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how to resize installed ubuntu 10.04 os partitions

Asked by sathyak_1989

i installed ubuntu 10.04 os in seperate partion which is only 6G.B space while am having xp os on another partion i installed 2 softwares but now i cant able to download any movies its showing not enough space in the disk but i want to download movies and have to install many software what can i do...?

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

Use the Ubuntu install cd boot your pc from it and accessing to the menu System→Administration→gparted please resize your partitions...

Hth

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sathyak_1989 (cud-nkumar) said : 		#2

but i don't have ubuntu O.S c.d and i don't want to boot my system once again because it will lead to install all the software once again is their any other way to increase the partition as we do in windows...?

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Your question #116271 on gparted in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gparted/+question/116271

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marcobra (Marco Braida) proposed the following answer:
Use the Ubuntu install cd boot your pc from it and accessing to the menu
System→Administration→gparted please resize your partitions...

Hth

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Best marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#3

No you don't need to reinstall any sysop using the live cd in this way give you the chance to resize your partition...

You can download the iso image from win and you can create the Ubuntu 10.04 standard desktop install cd to use to resize your partitions is the usual method we use.

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sathyak_1989 (cud-nkumar) said : 		#4

thank you very much sir i will try it and inform u if i get any error message

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arjun (arjunak01) said : 		#5

make sure you backup your data before using gparted

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sathyak_1989 (cud-nkumar) said : 		#6

tell me clearly is it like taking the old O.S and putting newly if it so i don't want to do that if it like just increasing the partition space only without loosing the documents i will do gparted

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Your question #116271 on gparted in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gparted/+question/116271

arjun posted a new comment:
make sure you backup your data before using gparted

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