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On my laptop, I have Windows 7 installed on /windows-c, and my partitions / and /windows-d are running low. How can I arrange more space for these two partitions from /windows-c?

Gparted output:

gparted output

System monitor output:

Note: /windows-c and /windows-d are ntfs. What does system monitor mean by fuseblk?

system monitor file systems tab

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  • Can you post the screenshot of Gparted. It would give better understanding of arrangement of your partitions.
    – g_p
    Oct 3, 2014 at 21:22
  • yes, done. @g_p
    – Tim
    Oct 3, 2014 at 21:26
  • Do you want to free space space from /dev/sda2.
    – g_p
    Oct 3, 2014 at 21:33
  • I want to use some free space of /dev/sda2 to add to /dev/sda7 i.e. / and /dev/sda3` i.e. /windows-d.
    – Tim
    Oct 3, 2014 at 21:37
  • guy, I think you need a bigger disk...
    – feligiotti
    Oct 3, 2014 at 21:51

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As far as partition resizing goes, GParted is already a good tool for that. I've got Windows 7 and Ubuntu 14.04 on my laptop, and used GParted to resize both partitions. If you look at the GParted screen-shot, the key icon tells you those partitions are locked. You're aware of that right ? Boot of an Ubuntu live usb, unmount the hard-drive, and open GParted. Unlock the partitions, and resize them as desired. Also, good idea is to free-up space by deleting stuff you don't need, or move it to optical disks/USB sticks/cloud storage.

More info :http://www.howtogeek.com/114503/how-to-resize-your-ubuntu-partitions/

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  • are you sure that win7 will allow less than 70Gb to it's OS?
    – feligiotti
    Oct 3, 2014 at 21:56
  • There are folks who make minimal installation of windows under 50 - GB, but I can't say anything about already installed Windows with 100% certainty. I gave my Ubuntu partition like 18GB at first, then resized it to 41 GB, and the rest has been left for Windows. But windows partitions is pretty filled up, I think I only have 40 GB left there. And it works on my laptop, so . . .I guess the answer is yes (?)
    – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
    Oct 3, 2014 at 22:03
  • I think yes, too. But use a SO in a partition filled more than now (and now it's filled 90%), doesn't look like a good idea to me. :)
    – feligiotti
    Oct 3, 2014 at 22:21
  • Welp, there's always USB sticks,cloud storage and optical drives, right ? But the final judgement is up to the owner of the hard-drive
    – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
    Oct 3, 2014 at 22:30
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First of all it may cause a boot failure. If it happens, you will needed to repair it using Boot-Repair

As you want to free some space from /dev/sda2/ and want to add it to /dev/sda7 and your Ubuntu partition.

  • Boot into the live mode using Ubuntu CD or USB.
  • OPen Gparted Partition Editor.
  • Now right click on /dev/sda2 and select resize. Make some free space in the left side of /dev/sda2
  • Now right click on /dev/sda3, select resize and drag the box according to your need. Leave some space in the left side of /dev/sda3, which you will add to your / i.e /dev/sda7.

Note one thing that you have made some space free in your primary partitition, which you want to add in your extended partition i.e /dev/sda7 (/).

  • So drag the box of your extended partition, and take the free space(after /dev/sda3) inside it.

  • Once free space is inside extended partition box, repeat the above procedure to add it to add this free space to your /dev/sda7

  • Once you are setishfied with your partition scheme, apply it.

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