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I'm trying to enlarge the home partition on Ubuntu. When clicking “resize†in GParted, it can't be done even though 100 GB of unallocated primary part doesn't extend:
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I'm trying to enlarge the home partition on Ubuntu. When clicking “resize†in GParted, it can't be done even though 100 GB of unallocated primary part doesn't extend:
partitioning gparted
edited yesterday
David Foerster
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asked 2 days ago
ambiousindie
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Did you boot from USB or CD?gpartedcannot manipulate mounted partitions.
– waltinator
2 days ago
Welcome to Ask Ubuntu. You haven't provided much info (such as the error message you get, or specifics of your issue), but my guess is you are trying to re-size an 'in-use' partition which can only be done in very limited circumstances (eg. types of file-systems). You need to unmount it, or use a 'live' system (that won't have it mounted)
– guiverc
2 days ago
please look my image
– ambiousindie
2 days ago
Your unallocated space is not next to the partition you want to enlarge; hence you would need to move the partition in the way to the 'top' of the unallocated space; putting the space between the 'moved' partition & your home partition, then it would expand. This move may, if the partition is used in booting, create issues for booting whatever is/was on that (ntfs msftdata) partition but you can't see that on the picture. Backup first regardless.
– guiverc
2 days ago
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Possible duplicate of How can I expand a partition into non adjacent free space using GParted?
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yesterday
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I'm trying to enlarge the home partition on Ubuntu. When clicking “resize†in GParted, it can't be done even though 100 GB of unallocated primary part doesn't extend:
partitioning gparted
edited yesterday
David Foerster
25.5k1360104
asked 2 days ago
ambiousindie
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I'm trying to enlarge the home partition on Ubuntu. When clicking “resize†in GParted, it can't be done even though 100 GB of unallocated primary part doesn't extend:
partitioning gparted
edited yesterday
David Foerster
25.5k1360104
asked 2 days ago
ambiousindie
11
edited yesterday
David Foerster
25.5k1360104
edited yesterday
David Foerster
25.5k1360104
edited yesterday
David Foerster
25.5k1360104
25.5k1360104
asked 2 days ago
ambiousindie
11
asked 2 days ago
ambiousindie
11
asked 2 days ago
ambiousindie
11
11
Did you boot from USB or CD?gpartedcannot manipulate mounted partitions.
– waltinator
2 days ago
Welcome to Ask Ubuntu. You haven't provided much info (such as the error message you get, or specifics of your issue), but my guess is you are trying to re-size an 'in-use' partition which can only be done in very limited circumstances (eg. types of file-systems). You need to unmount it, or use a 'live' system (that won't have it mounted)
– guiverc
2 days ago
please look my image
– ambiousindie
2 days ago
Your unallocated space is not next to the partition you want to enlarge; hence you would need to move the partition in the way to the 'top' of the unallocated space; putting the space between the 'moved' partition & your home partition, then it would expand. This move may, if the partition is used in booting, create issues for booting whatever is/was on that (ntfs msftdata) partition but you can't see that on the picture. Backup first regardless.
– guiverc
2 days ago
1
Possible duplicate of How can I expand a partition into non adjacent free space using GParted?
– David Foerster
yesterday
add a comment |Â
Did you boot from USB or CD?gpartedcannot manipulate mounted partitions.
– waltinator
2 days ago
Welcome to Ask Ubuntu. You haven't provided much info (such as the error message you get, or specifics of your issue), but my guess is you are trying to re-size an 'in-use' partition which can only be done in very limited circumstances (eg. types of file-systems). You need to unmount it, or use a 'live' system (that won't have it mounted)
– guiverc
2 days ago
please look my image
– ambiousindie
2 days ago
Your unallocated space is not next to the partition you want to enlarge; hence you would need to move the partition in the way to the 'top' of the unallocated space; putting the space between the 'moved' partition & your home partition, then it would expand. This move may, if the partition is used in booting, create issues for booting whatever is/was on that (ntfs msftdata) partition but you can't see that on the picture. Backup first regardless.
– guiverc
2 days ago
1
Possible duplicate of How can I expand a partition into non adjacent free space using GParted?
– David Foerster
yesterday
Did you boot from USB or CD?
gparted cannot manipulate mounted partitions.– waltinator
2 days ago
Did you boot from USB or CD?
gparted cannot manipulate mounted partitions.– waltinator
2 days ago
Welcome to Ask Ubuntu. You haven't provided much info (such as the error message you get, or specifics of your issue), but my guess is you are trying to re-size an 'in-use' partition which can only be done in very limited circumstances (eg. types of file-systems). You need to unmount it, or use a 'live' system (that won't have it mounted)
– guiverc
2 days ago
Welcome to Ask Ubuntu. You haven't provided much info (such as the error message you get, or specifics of your issue), but my guess is you are trying to re-size an 'in-use' partition which can only be done in very limited circumstances (eg. types of file-systems). You need to unmount it, or use a 'live' system (that won't have it mounted)
– guiverc
2 days ago
please look my image
– ambiousindie
2 days ago
please look my image
– ambiousindie
2 days ago
Your unallocated space is not next to the partition you want to enlarge; hence you would need to move the partition in the way to the 'top' of the unallocated space; putting the space between the 'moved' partition & your home partition, then it would expand. This move may, if the partition is used in booting, create issues for booting whatever is/was on that (ntfs msftdata) partition but you can't see that on the picture. Backup first regardless.
