Initially I allocated 10 GB sof pace for my Ubuntu 12.04 OS. Now I want to add an extra 30 GB to file system from another drive. How can I do that?
dragonmouth
September 25, 2012 at 1:18 pm
That depends. You need to provide more details so someone can formulate a proper resolution.
Did you install all of Ubuntu's files (OS and data) into the 10gb partition? Or do you create a separate /home partition?
Is Ubuntu the only OS on the drive or are you multi-booting with another OS (Windows)?
Generally, when installing Linux, it is recommended to create three distinct partitions: root (/), /home and swap. This makes maintenance, backups and recovery much easier.
Abidhusain Momin
September 18, 2012 at 5:59 am
Partition magis is easy to use, you can extend space by Partition magic or Gparted. But You have to do by bootable disk.
Naoman Saeed
September 9, 2012 at 1:54 pm
Try GParted or Parted Magic
Rajaa Chowdhury
August 29, 2012 at 1:51 am
Or you can go the other way round and install EASEUS Partition Master 9.1.1
(Freeware) in your Windows from the download site http://www.filehippo.com/download_easeus_partition_master_home/ and then increase your Ubuntu installation partition graphically. I presume it will be a simpler method. :)
See the instructions at the Ubuntu Forums. This is written for those installing an additional drive in their system, but it also applies to existing drives as well. For new users, using gparted is easier. Using the command line is faster for experienced users. If your partition is already created on the drive, just skip down to the part about mounting the partition.
That depends. You need to provide more details so someone can formulate a proper resolution.
Did you install all of Ubuntu's files (OS and data) into the 10gb partition? Or do you create a separate /home partition?
Is Ubuntu the only OS on the drive or are you multi-booting with another OS (Windows)?
Generally, when installing Linux, it is recommended to create three distinct partitions: root (/), /home and swap. This makes maintenance, backups and recovery much easier.
Partition magis is easy to use, you can extend space by Partition magic or Gparted. But You have to do by bootable disk.
Try GParted or Parted Magic
Or you can go the other way round and install EASEUS Partition Master 9.1.1
(Freeware) in your Windows from the download site http://www.filehippo.com/download_easeus_partition_master_home/ and then increase your Ubuntu installation partition graphically. I presume it will be a simpler method. :)
Yeah that didn't work at all. Sorry
If you have installed Ubuntu via Wubi, this is your solution:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WubiGuide#How_do_I_resize_the_virtual_disks.3F
You need to modify your partition size. GParted is a free linux-based option. I believe you can download a bootable CD.
Yeah I agree, GParted would be a great tool to use to modify the partition size. They have a live CD that can be downloaded here...
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php
See the instructions at the Ubuntu Forums. This is written for those installing an additional drive in their system, but it also applies to existing drives as well. For new users, using gparted is easier. Using the command line is faster for experienced users. If your partition is already created on the drive, just skip down to the part about mounting the partition.