gparted - how to move a partition?

joe at actionline.com joe at actionline.com
Sat Mar 10 16:29:53 MST 2012


Thanks for your response ... but I still don't understand
how to proceed.  I've replaced the previous screen capture
with one that is clearer and more readable:

http://upquick.com/temp/gparted.jpg

> Hard to say exactly with the screenshot so fuzzy, but it appears you have
> selected the first partition INSIDE the extended/logical partition area.
> You can't move it to the left without first resizing the logical partition
> (presumably back to right after the exd of the only primary position).
> Then you should be able to move the first partition in the extended space.

How can I resize the logical partition?
I need to move everything except the first partition to the left
to make room to increase the size of the last partition on the right.


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> On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 1:23 PM, <joe at actionline.com> wrote:
>> I have used gparted to resize/shrink two partitions to free up space
>> so that I can (I hope) increase the size of one partition that has
>> run out of space. But I cannot figure out how to move the resized
>> partitions into the free space that I have opened up so that I can
>> increase the size of the partition that needs to be larger.
>>
>> Sorry this camera screen shot is so blurry, but I could not get the
>> screen capture on the gparted live CD to work.
>>
>> - - - http://upquick.com/temp/gparted.jpg
>>
>> What is the secret to moving partitions?




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