Increase partition size--how?

Yeah. But when I try to increase the partition, it will only allow me to increase it to the unused partition size, which does not allow me to increase the partition at all. In other words, if I have a partition with 30GB and I have 2 GB left on it, I can increase it that much, and that is all. It doesn't seem to be seeing the free space in other partiions nor in the unallocated space/empty partition I created by shrinking others. Put another way, I have a partition with 15GB of empty space, and Gparted will not allow me to move that space to a another partition. The available unused space does not show up in the slider area of the partiion I want to increase.

How do I move space from one partition to another? I cannot do it with the sliders. They will not allow me to add more space from another partition.

Yep. Have no idea how to do that except using the sliders, which do not show free space that I can use. That's my initial problem--there seems no way to add unused space from one partition to another, unless I'm missing something.

Again, what happens is that I click on a partiion that I want to oncrease in size.  It does not show any "free sapce" that is available to use, except the unused space on that particular partition. In my specific case, I have a partition with 30GB total, and 1.4GB free. The maximum size allowed in "30GB" even though tehre is a partition with 15GB free.

Larry,

I do not know how to save the image created with Gparted screnshot. I also do not know what "a 'df' as root" means. I have taken an image of my disk partitions, however. You can view it here:
http://dwdallam.com/files/screen001.gif

When I click on a partition in Gparted, it does not show any possible free space from other partitions. It only shows me the used partition space and the unused partition space for that specific partition.

Also, as I created a partition with Gparted, and tehn formatted it with Windows, when I go back into Gparted, to reports that the partition has 3_ GB used, which is wrong--there is nothing on it. It did not report correctly in Gparted untill I deleted it and recreated it plus formatted it inside of Gparted.

If you explain how to save the Gparted image to my hard drive so when I boot into Windows it is available, I'll post a screen shot of the Move/Resize screen.

Sure, I've read the entire help file three times. I'm just not grasping it. Sorry.

Also, you should now be able to click the link and have persmissions.

OK I read the second explanation and I do understand that. I haven't used DOS command like mkdir for many years

I will try again to get the screen shot Larry. HTanks.

plors, have a look there : this is weird : http://www.dwdallam.com/files/Gparted.jpg
i guess you did answer to that kind of bug last weeks dont you ?

This is a bug?

What do you mean exactly by "move"? Move then where? Move them why? Move them how?

I google partition manager find some freeware bellow:

paragon  http://www.paragon-software.com
I have not used,no comment!

easeus partition manager
I download from brother soft
http://www.brothersoft.com/easeus-parti … 51814.html

It worked OK, but failed when i tried to  merge partition. so i have to allocated the free space to another partition. Partition magic may merge two partitions which will cost you $69.95

cute partition manager
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/freewar … load.shtml

dwdallam: don't worry, I get your frustration. I was having the same issues. For those hitting this site from the search engines I just thought I'd post what solved my problem...

You can just click on the rectangle of the partition you want to enlarge to fill the free space. You need to first resize the extended partion which contains the partition you want to resize. It is easiest to select the extended partition in the list below the visual representation of the partitions. Resize the extended partition, then you can resize the partition contained in it.