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   Subject: Re: External HD & partition's - please help   
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   scott wrote:   
      
   >>   
   >> Resize the windows partition when in Ubuntu using gparted. create a new   
   >> partition in the resulting space as ext3 for Linux. YOu might consider   
   >> also creating a FAT32 small partition for "shared" files which can be   
   >> read/written by both OSs.   
   >>   
   >> Consider backing things up first.   
   >    
   > Or you can simply partition and format the drive using ext3, then load    
   > ext2fsd on Windows to access it. I use it all the time and makes it easy    
   > to move files back and forth.   
      
   I used ext2fsd in windows and it worked great from windows but when I   
   reboot into kubuntu it does an auto disk check way more often than it   
   says. Sometimes the 33 mounts is actually 3 or 4 kubuntu mounts. The   
   rest must be XP mounts. It must mount the partition from windows several   
   times per session. I then un-installed ext2fsd from XP and my kubuntu   
   wouldn't boot. Thank god for Super Grub. I think I'll just keep ext2fsd   
   around for emergencies.   
      
      
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