitioning"
>> would preserve this or not.
>
> It won't. You need to do this manually. It tells you that you will lose
> all data on the disc.
Well, it doesn't tell you that when it offers the choice.
Do you mean that _after_ you have opted for automatic partitioning
you are then told how dangerous it is?
How is one meant to know that this warning will be given?
It's like having a notice telling you not to open the computer
which you don't see until you open the computer.
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