I have 14GB of empty space on my drive, but when I try to expand my Ubuntu partition to occupy it, it doesn't seem to recognize the space. How can I rectify this issue and claim the free space?
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The partition you are trying to re-size is mounted and in use (since it's your system partition), and you cannot unmount it when it is active (also since it's your system partition).
To fix it:
- Boot from a USB or CD with a Linux live distribution (Ubuntu for example)
- Now use Gparted to re-size your partition. GParted is part of the default toolset in Ubuntu live environment.