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I wanted to give the ubuntu partition some more space from the windows partition, so I removed some space from the windows partition. I want to ask how do I allocate the free space to the ubuntu partition. I read a lot of similar questions asked but I didn't understand and some didn't work for me.


So here is the problem. There is 58 GB of free space and when I try to resize the ubuntu partition the '+' button is greyed out. I don't know how to increase the partition size.


The gparted image:
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When I try to resize the ubuntu partition:
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As you can see I am unable to enter anything into the free space preceeding section.
What do I do to increase the size?


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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, in “Try Ubuntu” mode

  • start gparted

  • move /dev/sda8 partition all the way to the left

  • resize /dev/sda8 right side all the way to the right

  • click the Apply icon


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