Can I extend my windows 10 partition safely?
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I want to take 30 gigs from my ubuntu partition (nvme0n1p5) and give it to my windows partition (nvmeon13p). If I resize from the left, it gives me a warning about it failing to boot potentially. Should I just delete my Ubuntu partition, give it all to Windows, then reinstall Ubuntu with less space? Or is there an easier way that doesn't involve reinstalling everything?
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I want to take 30 gigs from my ubuntu partition (nvme0n1p5) and give it to my windows partition (nvmeon13p). If I resize from the left, it gives me a warning about it failing to boot potentially. Should I just delete my Ubuntu partition, give it all to Windows, then reinstall Ubuntu with less space? Or is there an easier way that doesn't involve reinstalling everything?
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I want to take 30 gigs from my ubuntu partition (nvme0n1p5) and give it to my windows partition (nvmeon13p). If I resize from the left, it gives me a warning about it failing to boot potentially. Should I just delete my Ubuntu partition, give it all to Windows, then reinstall Ubuntu with less space? Or is there an easier way that doesn't involve reinstalling everything?
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I want to take 30 gigs from my ubuntu partition (nvme0n1p5) and give it to my windows partition (nvmeon13p). If I resize from the left, it gives me a warning about it failing to boot potentially. Should I just delete my Ubuntu partition, give it all to Windows, then reinstall Ubuntu with less space? Or is there an easier way that doesn't involve reinstalling everything?
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boot dual-boot partitioning gparted
boot dual-boot partitioning gparted
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If I'm understanding what you're saying correctly what you're trying to do will not work because your root partition is currently mounted and active. You must unmount it before you can resize it properly. Unfortunately, you cannot do this while currently using your Linux system, and Windows cannot see ext filesystem partitions. Luckily, you do not have to uninstall Ubuntu to achieve your goal.
I recommend you download the GParted live CD (version 0.30.0-1, or whatever the latest version is) from the developer's SourceForge page. You'll want to download the either the i686 (compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit) or amd64 (only 64-bit compatible). Make sure you download the .iso file. Next, you'll have to create a bootable USB or DVD. For KDE, I believe the default disk burner is k3b. If you'll be creating a bootable USB, you can either find a GUI tool or create one yourself using the dd command. The Arch Wiki has a simple guide for using the dd command to create a bootable USB's. There are also numerous forum posts as well.
Note: Sometimes dd is successful, but the USB fails to boot. If that happens, you can try another method.
Once inside the GParted live environment, GParted should load automatically and detect your partitions. From here, you can resize your ext4 root partition. Drag from the rightmost side of the partition or right-click on the partition you want to resize and select resize/move from the menu that appears. Once your settings are as you want them, apply/save them.
Do Not use GParted to resize the Windows partition. This will cause Windows to believe the partition has been damaged and will nag you about running check disk and might even cause damage. Instead, boot into Windows after you've shrunk your Ubuntu partition and use the Disk Management Tool to allocate the free space to your NTFS partitions.
Warning: This may be paranoia on my part, but I recommend creating a full backup before doing this just in case something goes wrong.
answered Feb 27 at 4:00
Saul Kapruac
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+1, don't resize the windows partition with gparted. I learnt this to my cost.
– Organic Marble
Feb 27 at 15:37
Would it be easier to boot with the Ubuntu Live USB and rungpartedfrom there?
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Feb 27 at 15:49
Yes, you should be able to use GParted from inside the Ubuntu live CD just fine. Sorry I didn't realize that earlier.
– Saul Kapruac
Feb 27 at 18:51
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If I'm understanding what you're saying correctly what you're trying to do will not work because your root partition is currently mounted and active. You must unmount it before you can resize it properly. Unfortunately, you cannot do this while currently using your Linux system, and Windows cannot see ext filesystem partitions. Luckily, you do not have to uninstall Ubuntu to achieve your goal.
I recommend you download the GParted live CD (version 0.30.0-1, or whatever the latest version is) from the developer's SourceForge page. You'll want to download the either the i686 (compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit) or amd64 (only 64-bit compatible). Make sure you download the .iso file. Next, you'll have to create a bootable USB or DVD. For KDE, I believe the default disk burner is k3b. If you'll be creating a bootable USB, you can either find a GUI tool or create one yourself using the dd command. The Arch Wiki has a simple guide for using the dd command to create a bootable USB's. There are also numerous forum posts as well.
