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Djdols

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Registered: 2021-03-16

Posts: 9

Partitioning question

how do i shrink my partition where i installed q4os? it says "cannot shrink, partition  is busy" and i cant shrink it using windows. Do i need another linux system to shrink this partition?

JimW

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Registered: 2015-12-08

Posts: 400

Re: Partitioning question

Boot from a live CD or USB. The main drive is then not loaded.

Midas

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Registered: 2017-12-15

Posts: 168

Re: Partitioning question

Yep, most liveCDs come with GParted by default, whic can do what you want.

I use the Mint ISO on a bootable USB for this and it's under System Tools on the default menu.

Tolkem

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Registered: 2019-10-06

Posts: 487

Re: Partitioning question

how do i shrink my partition where i installed q4os? it says "cannot shrink, partition  is busy" and i cant shrink it using windows. Do i need another linux system to shrink this partition?

Yeah, you need to boot with a Live USB and shrink the partition with that. You can use this https://gparted.org/livecd.php It's only 400mb.