Splitting your drive into multiple partitions has its uses, but it's a good idea to take some extra care before doing it.

Microsoft is finally removing the FAT32 partition size limit in Windows 11: FAT32 upgrades from 32GB limit, to 2TB in new Windows 11 builds.

To shrink a volume in Windows 11, open the Disk Management app and select the partition you want to shrink. Now, right-click on that partition and select Shrink Volume.

How to Create a Shared Partition Between Linux and Windows Before we start, let's figure out which drive we want to shrink to make room for the shared partition.