Help regarding resizing partition (dual-booting) | Linux Mint Community🍵 | Page 1

misty lance Nov 10, 2023, 4:03 AM

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I would like to resize my Mint linux partition on my disk for more storage. but when I do it, it's just not working, and it wont use the unallocated space. Also, when following tutorials, my GParted doesnt look right. I've tried this on a live session, and normal, too. I need help.

lyric bridge Nov 10, 2023, 4:05 AM

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Have you tried from a live-USB?

misty lance Nov 10, 2023, 4:22 AM

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yes

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do i have to apply the unallocation before allocating to the mint

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?

lyric bridge Nov 10, 2023, 4:36 AM

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I didn't understand the question

mint surge Nov 10, 2023, 7:42 AM

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@misty lance You cannot live resize ext4 unfortunately

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So you have to boot into another OS

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Or if you're really skilled you can do it from initramfs when root isn't mounted yet

raw storm Nov 10, 2023, 8:32 AM

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misty lance I would like to resize my Mint linux partition on my disk for more storage. but...

you have an extended partition, making it harder to manage

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idk why your system is installed as legacy

misty lance Nov 10, 2023, 4:07 PM

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mint surge So you have to boot into another OS

what do you mean?

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I dont want to reinstall the os

misty lance Nov 10, 2023, 4:07 PM

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raw storm idk why your system is installed as legacy

my pc is old

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I dont want to just deal with having the storage like this

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i want to resize it

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is it just impossible and i have to uninstall linux or something??

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please help :(

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im just new to linux

misty lance Nov 10, 2023, 4:16 PM

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misty lance my pc is old

idk if this matters unless i did something wrong while installed

misty lance Nov 10, 2023, 4:38 PM

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hello?

mint surge Nov 10, 2023, 8:28 PM

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misty lance what do you mean?

You need to boot up a live USB session

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Something like that

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