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+====== Resize Partition (with preserving data) ======
+Steps to resizing partition without losing data
+<code bash>
+PARTNUM=1
+MPNAME=/dev/sda
+#
+MPNAME1=${MPNAME}${PARTNUM}
+#
+# Unmount partition
+umount $MPNAME1
+# Check file system
+fsck -n $MPNAME1
+#
+fdisk -l $MPNAME1
+fdisk $MPNAME
+# Inside fdisk, do the below
+# p - print partition table
+# d - delete said partition
+# n - create new partition
+# w - to write changes back
+#
+# Check file system
+e2fsck -f $MPNAME1
+# To resize to full partition size
+resize2fs $MPNAME1
+# Get size, Ignore Message Disk /dev/sxx1 doesn't contain a valid partition table
+fdisk -l $MPNAME1
+# Remount (assuming this has entry in fstab)
+mount -a
+</code>
+Ref: http://www.htmlgraphic.com/how-to-resize-partition-without-data-loss-part-2-of-3/