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I have installed Ubuntu 14.04 on a Live USB with 4GB of persistence using Universal USB Installer on a 32GB USB. I split the USB's partition using MiniTool Partition Wizard obtaining a primary partition for storage and a logical partition for the live USB install.

Right now the logical partition I created is 10GB, I went with a lot more than what the Live USB Install actually is because I was testing if this kind of partitioning could work and I wanted to be safe. Here comes my question:

How much free space does the Live USB partition need to work properly? How much can I shrink the partition?

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2.5GB is enough, you can see this when you boot from an actual live CD (which can't be increased in size) which can be used at a minimum of 2.5 GB for a DVD and 2GB for a 'CD' so you can go with a minimum of 2.5GB just to be on the safe side.

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  • Add in the 4G persistence file too, if you're not using a partition for that.
    – ubfan1
    Aug 30, 2015 at 23:35

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