[SOLVED] Merge partitions

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[SOLVED] Merge partitions

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Hello. I'de like to merge two partitions. sda8 is where the OS (Linux Mint 20.1 Xfce) is intalled and sda3(empy) is the partition i want to merge. I've seen some other post but I could find out how to do it with gparted in live mode. As you can see I'm a noob but I really loved the linux distros i've tried. Thnaks in advance.
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Re: Merge partitions

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In the figure:
Sda8 is inside Sda4 and Sda3 is outside.

Suggested maneuver (boot from installation media):
- Delete sda3
- Increase sda4 from the right
- Increase sda8 from the right

Back up your data beforehand, tampering with partitions can lead to data corruption.
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Re: Merge partitions

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Thanks for your answer ricardogroetaersr. What do yo mean by increase from the right?
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Re: Merge partitions

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pedrito wrote: Sun Jun 20, 2021 2:43 am Thanks for your answer ricardogroetaersr. What do yo mean by increase from the right?
You'll see it as soon as you delete sda3. You will have space on the right of sda4, which is where you will extend sda4 into. When you've done that, you will have space on the right of sda8. Rinse, repeat.
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Re: Merge partitions

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Well it worked perfectly. Thank you guys!!!
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