1 Topic by deicist (edited by deicist 2009-04-16 11:10:11)

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Topic: How to move / resize first partition?

Hi all,

this is my partition layout:

partitions

I'm trying to resize /dev/sda1 to fill the unallocated space.  How can I do this?

Do I need to copy /dev/sda1 and paste it into the unallocated space, then delete the original /dev/sda1?

Hope someone can help.

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Re: How to move / resize first partition?

As the logical partition is a swap partition, it could be easier to delete it, to make a new extended partition at the end of the drive and to create a new (logical) swap partition there. The partition numbers would remain the same. Then, you can expand /dev/sda1 to take the unallocated space.

I think it is the "less risky" approach (a backup is always the best idea however).

*** It is highly recommended to backup any important files before doing resize/move operations. ***