Gparted: Extending to unallocated space in the left
I want to resize the boot partition to the unallocated space. I know that I have to run gparted in live usb mode. I can delete the fat32 partition. How can I increase the size of the boot partition without losing data? What's the right way?!
The Screenshot link : here
screenshot of 'sudo parted -l' : here
dual-boot partitioning gparted
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I want to resize the boot partition to the unallocated space. I know that I have to run gparted in live usb mode. I can delete the fat32 partition. How can I increase the size of the boot partition without losing data? What's the right way?!
The Screenshot link : here
screenshot of 'sudo parted -l' : here
dual-boot partitioning gparted
asked Feb 1 at 18:18
justanotheruserjustanotheruser
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If new UEFI system the FAT32 partition has all your UEFI boot files. It is not a boot partition, but the ESP - efi system partition. And most Ubuntu installs do not need a /boot partition nor swap, just ESP & / (root)? Post this:sudo parted -lso we can see partitions here.
– oldfred
Feb 1 at 18:57
@oldfred Every system should have a swap partition or file. Esp if you plan on hibernating your system.
– heynnema
Feb 2 at 1:54
Status update please. See my answer, below. Please remember to accept it if it was helpful. Thanks!
– heynnema
Feb 5 at 15:39
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I want to resize the boot partition to the unallocated space. I know that I have to run gparted in live usb mode. I can delete the fat32 partition. How can I increase the size of the boot partition without losing data? What's the right way?!
The Screenshot link : here
screenshot of 'sudo parted -l' : here
dual-boot partitioning gparted
asked Feb 1 at 18:18
justanotheruserjustanotheruser
62
I want to resize the boot partition to the unallocated space. I know that I have to run gparted in live usb mode. I can delete the fat32 partition. How can I increase the size of the boot partition without losing data? What's the right way?!
The Screenshot link : here
screenshot of 'sudo parted -l' : here
dual-boot partitioning gparted
dual-boot partitioning gparted
asked Feb 1 at 18:18
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asked Feb 1 at 18:18
justanotheruserjustanotheruser
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If new UEFI system the FAT32 partition has all your UEFI boot files. It is not a boot partition, but the ESP - efi system partition. And most Ubuntu installs do not need a /boot partition nor swap, just ESP & / (root)? Post this:sudo parted -lso we can see partitions here.
– oldfred
Feb 1 at 18:57
@oldfred Every system should have a swap partition or file. Esp if you plan on hibernating your system.
– heynnema
Feb 2 at 1:54
Status update please. See my answer, below. Please remember to accept it if it was helpful. Thanks!
– heynnema
Feb 5 at 15:39
add a comment |
If new UEFI system the FAT32 partition has all your UEFI boot files. It is not a boot partition, but the ESP - efi system partition. And most Ubuntu installs do not need a /boot partition nor swap, just ESP & / (root)? Post this:sudo parted -lso we can see partitions here.
– oldfred
Feb 1 at 18:57
@oldfred Every system should have a swap partition or file. Esp if you plan on hibernating your system.
– heynnema
Feb 2 at 1:54
Status update please. See my answer, below. Please remember to accept it if it was helpful. Thanks!
– heynnema
Feb 5 at 15:39
If new UEFI system the FAT32 partition has all your UEFI boot files. It is not a boot partition, but the ESP - efi system partition. And most Ubuntu installs do not need a /boot partition nor swap, just ESP & / (root)? Post this:
sudo parted -l so we can see partitions here.– oldfred
Feb 1 at 18:57
If new UEFI system the FAT32 partition has all your UEFI boot files. It is not a boot partition, but the ESP - efi system partition. And most Ubuntu installs do not need a /boot partition nor swap, just ESP & / (root)? Post this:
sudo parted -l so we can see partitions here.– oldfred
Feb 1 at 18:57
@oldfred Every system should have a swap partition or file. Esp if you plan on hibernating your system.
– heynnema
Feb 2 at 1:54
@oldfred Every system should have a swap partition or file. Esp if you plan on hibernating your system.
– heynnema
Feb 2 at 1:54
Status update please. See my answer, below. Please remember to accept it if it was helpful. Thanks!
– heynnema
Feb 5 at 15:39
Status update please. See my answer, below. Please remember to accept it if it was helpful. Thanks!
– heynnema
Feb 5 at 15:39
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Make sure that you have a good backup of your important Ubuntu files, as this procedure can corrupt or loose data.
Keep these things in mind:
always start the entire procedure with issuing a
swapoffon any mounted swap partitions, and end the entire procedure with issuing aswaponon that same swap partitiona move is done by pointing the mouse pointer at the center of a partition and dragging it left/right with the hand cursor
a resize is done by dragging the left/right side of a partition to the left/right with the directional arrow cursor
if any partition can't be moved/resized graphically, you may have to manually enter the specific required numeric data (don't do this unless I instruct you to)
you begin any move/resize by right-clicking on the partition in the lower pane of the main window, and selecting the desired action from the popup menu, then finishing that action in the new move/resize window
Do the following...