Note: Sometimes dd is successful, but the USB fails to boot. If that happens, you can try another method.
Once inside the GParted live environment, GParted should load automatically and detect your partitions. From here, you can resize your ext4 root partition. Drag from the rightmost side of the partition or right-click on the partition you want to resize and select resize/move from the menu that appears. Once your settings are as you want them, apply/save them.
Do Not use GParted to resize the Windows partition. This will cause Windows to believe the partition has been damaged and will nag you about running check disk and might even cause damage. Instead, boot into Windows after you've shrunk your Ubuntu partition and use the Disk Management Tool to allocate the free space to your NTFS partitions.
Warning: This may be paranoia on my part, but I recommend creating a full backup before doing this just in case something goes wrong.
answered Feb 27 at 4:00
Saul Kapruac
1263
+1, don't resize the windows partition with gparted. I learnt this to my cost.
– Organic Marble
Feb 27 at 15:37
Would it be easier to boot with the Ubuntu Live USB and rungpartedfrom there?
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Feb 27 at 15:49
Yes, you should be able to use GParted from inside the Ubuntu live CD just fine. Sorry I didn't realize that earlier.
– Saul Kapruac
Feb 27 at 18:51
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
If I'm understanding what you're saying correctly what you're trying to do will not work because your root partition is currently mounted and active. You must unmount it before you can resize it properly. Unfortunately, you cannot do this while currently using your Linux system, and Windows cannot see ext filesystem partitions. Luckily, you do not have to uninstall Ubuntu to achieve your goal.
I recommend you download the GParted live CD (version 0.30.0-1, or whatever the latest version is) from the developer's SourceForge page. You'll want to download the either the i686 (compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit) or amd64 (only 64-bit compatible). Make sure you download the .iso file. Next, you'll have to create a bootable USB or DVD. For KDE, I believe the default disk burner is k3b. If you'll be creating a bootable USB, you can either find a GUI tool or create one yourself using the dd command. The Arch Wiki has a simple guide for using the dd command to create a bootable USB's. There are also numerous forum posts as well.
Note: Sometimes dd is successful, but the USB fails to boot. If that happens, you can try another method.
Once inside the GParted live environment, GParted should load automatically and detect your partitions. From here, you can resize your ext4 root partition. Drag from the rightmost side of the partition or right-click on the partition you want to resize and select resize/move from the menu that appears. Once your settings are as you want them, apply/save them.
Do Not use GParted to resize the Windows partition. This will cause Windows to believe the partition has been damaged and will nag you about running check disk and might even cause damage. Instead, boot into Windows after you've shrunk your Ubuntu partition and use the Disk Management Tool to allocate the free space to your NTFS partitions.
Warning: This may be paranoia on my part, but I recommend creating a full backup before doing this just in case something goes wrong.
answered Feb 27 at 4:00
Saul Kapruac
1263
+1, don't resize the windows partition with gparted. I learnt this to my cost.
– Organic Marble
Feb 27 at 15:37
Would it be easier to boot with the Ubuntu Live USB and rungpartedfrom there?
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Feb 27 at 15:49
Yes, you should be able to use GParted from inside the Ubuntu live CD just fine. Sorry I didn't realize that earlier.
– Saul Kapruac
Feb 27 at 18:51
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
If I'm understanding what you're saying correctly what you're trying to do will not work because your root partition is currently mounted and active. You must unmount it before you can resize it properly. Unfortunately, you cannot do this while currently using your Linux system, and Windows cannot see ext filesystem partitions. Luckily, you do not have to uninstall Ubuntu to achieve your goal.
I recommend you download the GParted live CD (version 0.30.0-1, or whatever the latest version is) from the developer's SourceForge page. You'll want to download the either the i686 (compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit) or amd64 (only 64-bit compatible). Make sure you download the .iso file. Next, you'll have to create a bootable USB or DVD. For KDE, I believe the default disk burner is k3b. If you'll be creating a bootable USB, you can either find a GUI tool or create one yourself using the dd command. The Arch Wiki has a simple guide for using the dd command to create a bootable USB's. There are also numerous forum posts as well.
Note: Sometimes dd is successful, but the USB fails to boot. If that happens, you can try another method.
