I have windows and linux dual boot, each of them in different physical disk. As i no longer need to boot to windows, how can i add that disk to linux root partition? Can a root partition uses two disks? Thanks.
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See askubuntu.com/questions/22215/why-have-both-mnt-and-media and askubuntu.com/questions/268046/… You can mount partition(s) from the old Windows disk anywhere in the Linux file system.– user68186May 9, 2018 at 15:50
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You can use 2 disks for the root partition. By using RAID, or using bcache for example. Or LVM as already mentionned.– solsTiCeMay 9, 2018 at 16:40
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You cannot "share" the root partition over two disks. You will need to mount the second disk somewhere.
Idea 1 - Use it as a drive from file manager
Format the disk using your favorite formatting utility and mount it in your file manager. This should be the easiest option.
Idea 2 - Use it for your /home folder
You could use this other disk as your /home by following the tutorial here: How to Move Home Directory to New Partition or Disk in Linux
answered May 9, 2018 at 15:37
