How can I extend an existing file system partition without destroying data?

3 Answers

1. Make sure you have backups!
2. Resize the extended partition to fill the new upper sector limit. Use fdisk for this. Be careful!
3. Enrol a new LVM partition in the root volume group. Create a new Linux LVM partition in the extended space, allow it to consume remaining disk space.

How do I add unallocated disk space to a partition in Linux?

To do so, right-click the unallocated space and select New. GParted will walk you through creating the partition. If a partition has adjacent unallocated space, you can right-click it and select Resize/Move to enlarge the partition into the unallocated space.

How do I use unallocated space in GParted?

Resize your partition using GParted

1. When GParted has loaded (you may want to increase the size of the console window), click the GParted menu in the top left and select the correct device in the sub-menu.
2. You should see some unallocated space.
3. Drag the slider to the right to fill all of the unallocated space.

Can you expand a partition without losing data?

Yes, the resizing partition can be subdivided into extending and shrinking partitions. Both operations don’t delete data. Hard drive shrinking is the practice of reducing the size of your partition to create unallocated space that you can use elsewhere.

How do I extend a partition?

How to Extend a Drive Volume in Windows

1. Open the Disk Management console window.
2. Right-click the volume you want to extend.
3. Choose the command Extend Volume.
4. Click the Next button.
5. Choose the chunks of unallocated space to add to the existing drive.
6. Click the Next button.
7. Click the Finish button.

How do I resize an extended partition?

Right-click your extended partition and choose Resize/Move. Move it to the left to utilize the 7.81 GB of space you have available there. When you have your desired result click the green check mark to apply your changes.

How do I add an unallocated partition to a different partition?

Step 1: Open Disk Management by right-clicking on Windows icon and select “Disk Management”. Step 2: Right-click on the partition that you want to extend and select “Extend Volume”. Step 3: Click “Next” to continue, adjust the size of unallocated space to add to the selected partition.

How do I move unallocated space to extended partition?

No matter where the unallocated space is, you can use “Resize/Move” to extend disk space.

1. Right-click the partition that next to the unallocated space, select “Resize/Move.”
2. Put the mouse on the partition and drag it to the left or right to move the unallocated space.

How to extend unallocated space between partitions in Windows 10?

Step 1. Right-click the partition you need to extend, and select “Merge Partitions”. Step 2. On this screen, tick the unallocated space and click “OK”. Step 3. Click “Apply” to commit the pending operation. See? This method involves fewer steps than making unallocated space contiguous first of all.

How to merge two non-adjacent partitions with unallocated space?

#1 Case: Merge Two Non-adjacent Partitions with Unallocated Space If you want to merge C drive and D drive, right-click on C drive and select “Merge” > Select D drive and click “OK” > Keep all changes by clicking the “Execute Operation” button and “Apply”. The final merged C drive equals C drive + unallocated space + D drive.

Why can’t I extend a partition in Disk Management?

That’s because although Disk Management has the extend volume feature, it has conditions. You can only extend volumes to the allocated/free space which is next to the right of the target partition.

How to extend volume to non contiguous space in Disk Management?

If the file system of your volume is able to be extended and you still want to extend volume to non contiguous space in Disk Management, you can try these two ways: 1. Convert the partition (data partition instead of system and boot partition) to dynamic partition and then select extend volume option.