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How does one remove an older Ubuntu partition?

Asked by ernie

I currently have 3 Ubuntu partitions. If I were to reformat the drive associated with one of the partitions, will the memory space become automatically available to the partition from which I logged-on -- as if that drive never existed? Or will that drive continue to be a separate entity?

Or, is there another set of steps to follow in order to do this the "correct" way?

Thanks.

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Michael Kelly (mrkelly) said : 		#1

Ernie,

Take a look at GParted
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/

It should allow you to merge/grow/shrink your Ubuntu partitions. Ideally you'll format your unused partitions (make them unallocated space) and the grow your primary partition. Make sure that before you change any of your partitions you back up all your important files. There is also a possibility that changing your partitions could break GRUB. If that happens, the GParted help guide has instructions on fixing it here http://gparted.sourceforge.net/docs/help-manual/C/gparted_manual.html#gparted-fix-grub-boot-problem

You won't be able to use GParted while you're running Ubuntu but the GParted website has a LiveCD you can download and use outside of Ubuntu.

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ernie (ernieanglade-yahoo) said : 		#2

Thanks. Sounds exactly like the kind of instructions needed here. Will give it a shot.

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Saji Nediyanchath (saji89) said : 		#3

Hey, but Gparted is available in them Ubuntu live cd itself, I guess he can use it from that, as he may already have it. HE can thus avoid having to download the GParted live cd.

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Saji Nediyanchath (saji89) said : 		#4

Hey, but Gparted is available in them Ubuntu live cd itself, I guess he can use it from that, as he may already have it. HE can thus avoid having to download the GParted live cd.