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I have run into this problem two days ago. The OS warns me that root has limited disk space:

warning screenshot

So I would like to add more space to the root filesystem. These are the partitions I have:

Here are the disk partitions

sda9 : /home sda7 : / sda8 : swap

I would like to reduce the size of /dev/sda6 which is 70 GB in size,

  1. How can I reduce the size of /dev/sda6 and convert it into free space?
  2. How can I add more space for /?
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  • It's difficult to tell which is your root disk from the images shown (please don't post images when you don't have too!) Can you add to your question the output of `df -h` ? Additionally, running `sudo apt autoremove` may assist you, by removing old kernels. – Charles Green Apr 16 '19 at 16:56
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    Why do you have a 476G W95 partition? And why in the world do you have almost 20G of swap space? Also, please [edit] your question and add i) the output of `df -h` and the output of `lsblk`. Please don't post images of text. Instead, copy/paste the output directly into your question and use the [formatting tools](https://askubuntu.com/help/formatting) to format it as code. – terdon Apr 16 '19 at 17:16
  • What is your Ubuntu version? – pomsky Apr 16 '19 at 21:15
  • @terdon `sda9 : /home` `sda7 : /` `sda8 : swap` – MGJ Apr 17 '19 at 02:03
  • @MGJ please [edit] your question and add the information I asked for. – terdon Apr 17 '19 at 08:02
  • @terdon already edited the question!! – MGJ Apr 18 '19 at 16:48
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    is this a dual boot system if not why so many partitions,and please tell what version of ubuntu you have. – trond hansen Apr 18 '19 at 21:07
  • @trond-hansen I have 3 different OS; Ubuntu 14.04(Localised Version), Linux Mint 18.3 and Windows 8.1. – MGJ Apr 21 '19 at 09:05

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gparted can be used for these Tasks, its recommended to boot external from a Live-CD of course. https://gparted.org/

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  1. Boot your Machine from a Ubuntu-Live-CD.
  2. Ubuntu-Software-Center: under "installed" click on gPartEd to show Details and uptop Button "Start" to launch. if its not there install gPartEd via: "All" Category click the Magnifying-Glass on top-right and type in gPartEd.
  3. u should see the Layout of your Partitions for the active Disc (Disc can be changed via top-right DropDownList).
  4. The Boundaries can be clicked and dragged to resize the Partitions, finalize by clicking the green Checkmark in upper Toolbar.
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