How to merge two ext4 partitions, when there is an unallocated space between them?
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I have two ext4 partitions:
/dev/sda6is the one on which I have my Ubuntu right now,
/dev/sda5is a recently created empty ext4 partition.
How to merge them so the data will not be lost?
linux partitioning filesystems gparted ext4
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I have two ext4 partitions:
/dev/sda6is the one on which I have my Ubuntu right now,
/dev/sda5is a recently created empty ext4 partition.
How to merge them so the data will not be lost?
linux partitioning filesystems gparted ext4
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Do you mean to combine them without moving or copying files, or just delete one & enlarge the other?
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I have two ext4 partitions:
/dev/sda6is the one on which I have my Ubuntu right now,
/dev/sda5is a recently created empty ext4 partition.
How to merge them so the data will not be lost?
linux partitioning filesystems gparted ext4
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I have two ext4 partitions:
/dev/sda6is the one on which I have my Ubuntu right now,
/dev/sda5is a recently created empty ext4 partition.
How to merge them so the data will not be lost?
linux partitioning filesystems gparted ext4
linux partitioning filesystems gparted ext4
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Do you mean to combine them without moving or copying files, or just delete one & enlarge the other?
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Do you mean to combine them without moving or copying files, or just delete one & enlarge the other?
– Xen2050
Nov 17 at 13:37
Do you mean to combine them without moving or copying files, or just delete one & enlarge the other?
– Xen2050
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Do you mean to combine them without moving or copying files, or just delete one & enlarge the other?
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Since /dev/sda5 is first in disk order, the order of operations should be:
- Delete
/dev/sda5, so it becomes part of the unallocated space - Move
/dev/sda6so its starting point is as much up as possible,
which is where/dev/sda5used to be, so that the unallocated space now
follows it - Resize
/dev/sda6to the maximum possible so it now includes the whole
of the unallocated space.
I suggest first to take a backup image of the whole disk, because even the smallest
mistake may destroy it.
One tool you may use is gparted.
Boot its
Live CD/USB
for these operations.
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Backup and data in sda6, delete sda6, expand sda5, restore data from deleted sda5 to the newly expanded sda6.
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Since /dev/sda5 is first in disk order, the order of operations should be:
- Delete
/dev/sda5, so it becomes part of the unallocated space - Move
/dev/sda6so its starting point is as much up as possible,
which is where/dev/sda5used to be, so that the unallocated space now
follows it - Resize
/dev/sda6to the maximum possible so it now includes the whole
of the unallocated space.
I suggest first to take a backup image of the whole disk, because even the smallest
mistake may destroy it.
One tool you may use is gparted.
Boot its
Live CD/USB
for these operations.
answered Nov 17 at 17:04
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Since /dev/sda5 is first in disk order, the order of operations should be:
- Delete
/dev/sda5, so it becomes part of the unallocated space - Move
/dev/sda6so its starting point is as much up as possible,
which is where/dev/sda5used to be, so that the unallocated space now
follows it - Resize
/dev/sda6to the maximum possible so it now includes the whole
of the unallocated space.
I suggest first to take a backup image of the whole disk, because even the smallest
mistake may destroy it.
One tool you may use is gparted.
Boot its
Live CD/USB
for these operations.
answered Nov 17 at 17:04
harrymc
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Since /dev/sda5 is first in disk order, the order of operations should be:
- Delete
/dev/sda5, so it becomes part of the unallocated space - Move
/dev/sda6so its starting point is as much up as possible,
which is where/dev/sda5used to be, so that the unallocated space now
follows it - Resize
/dev/sda6to the maximum possible so it now includes the whole
of the unallocated space.
I suggest first to take a backup image of the whole disk, because even the smallest
mistake may destroy it.
One tool you may use is gparted.
Boot its
Live CD/USB
for these operations.
answered Nov 17 at 17:04
harrymc
248k10257546
Since /dev/sda5 is first in disk order, the order of operations should be:
- Delete
/dev/sda5, so it becomes part of the unallocated space - Move
/dev/sda6so its starting point is as much up as possible,
which is where/dev/sda5used to be, so that the unallocated space now
follows it - Resize
/dev/sda6to the maximum possible so it now includes the whole
of the unallocated space.
I suggest first to take a backup image of the whole disk, because even the smallest
mistake may destroy it.
One tool you may use is gparted.
Boot its
Live CD/USB
for these operations.
answered Nov 17 at 17:04
harrymc
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answered Nov 17 at 17:04
harrymc
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Backup and data in sda6, delete sda6, expand sda5, restore data from deleted sda5 to the newly expanded sda6.
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Backup and data in sda6, delete sda6, expand sda5, restore data from deleted sda5 to the newly expanded sda6.
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Backup and data in sda6, delete sda6, expand sda5, restore data from deleted sda5 to the newly expanded sda6.
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Backup and data in sda6, delete sda6, expand sda5, restore data from deleted sda5 to the newly expanded sda6.
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Do you mean to combine them without moving or copying files, or just delete one & enlarge the other?
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