I have just found two hidden partitions on my Samsung laptop running Windows 7:
File System Label Size Flags
ntfs SYSTEM 100Mb boot
%hidden partition 1%
%hidden partition 2%
ntfs SAMSUNG_REC 21Gb diag
Q1: What are they for?
Q2: Is it safe to delete them?
Q3: Is it ok to format %hidden partiton x%
and reinstall Windows 7 and install Ubuntu after that to have a dual-boot system?
parted
, but I can't be sure of that), and did that program really generate the text%hidden partition 1%
and%hidden partition 2%
? It's important to identify what program generated output and to reproduce it completely and accurately for diagnoses like this. Generally speaking, I wouldn't recommend deleting any partition; but if you need to shrink one to make room for Linux, do so. Making backups first is always advisable.