Reducing the size of the partition used by Windows [duplicate]

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I want to increase the size allocated for Ubuntu, but for this I need to reduce the size for Windows. Gparted does not allow managing Windows partitions. What to do?




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  • Do you get any error messages from gparted? Can you include a screenshot of your current partition layout? Please edit your post to add this information.
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  • Please search before asking. There are many articles about resizing partition from Windows. answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/…
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    Apr 21 at 19:01






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    @N0rbert: Every answer on that page discusses gparted. As Sudodus points out Windows tools should be used to shrink Windows partitions.
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  • How to resize partitions?

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I want to increase the size allocated for Ubuntu, but for this I need to reduce the size for Windows. Gparted does not allow managing Windows partitions. What to do?




dual-boot partitioning windows gparted




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marked as duplicate by vidarlo, N0rbert, karel, Eric Carvalho, Fabby Apr 22 at 22:56


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  • Do you get any error messages from gparted? Can you include a screenshot of your current partition layout? Please edit your post to add this information.
    – vidarlo
    Apr 21 at 18:57










  • Please search before asking. There are many articles about resizing partition from Windows. answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/…
    – mikewhatever
    Apr 21 at 19:01






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    @N0rbert: Every answer on that page discusses gparted. As Sudodus points out Windows tools should be used to shrink Windows partitions.
    – C.S.Cameron
    Apr 21 at 22:57












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  • How to resize partitions?

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I want to increase the size allocated for Ubuntu, but for this I need to reduce the size for Windows. Gparted does not allow managing Windows partitions. What to do?




dual-boot partitioning windows gparted




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  • How to resize partitions?

    4 answers



I want to increase the size allocated for Ubuntu, but for this I need to reduce the size for Windows. Gparted does not allow managing Windows partitions. What to do?





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  • How to resize partitions?

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dual-boot partitioning windows gparted





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marked as duplicate by vidarlo, N0rbert, karel, Eric Carvalho, Fabby Apr 22 at 22:56


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marked as duplicate by vidarlo, N0rbert, karel, Eric Carvalho, Fabby Apr 22 at 22:56


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  • Do you get any error messages from gparted? Can you include a screenshot of your current partition layout? Please edit your post to add this information.
    – vidarlo
    Apr 21 at 18:57










  • Please search before asking. There are many articles about resizing partition from Windows. answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/…
    – mikewhatever
    Apr 21 at 19:01






  • 1




    @N0rbert: Every answer on that page discusses gparted. As Sudodus points out Windows tools should be used to shrink Windows partitions.
    – C.S.Cameron
    Apr 21 at 22:57
















  • Do you get any error messages from gparted? Can you include a screenshot of your current partition layout? Please edit your post to add this information.
    – vidarlo
    Apr 21 at 18:57










  • Please search before asking. There are many articles about resizing partition from Windows. answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/…
    – mikewhatever
    Apr 21 at 19:01






  • 1




    @N0rbert: Every answer on that page discusses gparted. As Sudodus points out Windows tools should be used to shrink Windows partitions.
    – C.S.Cameron
    Apr 21 at 22:57















Do you get any error messages from gparted? Can you include a screenshot of your current partition layout? Please edit your post to add this information.
– vidarlo
Apr 21 at 18:57




Do you get any error messages from gparted? Can you include a screenshot of your current partition layout? Please edit your post to add this information.
– vidarlo
Apr 21 at 18:57












Please search before asking. There are many articles about resizing partition from Windows. answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/…
– mikewhatever
Apr 21 at 19:01




Please search before asking. There are many articles about resizing partition from Windows. answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/…
– mikewhatever
Apr 21 at 19:01




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@N0rbert: Every answer on that page discusses gparted. As Sudodus points out Windows tools should be used to shrink Windows partitions.
– C.S.Cameron
Apr 21 at 22:57




@N0rbert: Every answer on that page discusses gparted. As Sudodus points out Windows tools should be used to shrink Windows partitions.
– C.S.Cameron
Apr 21 at 22:57










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  • Boot into Windows and shrink the Windows partition using Windows tools. Leave the space that is released as unallocated.


  • Boot into a live Ubuntu DVD or USB drive.


  • Use gparted to create or edit partitions (and use the unallocated drive space).


  • If there are still problems for gparted, please reboot instead of shut down Windows. This avoids [semi]hibernating, and the file system will be ready for the linux tools. Later on you can turn of Fast Startup in Windows, which makes it stop semihibernating.






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    • Boot into Windows and shrink the Windows partition using Windows tools. Leave the space that is released as unallocated.


    • Boot into a live Ubuntu DVD or USB drive.


    • Use gparted to create or edit partitions (and use the unallocated drive space).


    • If there are still problems for gparted, please reboot instead of shut down Windows. This avoids [semi]hibernating, and the file system will be ready for the linux tools. Later on you can turn of Fast Startup in Windows, which makes it stop semihibernating.






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      down vote













      • Boot into Windows and shrink the Windows partition using Windows tools. Leave the space that is released as unallocated.


      • Boot into a live Ubuntu DVD or USB drive.


      • Use gparted to create or edit partitions (and use the unallocated drive space).


      • If there are still problems for gparted, please reboot instead of shut down Windows. This avoids [semi]hibernating, and the file system will be ready for the linux tools. Later on you can turn of Fast Startup in Windows, which makes it stop semihibernating.






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        • Boot into Windows and shrink the Windows partition using Windows tools. Leave the space that is released as unallocated.


        • Boot into a live Ubuntu DVD or USB drive.


        • Use gparted to create or edit partitions (and use the unallocated drive space).


        • If there are still problems for gparted, please reboot instead of shut down Windows. This avoids [semi]hibernating, and the file system will be ready for the linux tools. Later on you can turn of Fast Startup in Windows, which makes it stop semihibernating.






        share|improve this answer












        • Boot into Windows and shrink the Windows partition using Windows tools. Leave the space that is released as unallocated.


        • Boot into a live Ubuntu DVD or USB drive.


        • Use gparted to create or edit partitions (and use the unallocated drive space).


        • If there are still problems for gparted, please reboot instead of shut down Windows. This avoids [semi]hibernating, and the file system will be ready for the linux tools. Later on you can turn of Fast Startup in Windows, which makes it stop semihibernating.







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