linux installed - windows signals low disk space

[Koen]

Hi :t

I got my drive partioned in 3
C for windows XP
D for windows apps and data
E for Mandrake Linux 9.0

dual boot XP/Linux
i allocated all space on E to linux, but now when i boot up in windows, i always get a warning message that disk space on E is running low, and then the proposal to empty recycle bin, temp files...blabla

any ideas how i can get rid of this ?

thanks :)

[BipolarBill]

How big is that XP partition? How much data is on it? You should have at least twice as much available space as used.

You can specify a smaller pagefile in System > Advanced > Performance and that may keep the wolves from the door for awhile.

[itismike]

You might not like this idea, but reformatting the Linux partition as NTFS will keep Windows out from where it doesn't belong. BTW, do NOT allow Windows to help restore space on that drive! I'm not sure how to turn off the low space warning, but I think there is a way to disable it for that drive.

-Mike

[Koen]

Bill,

The XP partition is 6GB (C)
the windows progams partition is 22GB (D)
and the linux one is 10GB (E)

but windows sees the E partition as "0 bytes free" cos i allocated it completely to linux, so windows keeps on whining about lack of free space :(

Mike,

Maybe that's what I'll do if there are no other options

Thanks to both of you :t

[Ryan S]

What file system is your linux partition using? Does the Linux partition show up in the computer management console (I assume it will since you say it is labelled as the E drive)?

If there isn't anything on your linux partition that you need and you can format and reinstall Linux without any problems, you could delete the partition in the computer management console and then reinstall Linux being sure to use a file system that Windows can't utilize natively. I believe that this should work, but I could be wrong. There is no reason for Windows to be able to see the partition or have it labelled. My Linux partition shows up in the Computer Management console as 100% free space and has no drive letter (which brings up an interesting possibility of removing the label from the drive, but I have no idea if that is possible without deleting the partition and reinstalling linux). The point is to have Windows see the partition as unallocated space until you install Linux, and not have Windows make the partition at any time.

As a disclaimer, reinstall OS at your own risk.