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If the drive is completely full of data, then no.

If, however, you're referring to the most common setup, where there is a single partition covering the entire drive, then you simply need enough free space on the partition, and the Linux installer will then repartition the drive out of the free space, and create a dual boot setup.

You can right click on the main drive in Windows Explorer (typically C:), select properties, and see how much free space you have. If you have a few Gb's free, that's enough to get you a basic Linux setup.

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