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I have some unallocated partition that I want to merge with my partition containing Windows (nvme0n1p6). I don't want to lose the data in Windows, but as long as other partitions are unaffected, I am OK with losing Windows data if that is my only option.

GParted:

gparted screenshot

I read that merging when not adjacent is hard, and I couldn't find a proper solution online.

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  • "Merging when not adjacent" is not only "hard" it's impossible. The data structures for disk partitions don't allow discontinuous partitions. Being aware of the Primary/Extended nature of partitions, you will have to move partitions around until the unallocated space is adjacent to nvme0n1p6.
    – waltinator
    Apr 17, 2021 at 22:10

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As @waltinator wrote, you can't merge those partitions into one. But you can use the Windows disk manager to create a new Windows drive from that partition.

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  • Thank you for the answer. In my case, creating a new disk is also a valid option. So I will do that. Apr 19, 2021 at 8:48

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