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this should be a relatively easy one for some... what are the harddrive requirements for backtrack 5. Apologies if this is posted somewhere but a google search came up empty. I have winndows 7 on a netbook with a 16 gb harddrive... im unable to shrink my windows partition enough to install BT alongside so im resorting to a USB stick, Its asking me persistance so i can save changes, How much will the os take up, and how much will i be able to set persistance... thanx
Backtrack 5, "I" recommend a minimum of 12GB partition.
Since you're low on space, why not use a virtual machine? So you can expand the virtual hard drive as needed.
Regards,
Hello j0eh4x,
Since you cannot decrease your Windows partition you are left with the following options;
[1] Keep using the thumb drive
[2] Run it virtually
[3] Format it run Backtrack only
Now option number two which espreto also mentioned will eat just about 8 gigabytes of your hard drive if your running the Gnome 32 bit version.
It comes down to what you want :)
If you have the disk space and would like to keep your Windows installation you should go with the virtual solution. But if you don't have the disk space I would have kept using the thumb drive. If your Backtrack install still doesn't have sufficient space you could consider investing in a bigger (and faster) thumb drive. And lastly if you don't care about your Windows install just format it.
Hope it helps!