Once inside the GParted live environment, GParted should load automatically and detect your partitions. From here, you can resize your ext4 root partition. Drag from the rightmost side of the partition or right-click on the partition you want to resize and select resize/move from the menu that appears. Once your settings are as you want them, apply/save them.
Do Not use GParted to resize the Windows partition. This will cause Windows to believe the partition has been damaged and will nag you about running check disk and might even cause damage. Instead, boot into Windows after you've shrunk your Ubuntu partition and use the Disk Management Tool to allocate the free space to your NTFS partitions.
Warning: This may be paranoia on my part, but I recommend creating a full backup before doing this just in case something goes wrong.
answered Feb 27 at 4:00
Saul Kapruac
1263
If I'm understanding what you're saying correctly what you're trying to do will not work because your root partition is currently mounted and active. You must unmount it before you can resize it properly. Unfortunately, you cannot do this while currently using your Linux system, and Windows cannot see ext filesystem partitions. Luckily, you do not have to uninstall Ubuntu to achieve your goal.
I recommend you download the GParted live CD (version 0.30.0-1, or whatever the latest version is) from the developer's SourceForge page. You'll want to download the either the i686 (compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit) or amd64 (only 64-bit compatible). Make sure you download the .iso file. Next, you'll have to create a bootable USB or DVD. For KDE, I believe the default disk burner is k3b. If you'll be creating a bootable USB, you can either find a GUI tool or create one yourself using the dd command. The Arch Wiki has a simple guide for using the dd command to create a bootable USB's. There are also numerous forum posts as well.
Note: Sometimes dd is successful, but the USB fails to boot. If that happens, you can try another method.
Once inside the GParted live environment, GParted should load automatically and detect your partitions. From here, you can resize your ext4 root partition. Drag from the rightmost side of the partition or right-click on the partition you want to resize and select resize/move from the menu that appears. Once your settings are as you want them, apply/save them.
Do Not use GParted to resize the Windows partition. This will cause Windows to believe the partition has been damaged and will nag you about running check disk and might even cause damage. Instead, boot into Windows after you've shrunk your Ubuntu partition and use the Disk Management Tool to allocate the free space to your NTFS partitions.
Warning: This may be paranoia on my part, but I recommend creating a full backup before doing this just in case something goes wrong.
answered Feb 27 at 4:00
Saul Kapruac
1263
edited Feb 27 at 15:32
answered Feb 27 at 4:00
Saul Kapruac
1263
answered Feb 27 at 4:00
Saul Kapruac
1263
answered Feb 27 at 4:00
Saul Kapruac
1263
1263
+1, don't resize the windows partition with gparted. I learnt this to my cost.
– Organic Marble
Feb 27 at 15:37
Would it be easier to boot with the Ubuntu Live USB and rungpartedfrom there?
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Feb 27 at 15:49
Yes, you should be able to use GParted from inside the Ubuntu live CD just fine. Sorry I didn't realize that earlier.
– Saul Kapruac
Feb 27 at 18:51
add a comment |Â
+1, don't resize the windows partition with gparted. I learnt this to my cost.
– Organic Marble
Feb 27 at 15:37
Would it be easier to boot with the Ubuntu Live USB and rungpartedfrom there?
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Feb 27 at 15:49
Yes, you should be able to use GParted from inside the Ubuntu live CD just fine. Sorry I didn't realize that earlier.
– Saul Kapruac
Feb 27 at 18:51
+1, don't resize the windows partition with gparted. I learnt this to my cost.
– Organic Marble
Feb 27 at 15:37
+1, don't resize the windows partition with gparted. I learnt this to my cost.
– Organic Marble
Feb 27 at 15:37
Would it be easier to boot with the Ubuntu Live USB and run
gparted from there?– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Feb 27 at 15:49
Would it be easier to boot with the Ubuntu Live USB and run
gparted from there?– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Feb 27 at 15:49
Yes, you should be able to use GParted from inside the Ubuntu live CD just fine. Sorry I didn't realize that earlier.
– Saul Kapruac
Feb 27 at 18:51
Yes, you should be able to use GParted from inside the Ubuntu live CD just fine. Sorry I didn't realize that earlier.
– Saul Kapruac
Feb 27 at 18:51
add a comment |Â
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