To create a new partition, specify the size of the partition in the space provided in MB and click Shrink to start the process.

One of the most confusing and intimidating parts of installing Linux for dual-booting with Windows is the disk partitioning required.

A SATA drive will only let you have a maximum of four partitions for example, and you will also need to create a small swap partition. When you come to install a Linux distro, make sure you select ...

This will create a backup of your VM in case something goes wrong. After all, editing drive partitions can be very dangerous if something goes wrong.

When you create "Logical Partitions" within the "Extended Partition", Linux (and GRUB) start naming them after the four reserved names.

Jack Wallen walks you through the steps of encrypting a single partition on a Linux machine.