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On Thu, 20 Nov 2014 21:38:48 +0000 (GMT) Gordon Henderson <gordon+lug@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, 20 Nov 2014, Brad Rogers wrote: > > > On Thu, 20 Nov 2014 18:50:48 +0000 (GMT) > > Gordon Henderson <gordon+lug@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Hello Gordon, > > > >> I think running gparted might help, but you might have to boot the > > > > Using gparted, it's possible to move a partition, and increase or > > decrease its size(1). There's no need to worry about start > > positions, etc. as gparted will take care of all that for you. Of > > course, all the usual warnings about having backed up any and all > > data first still apply. > > > >> laptop off a recovery CD with gparted installed and run it from > >> there. > > > > Quite so, as (AFAIAA) any (re)partitioning tool will not work on a > > mounted partition. > > You can change paritions, etc. on live systems. You'll also shoot > yourself in the foot if not careful too. > > Gordon > Thanks for all the help. I have got it sorted. I don't use gparted very often so I easily forget things. I had forgotten that any unallocated space must be reduced in size to make room to extend the partition which is alongside. Anyway it is now done, thanks again, Neil -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq