Written by mtod1 the 14 Feb 09 at 07:07.

Ubuntu could provide a file manager (of sorts) for users to select folders and files within the Windows partition for import over to the Linux partition. Users could select where each folder and files would be imported to. For example Windows My Documents could be selected to be imported to Ubuntu's Documents folder, Windows mp3's over to the Ubuntu music folder etc.

A tmp location on the Linux partition could be created for Windows files to be stored while the Ubuntu installation continues.

Also, it might be worthwhile for Ubuntu to offer to save the entire Windows installation to a specific location for users to later cut 'n' past their files over to Linux as they see fit.

Ubuntu could provide a file manager (of sorts) for users to select folders and files within the Windows partition for import over to the Linux partition. Users could select where each folder and files would be imported to. For example Windows My Documents could be selected to be imported to Ubuntu's Documents folder, Windows mp3's over to the Ubuntu music folder etc. A tmp location on the Linux partition could be created for Windows files to be stored while the Ubuntu installation continues. Also, it might be worthwhile for Ubuntu to offer to save the entire Windows installation to a specific location for users to later cut 'n' past their files over to Linux as they see fit.

Written by zephyrcat the 15 Feb 09 at 03:54.

If the user chooses to wipe out the Windows side, they could select an option to copy their Windows partition to an image file or something on their Linux side, so that as they moved files in to their new locations or deleted them, they would automatically regain the hard drive space.

If the user chooses to wipe out the Windows side, they could select an option to copy their Windows partition to an image file or something on their Linux side, so that as they moved files in to their new locations or deleted them, they would automatically regain the hard drive space.