13.5. Resizing a Partition with fdisk

I want to resize a partition from a virtual machine without erasing any data. I only have access to this VM via SSH, so I am not able to run a live CD.

After that, I could shrink the partition with gparted without any problems or loss of data. Note: resize a partition only, not your whole disk.

The only way to change a partition size using fdisk is by deleting and recreating the partition. Important The partition you are resizing must be the last ...

Resizing any live partition without unmounting it first comes with a tremendous risk of losing data, thus it is not recommended.

Method 1: Use FDISK resize partition without losing data · Method 2: Use the Resize2fs Utility · Method 3: Run the GParted resize partition Command · Method 4: ... Method 1: Use FDISK resize... · Method 3: Run the GParted...

On a running system, run fdisk and carefully observe where the partition starts ( p ). Then remove it ( d ), and create ( n ) larger one on its ...

There is a utility named growpart that will safely grow partitions once your provider has expanded your virtual disk.

Use resize2fs tool for grow/shrink the partiton: The resize2fs is a command-line utility that allows you to resize ext2, ext3, or ext4 file systems.

There is NO way to change partition size, you must delete it and create a new one, and creating new partition does not change allocated space.

Can I reduce the size of my Home partition without losing any data on it? And can that newly created space be moved to where the System partition is located?