Note: if the procedure doesn't work exactly as I outline, STOP immediately and DO NOT continue.
- boot to a Ubuntu Live DVD/USB
- start
gparted
move /dev/sda6 left (or delete it if you wish)
move /dev/sda7 left
resize /dev/sda7 to the right- click the Apply button
answered Feb 2 at 1:20
heynnemaheynnema
21k22360
Best to resize NTFS partitions with Windows tools and reboot into Windows immediately as it has to run chkdsk after any resize. And make sure Windows fast start up which sets hibernation flag is off, or gparted will not see NTFS partitions and may cause issues.
– oldfred
Feb 2 at 14:44
@oldfred I agree that Windows should be used to manipulate NTFS partitions. However we're working with a FAT32 (probably used for sharing files with Windows), and OP has already indicated that they could just delete it. And, of course, an ext4 partition for /. I assumed that by "boot partition" OP meant Ubuntu root. So I think that we're good to go as per my answer.
– heynnema
Feb 2 at 15:23
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Make sure that you have a good backup of your important Ubuntu files, as this procedure can corrupt or loose data.
Keep these things in mind:
always start the entire procedure with issuing a
swapoffon any mounted swap partitions, and end the entire procedure with issuing aswaponon that same swap partitiona move is done by pointing the mouse pointer at the center of a partition and dragging it left/right with the hand cursor
a resize is done by dragging the left/right side of a partition to the left/right with the directional arrow cursor
if any partition can't be moved/resized graphically, you may have to manually enter the specific required numeric data (don't do this unless I instruct you to)
you begin any move/resize by right-clicking on the partition in the lower pane of the main window, and selecting the desired action from the popup menu, then finishing that action in the new move/resize window
Do the following...
Note: if the procedure doesn't work exactly as I outline, STOP immediately and DO NOT continue.
- boot to a Ubuntu Live DVD/USB
- start
gparted
move /dev/sda6 left (or delete it if you wish)
move /dev/sda7 left
resize /dev/sda7 to the right- click the Apply button
answered Feb 2 at 1:20
heynnemaheynnema
21k22360
Best to resize NTFS partitions with Windows tools and reboot into Windows immediately as it has to run chkdsk after any resize. And make sure Windows fast start up which sets hibernation flag is off, or gparted will not see NTFS partitions and may cause issues.
– oldfred
Feb 2 at 14:44
@oldfred I agree that Windows should be used to manipulate NTFS partitions. However we're working with a FAT32 (probably used for sharing files with Windows), and OP has already indicated that they could just delete it. And, of course, an ext4 partition for /. I assumed that by "boot partition" OP meant Ubuntu root. So I think that we're good to go as per my answer.
– heynnema
Feb 2 at 15:23
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Make sure that you have a good backup of your important Ubuntu files, as this procedure can corrupt or loose data.
Keep these things in mind:
always start the entire procedure with issuing a
swapoffon any mounted swap partitions, and end the entire procedure with issuing aswaponon that same swap partitiona move is done by pointing the mouse pointer at the center of a partition and dragging it left/right with the hand cursor
a resize is done by dragging the left/right side of a partition to the left/right with the directional arrow cursor
if any partition can't be moved/resized graphically, you may have to manually enter the specific required numeric data (don't do this unless I instruct you to)
you begin any move/resize by right-clicking on the partition in the lower pane of the main window, and selecting the desired action from the popup menu, then finishing that action in the new move/resize window
Do the following...
Note: if the procedure doesn't work exactly as I outline, STOP immediately and DO NOT continue.
- boot to a Ubuntu Live DVD/USB
- start
gparted
move /dev/sda6 left (or delete it if you wish)
move /dev/sda7 left
resize /dev/sda7 to the right- click the Apply button
answered Feb 2 at 1:20
heynnemaheynnema
21k22360
Best to resize NTFS partitions with Windows tools and reboot into Windows immediately as it has to run chkdsk after any resize. And make sure Windows fast start up which sets hibernation flag is off, or gparted will not see NTFS partitions and may cause issues.
– oldfred
Feb 2 at 14:44
@oldfred I agree that Windows should be used to manipulate NTFS partitions. However we're working with a FAT32 (probably used for sharing files with Windows), and OP has already indicated that they could just delete it. And, of course, an ext4 partition for /. I assumed that by "boot partition" OP meant Ubuntu root. So I think that we're good to go as per my answer.
– heynnema
Feb 2 at 15:23
add a comment |
Make sure that you have a good backup of your important Ubuntu files, as this procedure can corrupt or loose data.
Keep these things in mind:
always start the entire procedure with issuing a
swapoffon any mounted swap partitions, and end the entire procedure with issuing aswaponon that same swap partitiona move is done by pointing the mouse pointer at the center of a partition and dragging it left/right with the hand cursor
a resize is done by dragging the left/right side of a partition to the left/right with the directional arrow cursor
if any partition can't be moved/resized graphically, you may have to manually enter the specific required numeric data (don't do this unless I instruct you to)
you begin any move/resize by right-clicking on the partition in the lower pane of the main window, and selecting the desired action from the popup menu, then finishing that action in the new move/resize window
Do the following...
