Can I dual boot Linux and Windows on a dynamic disk?

[throwaway69]

I have a basic disk with Linux Mint and Windows 10 installed on the disk.

I decided I want more space for my Windows partition, so I shrunk my Linux partition. Now I have to resize my Windows partition into unallocated space... before the partition:


(this screenshot is taken from my windows install on my first disk)

I can do this, however Windows tells me that I need to convert to a basic disk first - and I'm not entirely clear on whether or not this lets me still boot into both Linux and Windows or if I can only have one.

tl;dr I want to resize my windows and linux partitions on a disk, however I can't resize the windows partition without converting my disk to dynamic, is it possible to still dual boot on a dynamic disk?

[mikaelrask]

Hey you have about 180 gb on the disk 1 just use that to add to your windows if windows is installad on that on? converting a disk in windows to dynamic is just so windows can use that space. same goes for disk 0 there is 80 gb that you can add to your Linux if its installed to that?

and welcome to linux mint and the linux mint forum.

[throwaway69]

Hey you have about 180 gb on the disk 1 just use that to add to your windows if windows is installad on that on? converting a disk in windows to dynamic is just so windows can use that space. same goes for disk 0 there is 80 gb that you can add to your Linux if its installed to that?

and welcome to linux mint and the linux mint forum.

That's what I was going to do, but my problem is that I don't know if doing that will still let me dual boot both operating systems on the same disk.

[mikaelrask]

hey yes it will still let you duel boot you will not touching your data/os files here only the free space on the disks.

[throwaway69]

hey yes it will still let you duel boot you will not touching your data/os files here only the free space on the disks.

So I can convert to dynamic disk? I know I can dual boot with how my disk is set up currently or if I expand the linux partition but I want to expand my WINDOWS partition, which requires converting to dynamic disk.

[mikaelrask]

Hey throwaway69 yes the free space you convert to dynamic before you add it to the windows disk, windows can't use the free space without a label on it (dynamic)

[throwaway69]

That lets me keep my Linux though and I can still boot into linux?

[throwaway69]

(nope)

[Marie SWE]

(nope)

Hi throwaway69

That was a bit messy partitioning on your disks.
My first reaction is.. Why have you converted Disk-0 to a dynamic disk?
I guess you have windows on Disk-0 and then you have Linux on Disk-1. Is that correct?

So you want to expand your C: Disk on Disk-0?
And what is it you want to do with the empty space on Disk-1?

I want to understand what you want first before I say anything, so I don't misunderstand you, so to speak.