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Q: How to merge unallocated partition to linux partition

I have a windows partition which was 500gb, then i installed ubuntu with a 40gb partition, now i am short of space, so i booted my ubuntu14 live cd and shrunk my windows paritition and got 88gb free unallocated space. Now i want to merge this 88gb unallocated space to my linus parition. What ...

Star OS

You can't resize the Ubuntu partition while it's running. Also, even when you're trying to do the thing in a Live CD, you have to mount the ext4 partition.

penta

@StarOS what do u mean by mount ext4 partition ?

Star OS

Just select your Ubuntu partition (which is probably a ext4 filesystem one), and mount it. There should be an option to mount it somewhere in GParted.

penta

there is unmount option, not mount

Star OS

Then it's already mounted.

penta

08:47

so......how to merge this thing........

m here

Star OS

OK, can you send an image?

Of the window that has that resize bar?

So i can show how to resize (merge with unallocated space... it's called "resizing" or adding space to something)

penta

sorry, i quite did not get u

Star OS

Click on the link.

google.pt/…

penta

actually that unallocated space is not giving resize/move option

Star OS

You can't resize unallocated space. Only partitions.

penta

08:52

so should i make that unallocated space in to a partition ?

that is sda5 linux partition

Star OS

You have to make the "Free space following (MiB) set to larger than 0. Not the PRECEDING, following.

penta

the option is greyed out

Star OS

Can you provide an image of GParted (not that window)?

penta

Star OS

Oh, the option greyed out is not the option i want. It's the option right above it, a little left to it. It will ungrey out when you change something there.

In the smaller GParted window.

The one above this text.

And then right above that option, the option i want you to change is the option right above that option, or the "Free space following" option.

penta

08:59

all the options are actually greyed out ;-(

i cant change the new size option

Star OS

I'm saying the option below the new size one.

penta

i cant make any changes to any of the option, even if i do....they reset

Star OS

Something is wrong here.... Minimum size: 35281 MiB Maximum size: 35281 MiB with unallocated space? This looks wrong.... Try reinstalling GParted i guess?

penta

:-( i get same result for live cd

Star OS

That's strange.

Can you wait a bit and i'll go to my GParted Live USB and maybe help you more? It has a Web Browser, so i can still talk with you.

Yes or No?

penta

09:05

yes

Star OS

OK, this may take some time, and it may even fail to boot. If it fails, i'll go on Windows again.

penta

Star OS

09:24

God, that was annoying. It came with NetSurf, which for me is worse than Internet Explorer.

penta

Star OS

It's been since like 1992, and it still doesn't support javascript!

penta

crap

Star OS

And when i got to about:config, there was an javascript_enabled option. It was set to false. And i never could change anything in that page!

penta

lol

Star OS

09:26

Moving on to the original topic, maybe try to merge the 2 unallocated spaces (if that's possible, beacuse having 2 is not normal.)

penta

i dont have 2 unallocated space

Star OS

And try to resize again.

i.sstatic.net/eF0rh.png Isn't there 2 unallocated entries here?

penta

thats 1mb, i didnt create it, linux created it

Star OS

1 MiB.

(correction)

penta

i am taking backup, just in case

just say me the process, il do it

Star OS

09:30

Can you merge the 2 partitions?

penta

il do it

after merging ?

Star OS

No, you need to merge the 2 unallocated partitions. You can use Partition Magic to do this.

Even though it's discontinued.

penta

do u yhink i can use ease us patition magic from windows ro merge the unallocated 88gb to linux ?

*to

Star OS

No, you can use PartitionMagic to merge THE 2 UNALLOCATED SPACES, then the resizing of the linux partition may work.

Or Macrium

penta

ok il do it n get back yo u

*to

Bye, n thanks :-)

Star OS

09:34

I'll play with Hiren, i'll come back at 09:42 UTC

Maybe in Mini Windows XP, which i can use to browse.

Or PartedMagic.

I'll choose PartedMagic.

I mean 9:50 UTC

Ok, im in PartedMagic.

watching cats fighting each other

Star OS

10:02

dude_

where are you, pigeon_

Star OS

10:57

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