1 Topic by manny (edited by manny 2009-11-22 23:20:34)

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Topic: [SOLVED] Can't grow OS boot partition into unallocated space

Hi There,

I have a boot partition (C:) which is running out of space. Therefore, I would like to extend it by making use of free space from an adjacent partition (E:) on the same HD.So, I have already shrank the larger partition (E:) down by about 15GB’s, which has moved it to the right. Hence, now I have this unallocated space between C: and E:, but can’t figure out how to grow C: into the unallocated space. Can you please give me some help to complete this task?

I am using gparted-livecd-0.3.4-11.

System info:
Dell PE 2900 – Windows server 2003 R2
Physical disk setup:  Basic Disks - Integrated SAS/SATA RAID 5, PERC 5/i
Thank you in advance!
Manny

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't grow OS boot partition into unallocated space

I would suggest to use the latest stable livecd 0.4.8-6. The version 0.3.4-11 is quite old. Perhaps it is functional on your system, however there is a lot of work done on GParted since then, bugs fixed too.

Be sure to *not* choose the "round to cylinder boundaries" option; this option could cause an unwanted move of the start sector of the system partition and block the system boot up.

On the specific problem: it is possible that your "E:" partition is a logical partition in an extended partition. In this case, you need to shrink that extended partition too, to have the unallocated space really adjacent to the system partition.
Logical partitions are numbered as /dev/sda5, 6, ...
Primary partitions are numbered from /dev/sda1 to /dev/sda4.
Please, check the GParted screen for this. Alternatively, you can get this info from the command
fdisk -lu
(l = lowercase L)
in the terminal window. This will list detailed info on every partition of the system.

(Moved to the Live Media section)

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

3 Reply by manny (edited by manny 2009-11-22 23:21:07)

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't grow OS boot partition into unallocated space

Hi There,

Thank you very much for the quick response. I will download the livecd 0.4.8-6 version as you suggested,  and go from there. Thank you again! I will keep you in the loop, and let you know when I get the job done.

Regards,

Manny

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't grow OS boot partition into unallocated space

Hi There,

Your recommended solution worked like a charm. I just wanted to say thank you very much once again, your help was of great value and very much appreciated.

Regards and all the very best!

Manny