Help to resize partition with Gparted

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I'm new with GParted and with linux partition in general.. I followed this answer : How to increase swap space?

But my situation is a bit different and "extend left/right" is driving me crazy.. I can't extend /dev/sda1 with unallocated 7.16 GB.

Someone could explain the right actions in the right order ? Or just tell me that in my case it's not possible..

Thanks a lot !

Of course you cannot extend it since there is no empty space right beside it. Tell us what exactly your aim is. Then we can help with exact instruction — Mostafa Ahangarha, Mar 11, 2016 at 15:27
There is the swap partition, /dev/sda5, between /dev/sda1 and unallocated space. It needs to be removed before you can extend /dev/sda1. — mikewhatever, Mar 11, 2016 at 15:30
yes, you should delete /dev/sda5, then resize /dev/sda1 and then recreate /dev/sda5, as the others have pointed out. — spacelander, Mar 11, 2016 at 15:37

Rinzwind · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-11 15:36:52Z

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You can only resize partitions that have unallocated space next to what you want to resize.

So ...

answered Mar 11, 2016 at 15:36

Rinzwind

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Ok thanks, it works like a charm ! I was hesitant about removing the linux-swap partition ! My Ubuntu boot as expected and, now, it has 15Go for sda1.
– Delphine
Mar 11, 2016 at 16:14

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