Questions tagged [partitioning]
Disk partitioning is the act of dividing a hard disk drive into multiple logical storage units referred to as 'partitions'
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Trying to dual boot or triple boot three OS's, Windows 7, Ubuntu Desktop and Ubuntu Server but ran into errors
Tried installing into a new HDD in a Dell mini pc. The optiflex 3020.
I first started by using Disk Management into making the new hard drive into MBR then partitioning the 2TB hard drive into 3 ...
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Can't write to partion after creating it with GParted
I have a 1000 gig Windows SATA HD.
I don't want to delete the Windows installation for case I will sell this hard drive with the PC it came with.
Using Gparted, on by Ubuntu 17.10 PC running from a ...
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GRUB not showing windows boot manager which is on another drive
I have Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Windows 10 in dual-boot.
My laptop has SSD and HDD both.
Windows is on the SSD whereas Ubuntu is on the HDD.
I made a separate EFI partition while installing Ubuntu using ...
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USB with partitions
I would like to do a full install of Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop on one volume of my USB (the OS one ofc). I found how to do it on a USB, but every tool I tried wants to format the whole drive and gets rid ...
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Preseed Disk partition - Use existing partition with out create new partition - Patman ubuntu ISO
I have working on the Ubuntu upgrade from 14 to 18.04 ISO. So in my system already having two partitions:
/dev/sda1 Ext4 /
/dev/sda5 swap
I want to be use existing partition (sda1) to install the ...
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BIOS Menu shows Ubuntu but Disk Management doesn't
I have a 1 TB HDD system. I had installed Ubuntu 18.04 in a dual boot with Windows 10. It was my first ever time installing as OS besides Windows, so I did some stuff which apparently I shouldn't have....
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Cannot extend root partition
I tried all other answers but couldn't solve the problem. sda9 is my root partition. I want to extend it by using unallocated space of 145 GB.
I have booted from live USB and all the partitions are ...
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How to Add unallocated partition to my root dir [duplicate]
I need add unallocated part to /dev/sda6 to extend the root partition. These are the partitions on my drive
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Moving /var (partition) to another disk as a whole
Currently, /var has its own partition on disk A:
I would like to move it as a whole (no file copying whatsoever) to another disk, disk B, filling all its free space (~1Tb). Then I would like to ...
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No space left on device, not able to install anything [duplicate]
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1pljOCSln5zwNsQO5gcv5Kx1qNM7KH-Uh
Please refer to the above link. My 19GB / partition is 100% full. I understand that root / partition /dev/sda8 is filled, but I ...
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How can a reuse an encrypted SSD?
I bought a laptop on ebay that had a broken screen, didn't appear to have ever been opened before, and upon opening it, I found an SSD inside that I would like to format and use.
Gparted (and other ...
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How much space For ubuntu dde do I need for my work [closed]
I have SDD hard (128GB) tow partition, (C) for windows 10, and (D) for app data I want to install Ubuntu along with side windows 10
My programs used (Android Studio Davinci resolve Inkscape gimp ...
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Ubuntu server doesn't detect new disk using fdisk/cfdisk/parted
I'm mounting a new (physical) server. I installed Ubuntu but it detects only sda (which is a RAID1) but didn't find a second disk (which is a RAID 5 of 3 disks) when I do fdisk:
My BIOS detected the ...
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Reallocate free space to Ubuntu
I've just installed Ubuntu and get rid of the old Windows data but that leaves me with a big free partition.
Is there a way to merge the left free space into the right Ubuntu space ?
I can't resize ...
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I can't format my hard drive with Gparted
My external hard disk isn't readable so I have tried to format it with gparted but when it try to do it it gives me this massege.
No partition table found on device /dev/sdb
/dev/sdb:unrecognised ...
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ISSUE: Dual Boot Windows 10 and Linux Ubuntu on Separate SSD [duplicate]
This question is in regards to an existing thread: Dual Boot Windows 10 and Linux Ubuntu on Separate SSD.
I am facing an issue with regards to Part-IV / Figure 8 from the thread above.
