On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 8:36 AM, wrote: > > My original question was, "How can I shrink the ntfs file system /dev/sda5 > shown in this screen capture: http://upquick.com/linux/gparted1.png > to make room to increase the size of my Linux home partition /dev/sda8 ? > I've used ntfsresize to reduce the size of the sda5 partition from 158 gig > to 67 gig, but gparted will not allow me to shrink (resize) sda5. The > "Resize/Move" option in gparted is grayed out as shown in the screen > capture. So what else can I do to shrink sda5? > > Among the replies so far, none address the question that I asked. > > - Some emphasized the need to defrag win. I've already done that. > - Some said use a 3rd party resizer. I've already done that. > - Some said backup files. I've already done that. > - One said to fire up Ubuntu to define the partitions. > --- I don't have Ubuntu, but I do have gparted. > - One explained that gparted cannot shrink properly when files are > scattered. But, as I originally stated, I have already defragged, > and I have already successfully resized the windows partition. > - One cautioned that I will need to move sda6 and 7 into the free space > before I can increase the size of sda8. > > All that is fine and helpful ... however, it does not answer my original > question. > > The problem is that gparted will not allow me to shrink the existing > windows partition that is already resized from 158 to 67 gig. > > Again, how can I get gparted to shrink the windows partition that > is already successfully resized? > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > Why do you say it has been resized and then show that according to gparted it has NOT been resized? I had assumed that your ntfsresize was either backed out or was not actually successful. BTW, if you used recent versions of gparted et al, they used a newer version of ntfsresize under the covers to do that job more successfully. -- Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive. - Thomas Jefferson