Can it be done safely

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From: Stephen Davison
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 1995 00:00

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Hello All

I have been wanting to try Linux for a while now.  I have bought a CD 
and would like to install it.

The docs tell me how to set up partitions using FDISK.  This will 
result in alll my data going out of the window.  I can not do a backup 
of my disk, as 800Mb is a lot of HD disks!  (My old Archive Viper died 
some time ago!)

Is there some way of doing it without losing all my data.  
The drive is a 1Gig IBM Pegasus.  I have 4 partitons on it at the 
moment
c:	500Mb
d:	150Mb
e:	100Mb
f:	250Mb

I set up f: to hold Linux a long time ago, but have only got round to 
getting it now.  It is full of games at the moment!

If you can help, it will be great.


Thanks

Stephen

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From: Stephen Davison <stephen@emissive.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Can it be done safely
Date: 1995/06/18
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