After assigning ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 is not booting in my MacBook Air
This is my situation. I have a MacBook Air with 128 GB of storage, so I decided to install Ubuntu on an external hard drive with 1TB of free storage. I booted a USB to install and started using Ubuntu ...
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Install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS onto SSD, install-grub /dev/sda2 failed
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS onto a SSD hard drive, and am failing.
After some troubleshooting online, this is my approach.
Burn Ubuntu ISO onto USB flash drive using Rufus (GPT format).
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How can I expand ext4 partition?
I have tried a couple of ways to expand my root partition on a dual boot (Lubuntu-Win7) machine but have not succeeded yet. I am thinking about reinstalling Lubuntu, would it be possible adding some ...
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Dual Boot Ubuntu issue - unable to access hard drive
I am dual booting Linux with preinstalled windows 10 for the first time. I am trying to install Ubuntu 16.04.7 on my system. I am having the following issues:
When I click on "try ubuntu without ...
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Can't resize partition more than 44 MB
Recently I completely removed Windows and installed Ubuntu. I used 3 partitions on Windows. But after installation they are combined together creating a single partition.
Now I like to split it into 3 ...
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I want to make a new SSD Card my boot drive: Is there a good program on Ubuntu for that?
So, I'm planning to get an SSD card soon and make it my boot drive, as I've heard that can make your computer boot much faster. I also want to try to leave my old HDD in as a secondary storage drive. ...
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Newly mounted disk space not recognised by DUA
I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 inside VMWare Fusion application on Mac OS X.
In VMWare Fusion app, Hard Disk space is set to 30 GB and when I run fdisk -l command, I can see 30 GB being recognized for Ubuntu.
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How to create a secondary hard disk directory for WINE
I have a .wine folder in my home directory of my main ubuntu hard disk /dev/sda1
The problem is that I am reaching full capacity and cant install new programs with wine on the wine's C drive (which ...
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Mount /home dir from specific directory from external drive
I currently have a Windows system (on an SSD, let's call it C:\) where all the user files (the ${USERNAME}\ dir) are on a separate internal drive (under E:\${USERNAME}\).
I will be moving to Ubuntu ...
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Installing Ubuntu alongside windows 10 or with separate partition?
I want to install Ubuntu on the SSD that has my windows 10, I have put a 20GB for my Linux OS I think this size would be enough because I don't want to do a lot of work in Linux, install a lot of ...
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Will my partisions on my hard drive be removed if I choose "Erase disk"?
I am using windows 7 with 3 partitions on my hard drive.
Now i want to install ubuntu by completely removing windows and other files.
I even don't want the partitions.
Will "Erase disk" ...
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Why can't I increase the size of sda1 using gParted?
I am trying to resize my /dev/sda1 as shown in the diagram using the gparted Live cd.However although I have unallocated space I am unable to expand it.I have tried expanding /dev/sda2(which works) ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 + WIndows 10 Pro + disk encryption
I would like to use dual-boot with Windows 10 + BitLocker next to Ubuntu 20.04 + encryption (what is the full-disk encryption software that comes with Ubuntu 20.04 called?).
I don't need (or want) ...
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Windows Partitions missing
I do have two physical disks, one 120 SSD to contain an OS and one HDD to contain data. My Ubuntu is installed, of course, in the SSD and my HDD is partitioned into two disks. Since I did it on ...
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Ubuntu won't start directly on my hard drive
I installed Ubuntu on my SSD hard drive, but to start it, I have to select Ubuntu with the F9/F10 key. I partitioned and re-mounted the drive but nothing has changed. It acts just like dualboot, which ...
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Cannot resize the ubuntu partition with GParted [duplicate]
I made an unallocated partition in windows, then I want to give more space to my ubuntu (Which has about 19gig right now). So, I have the following in my GParted app:
Then when I right click on ...
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While the firmware's set to UEFI and Secure Boot is ON, booting from bootable ubuntu usb pen drive that is not GPT partitioned - WORKED. How?
Over my system, the firmware setting are not set to legacy but they are set to UEFI with secure boot on.
Then, I could boot from a bootable ubuntu usb pen drive that is not GPT partitioned ...
