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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 | ||
| + | fdisk -l $MPNAME1 | ||
| + | # Remount (assuming this has entry in fstab) | ||
| + | mount -a | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | Ref: http://www.htmlgraphic.com/how-to-resize-partition-without-data-loss-part-2-of-3/ | ||
