What happens to my Swap space if I choose to replace Windows with Ubuntu?

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Published on 2012-10-10T09:28:46Z Indexed on 2012/10/11 3:52 UTC
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When I install Ubuntu 12.04, I'll be presented with three options:

install Ubuntu alongside Windows,
replace Windows with Ubuntu and
something else.

If I choose 'replace Windows', then I cannot make a swap space. So what then? I've 1GB RAM.

Will only my C drive get replaced or what will happen?
If only C drive is affected, then will data on the other 2 drives get saved?
If yes, how can I access it (on which drive of Ubuntu) after installing Ubuntu?

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