Tell me more ×
Ask Ubuntu is a question and answer site for Ubuntu users and developers. It's 100% free, no registration required.
up vote 0 down vote favorite

I had Windows partition on my hard drive, but I uninstalled Vista, so I no longer need it.
I'm guessing I need to log in with a Live CD, but when running Drive Utility and GParted on the CD, it showed a lock next to the drive, so it wouldn't let me modify it.
Any idea on how to remove a partition without formatting the drive? Thanks. :)

share|improve this question
Unallocated just means free space - what do you want to do with the free space? Add it to an existing partition or create a new one? Can you make a screenshot of GParted showing the locked state? Normally, only the swap partition should be in use by the live CD system and that shouldn't stop GParted from extending/creating a partition. – htorque May 24 '11 at 5:23

1 Answer

up vote 1 down vote

If the amout of unallocatet space is very small compared to your disk size, it could be that it's smaller then the minium for a partitition. In that case this overhead cannot be used by your system and you would have to rearrange all your partitions to accommodate your unallocated space.

Everything else was said in htorque's comment.

share|improve this answer

Your Answer

 
discard

By posting your answer, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.