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I want to expand my root partition /dev/sda5 by adding unallocated space. Primary Partition is 30 GB and I want to add 20 GB more so that it can be 50 GB. I tried using gparted and live CD but doesn't work.

my system partion

Kulfy
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Shivang Saxena
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It looks like you have:

A Primary Partition, which contains

/dev/sda1
/dev/sda2
/dev/sda3
/dev/sda4
Unallocated space

and a Secondary Partition, which contains

/dev/sda5

You'll need to seek advice on shrinking your Primary Partition. I'm not going to get more detailed, because I'm just guessing.

Re your picture: Observe the keys next to /dev/sda2 and /dev/sda5. They're indications that these partitions are mounted, and that gparted won't change /dev/sda while they're mounted.

waltinator
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Note: I believe that you mean you actually want to increase /dev/sda5 (not /dev/sda4)...

Make sure that you have a good backup of your important Ubuntu files, as this procedure can corrupt or lose data.

Keep these things in mind:

  • always start the entire procedure with issuing a swapoff on any mounted swap partitions, and end the entire procedure with issuing a swapon on that same swap partition

  • a move is done by pointing the mouse pointer at the center of a partition and dragging it left/right with the hand cursor

  • a resize is done by dragging the left/right side of a partition to the left/right with the directional arrow cursor

  • if any partition can't be moved/resized graphically, you may have to manually enter the specific required numeric data (don't do this unless I instruct you to)

  • you begin any move/resize by right-clicking on the partition in the lower pane of the main window, and selecting the desired action from the popup menu, then finishing that action in the new move/resize window

Do the following...

Note: if the procedure doesn't work exactly as I outline, STOP immediately and DO NOT continue.

  • boot to a Ubuntu Live DVD/USB
  • start gparted
  • move /dev/sda5 partition all the way left
  • resize the right side of /dev/sda5 all the way right
  • click the Apply icon
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