When i open disks in linux mint, i see that there are two partitions of same size. one of them is the partition having linux mint. but i have no idea about the other one. it has the same size as my linux partition and is marked as extended? both my home and root file system are in same partition.
And i also want to extend my linux partition with that free unallocated space in middle. is it possible?
2 linux mint partitions?
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Monarch666
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Re: 2 linux mint partitions?
The last screenshot is the most clear to understand it. In MBR partitioning scheme you can have 4 partitions and one of those can be an extended partition, which is just a container for further sub partitions. The extended partition doesn't hold any data itself.
What you're seeing in the last screenshot is that /dev/sda2 is your extended partition and inside it you have one sub partition /dev/sda5. That sub partition uses all available space in the extended partition. Hence they are the same size.
What you're seeing in the last screenshot is that /dev/sda2 is your extended partition and inside it you have one sub partition /dev/sda5. That sub partition uses all available space in the extended partition. Hence they are the same size.
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ricardogroetaers
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Re: 2 linux mint partitions?
It's possible but it's risky and time-consuming.Monarch666 wrote: ⤴Thu Jun 17, 2021 12:47 pm And i also want to extend my linux partition with that free unallocated space in middle. is it possible?
It involves tinkering with the left parts of the extended partition and the logical partition (which is inside the extended one).
It's not worth taking the risk because of 5GB.