Using GParted to shrink an NTFS Volume so I can Install Linux

[Ken Moffat]

Man-wai CHANG wrote:
>> Which raises a question.... I want to shrink the NTFS Volume to allow 
>> room for (choral music) LINUX.
>> in the second half of the volume. If I go to shrink the partition is 
>> GParted intelligent enough to
>> be able to shift those files or does it mean that it will balk at those 
>> files and only shrink to where it has clear free space from the last 
>> file to the end of the volume
>>     
>
> I have done it once successfully. If you were not confident,
> BACK UP FIRST!
>
>   

defrag first, also.