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I have a dual boot with Ubuntu and Windows and I trying to make a Linux partition bigger, but I can't.

screenshot of GParted, showing list of partitions

screenshot of GParted, showing resize window

Eliah Kagan
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    The little key icons show that your system is mounted. You need to use the Ubuntu live installer with gparted or a gparted live ISO. And make sure all partitions are unmounted. Then you can move partition left & expand right.Another alternative is to use space as /home. And then move all data in existing /home that is inside / to new partition. – oldfred Dec 11 '19 at 23:34
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Make sure that you have a good backup of your important Ubuntu files, as this procedure can corrupt or loose 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 sda5 full left
  • resize the right side of sda5 all the way to the right*
    • unless you wish to leave some space for a swap partition
  • click the Apply icon
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