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I'm currently having a problem with reallocating partitions. I want to take some of Windows' space and give it to the Ubuntu partition. This is my partition list at the moment

My partition map:

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Anyways, here's the problem. When I remove some of the Windows partition, it shows up as unallocated, but I can't add it to the Ubuntu partition.

Why is that? Please help.

Thanks in advance

P.S. My question is different from that related one, because I want to move a part of the partition, not the whole one.

Hizqeel
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  1. Back up any important data. This should work fine, but if something goes wrong, your partition table could be corrupted.
  2. Boot from a live CD or USB as Ubuntu cannot resize partitions while they're in use.
  3. If there's a symbol that looks like a key on your swap partition, right-click on it and click "Swapoff".
  4. If you haven't already, resize your NTFS partition. Make sure the amount of new free space is in the "Free space following" field, not the "Free space preceding" one.
  5. Right-click on your extended partition, select "Resize/Move", set the new size to the maximum size, then click "Resize/Move".
  6. Right-click on your Ubuntu partition, select "Resize/Move", and set the new size to the maximum size, then click "Resize/Move". A warning message might be displayed; just click "OK".
  7. Click the green checkmark near the top of the window, then click "Apply".
  8. Wait until GParted finishes resizing your partitions, then close it.
  9. You're done; shut down, remove/unplug your Live CD/USB, then power on again.

Tested in VirtualBox with Ubuntu 16.04.

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