Resize ext3 Partition
David Liguori
liguorid at albany.edu
Mon Jan 24 15:07:30 UTC 2005
Shane Archer wrote:
> I have an install of FC3 on an ext3 partition, with an older NTFS
> partition containing an XP install on the same drive.
>
> I am using XP less and less on this particular system, and I need to
> reclaim more space for /var which is on the drive. What program or
> utility, if any, would be capable of non-destructively shrinking the
> NTFS partition while expanding the ext3 partition?
>
> I looked into Partition Magic Pro, but it appears that it does not
> support ext3, as their site claims only ext2 and swap:
> http://sea.symantec.com/content/product.cfm?productid=1
>
> Has anybody used anything else successfully in this manner?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Shane
>
Partition Magic was supporting ext3 since well before Symantec bought it. As long as you're willing to use commercial software, I think it will just work. There are comparable products, like Partition Commander, but PM is in my experience the best. The open-source alternative is called, I think, FIPS, but I have no knowledge or experience of that. Of course you should always do a complete backup of your system before using any of these products, but you knew that.
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David Liguori
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