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I'm new to Ubuntu. I've allocated 110 GB to my root partition and I have 315 GB unallocated space and I'm trying to extend my root partition to include the excess 315 GB. I have searched for other methods but i can't understand the process because I have missing partitions like linux-swap and the extend partition.

My disk management picture in GParted

And also i tried unlocking my ext4 partition but it said

currently in use disk is busy

How can I extend my root partition to use the unallocated space to its left?

Zanna
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Carl Dennis Alingalan
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Make sure that you have a good backup of your important Ubuntu files, as this procedure can corrupt or loose data.

Keep these things in mind:

  • always start the entire procedure with issuing a swapoff on any mounted swap partitions, and end the entire procedure with issuing a swapon on that same swap partition

  • a move is done by pointing the mouse pointer at the center of a partition and dragging it left/right with the hand cursor

  • a resize is done by dragging the left/right side of a partition to the left/right with the directional arrow cursor

  • if any partition can't be moved/resized graphically, you may have to manually enter the specific required numeric data (don't do this unless I instruct you to)

  • you begin any move/resize by right-clicking on the partition in the lower part of the main window, and selecting the desired action from the popup menu, then finishing that action in the new move/resize window

Do the following...

Note: if the procedure doesn't work exactly as I outline, STOP immediately and DO NOT continue.

  • boot to a Ubuntu Live DVD/USB
  • start gparted
  • right-click on /dev/sda9 and select move
  • move the entire /dev/sda9 partition all the way to the left
  • resize the right side of /dev/sda9 all the way to the right
  • click the Apply checkmark

Reboot the computer.

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