Repartitioning drives is usually ok but there is some risk of data loss.
You may want to save any data on the Windows partition you really can't afford to lose elsewhere before starting.
Boot up Linux Lite
Assuming the WD 1TB is a straight forward USB disk plug it in.
Click Menu -> Settings -> Disks
This should bring up a window with a list of disks on the LHS and a message saying 'No disk selected' in the space on the right.
Check the LHS list of disks section and click on the WD 1TB external HD.
Double check you have selected the correct drive.
The RHS will be a graphic showing the volume partitions and status.
Above the graphic is information related to the physical disk
Below the graphic is information related to the partitions.
If there are multiple partitions click each to try to determine what it does.
Edit -> If you don't understand what each does report back.
The largest will be likely be the one where you are saving W7 backups.
Look at the 'Contents' & 'Partition Type' of the largest partition.
If the Contents = Ext4 and the Type = Linux Filesystem then it would be suitable but that's unlikely and you will need to shrink it to make some room.
You will need to balance how much to shrink the Windows partition to allow it still to be useful, while creating enough space for the Linux snapshots.
If the Windows partition is mounted then there should be an indication of how much free space the partition has is under 'Size' (below the graphic).
If it is umounted, then you need to temporarily mount it using the button with the triangular mark below the graphic to get this information.
Having decided how small you want to make the windows partition ensure it is unmounted (with the button with the square if necessary) so that the Contents states 'Not Mounted'.
Ensuring the correct partition is selected, click the button with the cogs to bring up a menu of possible things to do with the partition.
select Resize - this brings up a graphic to set the new smaller size of the Windows partition along with suitable warnings of the risk.
When setting the size remember to leave enough space for the current W7 contents plus some expansion.
'Free Space' on this graphic refers to the free space you are creating for your Linux snapshots, not how much free space will be on the shrunken partition.
Clicking Resize will action the change - wait for this to complete
Select the new 'Free Space' you just made and then click the button with the + symbol to create a new partition in that space.
Ensure the size is maximum then click next.
Give the Volume a name (if you want) and ensure the Type 'Internal disk for use with Linux only (ext4)' is selected
Clicking Create will action this change and your drive will now have a (smaller) Windows space and an Ext4 partition which something like timeshift can use.
You may want to save any data on the Windows partition you really can't afford to lose elsewhere before starting.
Boot up Linux Lite
Assuming the WD 1TB is a straight forward USB disk plug it in.
Click Menu -> Settings -> Disks
This should bring up a window with a list of disks on the LHS and a message saying 'No disk selected' in the space on the right.
Check the LHS list of disks section and click on the WD 1TB external HD.
Double check you have selected the correct drive.
The RHS will be a graphic showing the volume partitions and status.
Above the graphic is information related to the physical disk
Below the graphic is information related to the partitions.
If there are multiple partitions click each to try to determine what it does.
Edit -> If you don't understand what each does report back.
The largest will be likely be the one where you are saving W7 backups.
Look at the 'Contents' & 'Partition Type' of the largest partition.
If the Contents = Ext4 and the Type = Linux Filesystem then it would be suitable but that's unlikely and you will need to shrink it to make some room.
You will need to balance how much to shrink the Windows partition to allow it still to be useful, while creating enough space for the Linux snapshots.
If the Windows partition is mounted then there should be an indication of how much free space the partition has is under 'Size' (below the graphic).
If it is umounted, then you need to temporarily mount it using the button with the triangular mark below the graphic to get this information.
Having decided how small you want to make the windows partition ensure it is unmounted (with the button with the square if necessary) so that the Contents states 'Not Mounted'.
Ensuring the correct partition is selected, click the button with the cogs to bring up a menu of possible things to do with the partition.
select Resize - this brings up a graphic to set the new smaller size of the Windows partition along with suitable warnings of the risk.
When setting the size remember to leave enough space for the current W7 contents plus some expansion.
'Free Space' on this graphic refers to the free space you are creating for your Linux snapshots, not how much free space will be on the shrunken partition.
Clicking Resize will action the change - wait for this to complete
Select the new 'Free Space' you just made and then click the button with the + symbol to create a new partition in that space.
Ensure the size is maximum then click next.
Give the Volume a name (if you want) and ensure the Type 'Internal disk for use with Linux only (ext4)' is selected
Clicking Create will action this change and your drive will now have a (smaller) Windows space and an Ext4 partition which something like timeshift can use.
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