# Can I create new partitions without losing data?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-create-new-partitions-without-losing-data/179352>\
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**Created:** [February 19, 2006, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-create-new-partitions-without-losing-data/179352 "2006-02-19T06:00:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![andizzle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@andizzle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andizzle)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2006, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-create-new-partitions-without-losing-data/179352/1 "2006-02-19T06:00:00Z")

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I have a PowerMac G5, and I want to dual-boot OS X and Ubuntu. I didn’t really want to install it on my internal HD, so I wanted to put it on my external. Unfortunately, there is a bug in yaboot that has to do with using external HDs with a G5 or something. This means I have to put it on my internal HD. Is there a way I could partition it without losing everything?

Thanks