Make disk part bigger

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batyok32
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Make disk part bigger

Post by batyok32 »

Hi
I have dual boot laptop
Windows 10 with Linux Mint 20 Cinnamon both of them are in one disk
I have in sda6(Linux) part 40gb i want to make it 100gb and i searched about it a lot
but didnt found how to solve my problem
My problem is when i reduce sda1 and by that make bigger my linux part it gives it cant do that because it is not near that
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Larry78723
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Re: Make disk part bigger

Post by Larry78723 »

Looking at the second screenshot, you could move sda1 to the right which would give you unallocated space to expand sda6 into. Be advised that moving a partition can take a long time.

Probably the faster method would be to backup your personal data in /home/username to external media then reinstall in the unallocated space and restore your personal data.
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