Note: if the procedure doesn't work exactly as I outline, STOP immediately and DO NOT continue.
- boot to a Ubuntu Live DVD/USB
- start
gparted
move /dev/sda6 left (or delete it if you wish)
move /dev/sda7 left
resize /dev/sda7 to the right- click the Apply button
answered Feb 2 at 1:20
heynnemaheynnema
21k22360
Make sure that you have a good backup of your important Ubuntu files, as this procedure can corrupt or loose data.
Keep these things in mind:
always start the entire procedure with issuing a
swapoffon any mounted swap partitions, and end the entire procedure with issuing aswaponon that same swap partitiona move is done by pointing the mouse pointer at the center of a partition and dragging it left/right with the hand cursor
a resize is done by dragging the left/right side of a partition to the left/right with the directional arrow cursor
if any partition can't be moved/resized graphically, you may have to manually enter the specific required numeric data (don't do this unless I instruct you to)
you begin any move/resize by right-clicking on the partition in the lower pane of the main window, and selecting the desired action from the popup menu, then finishing that action in the new move/resize window
Do the following...
Note: if the procedure doesn't work exactly as I outline, STOP immediately and DO NOT continue.
- boot to a Ubuntu Live DVD/USB
- start
gparted
move /dev/sda6 left (or delete it if you wish)
move /dev/sda7 left
resize /dev/sda7 to the right- click the Apply button
answered Feb 2 at 1:20
heynnemaheynnema
21k22360
edited Feb 2 at 15:31
answered Feb 2 at 1:20
heynnemaheynnema
21k22360
answered Feb 2 at 1:20
heynnemaheynnema
21k22360
answered Feb 2 at 1:20
heynnemaheynnema
21k22360
21k22360
Best to resize NTFS partitions with Windows tools and reboot into Windows immediately as it has to run chkdsk after any resize. And make sure Windows fast start up which sets hibernation flag is off, or gparted will not see NTFS partitions and may cause issues.
– oldfred
Feb 2 at 14:44
@oldfred I agree that Windows should be used to manipulate NTFS partitions. However we're working with a FAT32 (probably used for sharing files with Windows), and OP has already indicated that they could just delete it. And, of course, an ext4 partition for /. I assumed that by "boot partition" OP meant Ubuntu root. So I think that we're good to go as per my answer.
– heynnema
Feb 2 at 15:23
add a comment |
Best to resize NTFS partitions with Windows tools and reboot into Windows immediately as it has to run chkdsk after any resize. And make sure Windows fast start up which sets hibernation flag is off, or gparted will not see NTFS partitions and may cause issues.
– oldfred
Feb 2 at 14:44
@oldfred I agree that Windows should be used to manipulate NTFS partitions. However we're working with a FAT32 (probably used for sharing files with Windows), and OP has already indicated that they could just delete it. And, of course, an ext4 partition for /. I assumed that by "boot partition" OP meant Ubuntu root. So I think that we're good to go as per my answer.
– heynnema
Feb 2 at 15:23
Best to resize NTFS partitions with Windows tools and reboot into Windows immediately as it has to run chkdsk after any resize. And make sure Windows fast start up which sets hibernation flag is off, or gparted will not see NTFS partitions and may cause issues.
– oldfred
Feb 2 at 14:44
Best to resize NTFS partitions with Windows tools and reboot into Windows immediately as it has to run chkdsk after any resize. And make sure Windows fast start up which sets hibernation flag is off, or gparted will not see NTFS partitions and may cause issues.
– oldfred
Feb 2 at 14:44
@oldfred I agree that Windows should be used to manipulate NTFS partitions. However we're working with a FAT32 (probably used for sharing files with Windows), and OP has already indicated that they could just delete it. And, of course, an ext4 partition for /. I assumed that by "boot partition" OP meant Ubuntu root. So I think that we're good to go as per my answer.
– heynnema
Feb 2 at 15:23
@oldfred I agree that Windows should be used to manipulate NTFS partitions. However we're working with a FAT32 (probably used for sharing files with Windows), and OP has already indicated that they could just delete it. And, of course, an ext4 partition for /. I assumed that by "boot partition" OP meant Ubuntu root. So I think that we're good to go as per my answer.
– heynnema
Feb 2 at 15:23
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If new UEFI system the FAT32 partition has all your UEFI boot files. It is not a boot partition, but the ESP - efi system partition. And most Ubuntu installs do not need a /boot partition nor swap, just ESP & / (root)? Post this:
sudo parted -lso we can see partitions here.– oldfred
Feb 1 at 18:57
@oldfred Every system should have a swap partition or file. Esp if you plan on hibernating your system.
– heynnema
Feb 2 at 1:54
Status update please. See my answer, below. Please remember to accept it if it was helpful. Thanks!
– heynnema
Feb 5 at 15:39