cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/40885318
I’m going to switch from Windows 11 to Linux soon but first I wish to backup every every data and config files I can in my current Windows installation, even those that wouldn’t natively work in Linux. I know the \Users folder is important to back up, but I don’t know what other directories I am missing.
Resize your Windows partition to be smaller, then install Linux in the newly-freed space. You can boot into GParted to resize the partition.
Yeah, you’re gonna want to back up your drive first? Before you start messing with partitioning tools.