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Move space from /home to / (root) in Ubuntu 20 without bootable pendrive/cd in SSD
I want to move 30 GB space from home to root.
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
udev 7.8G 0 7.8G 0% /dev
tmpfs 1.6G 11M 1.6G 1% /run
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How to install Dropbox on Ubuntu 20.04 hard drive partition?
I want to install Dropbox on Ubuntu 20.04 but not in home directory. I prefer to directly install it in one of my hard drive partition, say, /media/user/partition1/. It will also be convenient for me ...
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grub-install fails when trying to install Kubuntu on the entire disk
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I'm having trouble installing an Ubuntu flavor with the Guided partitioning.
grub-install failed on /dev/sda
I've tried almost every tip I've found online and also related posts on this ...
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How do I check whether partitions on my SSD are properly aligned?
I just installed ubuntu on my new intel SSD. Now I am not sure, whether paritions are properly aligned in respect to my specific SSD.
Here's my fdisk output.
$ fdisk -l
Platte /dev/sda: 120....
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Change ownership of a partition [duplicate]
I have an NTFS partition for sharing files between Windows and Ubuntu, but when I want to modify something into the partition I must do it with sudo. In the info in Nautilus, it says that the owner (&...
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Fdisk /dev/sda permission denied
Hi I've had a look at other questions but the solution doesn't seem to work
I've gone into the command terminal and got root permission using sudo su
I've then viewed my fdisk -l
Which has shown me /...
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System Monitor shows only 1.1GB swap, where as there is 15GB swap
I've dual-booted my laptop with Windows 10 and Ubuntu 18.04. While installing Ubuntu, I created a swap space of 15GB. My laptop has 8GB RAM. I hadn't noticed earlier, but now that my system is running ...
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Does Ubuntu erase all the Windows partitions with the Erase Disk option? [duplicate]
I'm finally getting rid of Windows 10 and fresh installing Ubuntu for the first time. Pre-installed Windows 10 comes with some hidden partitions The last 3 NTFS partitions are the ones I have access ...
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Telegram cannot access my HD partition [duplicate]
Hope everyone is doing OK. Since I upgraded my laptop to Ubuntu 20.04, I cannot access my HD partition to send files via Telegram. Every time I want to attach a file/pic, I need to copy it to the &...
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How can I extend a hard disk in Ubuntu logical volume
When I installed Ubuntu 16.04 I selected logical volume management.
I created a virtual machine with 40GB Hard disk.
The I cloned that to a new machine with Hard disk 100. but when I check df -h it ...
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How to change partitions on Ubuntu virtual machine?
Original Question: How to resize root partition without live CD?
I have a virtual machine that I need to make bigger. I made the VM img larger and now I need to resize the partitions so I can use the ...
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Resizing my ext4 / partition bet keeps reverting back
this will be my second question on ubuntu, a follow up on my first problem... as i use UBUNTU I am encountering a low disk space reminder, so I decided to extend the partition that is causing low disk ...
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My laptop shuts off when I unplug it while using Windows 10, but is fine when I'm using Ubuntu 20.04. (Dual Boot)
I recently just installed Ubuntu 20.04 on a different laptop and set up root, home, and swap partitions after using gparted to resize the Windows partition, 'cause Windows wasn't allowing me to resize ...
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Why cant i resize my Ubuntu partition? [duplicate]
I have a dual boot with Windows and Ubuntu. My Ubuntu was lacking space and free some from the Windows partition. Now I want to expand the Linux system, but GParted does not let me do it. How to ...
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Update-grub links to incorrect partition
I've got two installations of Ubuntu 18.04 on my computer. Ideally I just want one but when I run sudo update-grub it keeps updating the configuration for the wrong partition. I eventually want to ...
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How would I increase the size of my root partition in this case?
I'm using a machine that's partitioned with Windows. How would I go about moving the 10GB unallocated space that I've just taken from W10 and transfer it into my root partition so that I can upgrade ...
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Computer System not starting after trying to Install Ubuntu along with already installed Windows 10
Computer System not starting after trying to install ubuntu alongside Windows
Created a bootable pen drive using another computer with the aid of Rufus software
Attached the pen drive to my computer ...
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