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Ok, so I managed to figure out how to resize my disk space from 30 GB to 50 GB. Now it was copying files, but now ubuntu is completely frozen at "copying from /usr" I have no clue what to do now, I've left it alone for about 40 min. Still frozen. Please help. I don't know what I should do. I used this method : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1625371

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It takes a long time to copy all the files... the contents of /usr are typically greater than 3 GB. But if you're absolutely sure it's frozen then try to safely reboot: Alt+SysRq R-E-I-S-U-B

Turning off a Wubi can result in corruption of the virtual disk. In some cases this can be recovered, but it can result in total loss of the Wubi install.

Powering off the Wubi install is the last resort - if REISUB doesn't work. I'd advise checking the hard drive activity light as well - if it's active then try REISUB again.

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I can't do anything. Everything is completely frozen. – Travis Jul 19 '12 at 7:15
Ok, so the hotkey worked, it rebooted. I went into windows thereafter and the new.disc file was created, at 8:08 PM (it's 9:29 now), so i don't exactly know if it's intact or corrupted now. What should i do? – Travis Jul 19 '12 at 7:29
You can resubmit the resize with the --resume option. But if you get freezes that could be cause for concern using Wubi (or was this your first freeze). – bcbc Jul 19 '12 at 7:37
This was my first freeze. Hold on i'll try and see if it works. – Travis Jul 19 '12 at 7:38
Ok, it's working again, copying from /usr – Travis Jul 19 '12 at 7:42

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