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speedox
Asked: 2012-04-10 06:43:14 +0800 CST

How can I add space from unallocated to extended?

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I have a 12 GB partition with Linux installed in it, but I started runnung out of space. I tried to use gparted on a CD, but for some reason, I could not add space to the extended partition.
This is what my partition table looks like:

/dev/sda3     : extended        12    GB    
/dev/sda5     : ext4            10    GB    
/dev/sda6     : linux-swap      2     GB           
unallocated   :                 69,77 GB

i want to add unallocated to /dev/sda5. I tried to resize both dev/sda3 and /dev/sda5, but no free space is shown in the window.

Thanks in advance.

gparted

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Using Gparted from a Live CD:

    1. Select the swap partition

    2. In the Partition menu, click on "swapoff"

    3. Delete the swap partition

    4. Recreate swap at the end of Unallocated (faster than moving it)

      Optional: Turn swap back on

    5. Resize sda5 as desired

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    1. Extend the extended partition.
    2. Move the 2 GB partition at the end of the extended partition.
    3. Extend the 10 GB partition.

    That will normally do the trick.

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