– guiverc
2 days ago
Your unallocated space is not next to the partition you want to enlarge; hence you would need to move the partition in the way to the 'top' of the unallocated space; putting the space between the 'moved' partition & your home partition, then it would expand. This move may, if the partition is used in booting, create issues for booting whatever is/was on that (ntfs msftdata) partition but you can't see that on the picture. Backup first regardless.
– guiverc
2 days ago
1
1
Possible duplicate of How can I expand a partition into non adjacent free space using GParted?
– David Foerster
yesterday
Possible duplicate of How can I expand a partition into non adjacent free space using GParted?
– David Foerster
yesterday
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You cannot resize /home if it is mounted. You have to boot from a live linux USB and use gparted from there. Additionally, you can only resize to adjacent unallocated space, so you would need to shrink sda5 or sda7 first (making sure to shrink in the right direction).
You could expand sda5 into the unallocated space, then shrink it from the right hand side in order to utilise the full unallocated space.
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According to the GParted screenshot none of the partitions are mounted. GParted displays a lock symbol next to mounted partitions
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You cannot resize /home if it is mounted. You have to boot from a live linux USB and use gparted from there. Additionally, you can only resize to adjacent unallocated space, so you would need to shrink sda5 or sda7 first (making sure to shrink in the right direction).
You could expand sda5 into the unallocated space, then shrink it from the right hand side in order to utilise the full unallocated space.
answered yesterday
magicalex
24113
According to the GParted screenshot none of the partitions are mounted. GParted displays a lock symbol next to mounted partitions
– David Foerster
yesterday
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
You cannot resize /home if it is mounted. You have to boot from a live linux USB and use gparted from there. Additionally, you can only resize to adjacent unallocated space, so you would need to shrink sda5 or sda7 first (making sure to shrink in the right direction).
You could expand sda5 into the unallocated space, then shrink it from the right hand side in order to utilise the full unallocated space.
answered yesterday
magicalex
24113
According to the GParted screenshot none of the partitions are mounted. GParted displays a lock symbol next to mounted partitions
– David Foerster
yesterday
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
You cannot resize /home if it is mounted. You have to boot from a live linux USB and use gparted from there. Additionally, you can only resize to adjacent unallocated space, so you would need to shrink sda5 or sda7 first (making sure to shrink in the right direction).
You could expand sda5 into the unallocated space, then shrink it from the right hand side in order to utilise the full unallocated space.
answered yesterday
magicalex
24113
You cannot resize /home if it is mounted. You have to boot from a live linux USB and use gparted from there. Additionally, you can only resize to adjacent unallocated space, so you would need to shrink sda5 or sda7 first (making sure to shrink in the right direction).
You could expand sda5 into the unallocated space, then shrink it from the right hand side in order to utilise the full unallocated space.
answered yesterday
magicalex
24113
answered yesterday
magicalex
24113
answered yesterday
magicalex
24113
answered yesterday
magicalex
24113
24113
According to the GParted screenshot none of the partitions are mounted. GParted displays a lock symbol next to mounted partitions
– David Foerster
yesterday
add a comment |Â
According to the GParted screenshot none of the partitions are mounted. GParted displays a lock symbol next to mounted partitions
– David Foerster
yesterday
According to the GParted screenshot none of the partitions are mounted. GParted displays a lock symbol next to mounted partitions
– David Foerster
yesterday
According to the GParted screenshot none of the partitions are mounted. GParted displays a lock symbol next to mounted partitions
– David Foerster
yesterday
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Did you boot from USB or CD?
gpartedcannot manipulate mounted partitions.– waltinator
2 days ago
Welcome to Ask Ubuntu. You haven't provided much info (such as the error message you get, or specifics of your issue), but my guess is you are trying to re-size an 'in-use' partition which can only be done in very limited circumstances (eg. types of file-systems). You need to unmount it, or use a 'live' system (that won't have it mounted)
– guiverc
2 days ago
please look my image
– ambiousindie
2 days ago
Your unallocated space is not next to the partition you want to enlarge; hence you would need to move the partition in the way to the 'top' of the unallocated space; putting the space between the 'moved' partition & your home partition, then it would expand. This move may, if the partition is used in booting, create issues for booting whatever is/was on that (ntfs msftdata) partition but you can't see that on the picture. Backup first regardless.
– guiverc
2 days ago
1
Possible duplicate of How can I expand a partition into non adjacent free space using GParted?
– David Foerster
yesterday