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Hello,

this post isn't directly related to WADS, but rather to the DISKPART commands used for disk formatting.

Do you know if there's a way to configure partitioning by percentage rather than a fixed size in MB?

I'd like to have a Windows partition that's 50% of the total space, but I have a heterogeneous network with machines that have disks of different sizes (512GB, 1TB, etc.).

Regards

Hello Julien,

julienplt wrote: ↑Jul 10, 2025 - 12:07 This post isn't directly related to WADS, but rather to the DISKPART commands used for disk formatting.

Do you know if there's a way to configure partitioning by percentage and not with a fixed size in MB?

I'd like to have a Windows partition that's 50% of the total space, but I have a heterogeneous network with machines that have disks of different sizes (512GB, 1TB, etc.).

WADS uses the Windows diskpart tool, which, to my knowledge, doesn't offer this option. WADS should be able to perform the calculation and pass it to diskpart, but this feature hasn't been implemented.

I imagine this is to allow dual booting between Windows and Linux?

I'll create an internal ticket for this. In the meantime, I think you could do a 128GB install and create a WAPT package that resizes after a reboot. Not a perfect solution, but it should do the job.

Sincerely,

Denis

Hello Denis,

Thank you for your reply.

Yes, that's correct, it's for dual-booting Windows and Linux.

Noted, I'll test this solution by extending the partition after installation.

Best regards