#[SOLVED] Repartitioning issue

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zenith arch
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As you can see in the image, I've got considerably more space in my Microsoft partition than the one I'm using for Linux, and I'd like to find a way to repartition so that I add it to my Linux partition. However, the /boot partition prevents me from simply dragging the linux partition leftwards to subsume the msft free space. Does anyone have any suggestions for how I could go about this most effectively? Ideally, I want the new setup to be futureproof (meaning I can adjust msft/linux partitions easily) and relatively simple to implement. I'm also thinking about giving myself more swap space.

Would greatly appreciate any help :)

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carmine glen
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/boot being in the way isn't really an issue, you can remove it and reinstall that stuff in minutes

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You could do that, reduce the size of the ntfs partition (using windows just for safety) and then remake your /boot and extend your ext4 down into the free space

zenith arch
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oh ok thats a relief, how does one move the boot partition? i just assumed it had the bootloader in it so it would mess up booting into arch and even if i did move it, the kernel may not recognise its location or something

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on a similar note, I feel like it would be safe to backup my files. is there any specific way to do so, like on the docs or something? my dotfiles could go on github ig and im not too concerned about preserving packages that i can reinstall.

carmine glen
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and yep, 1000% make a backup

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Simplest way is with cp -a, -a being the "archive" flag

zenith arch
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cool, ive got a hard disk i can transfer stuff to so im assuming it would work with that?