How Do I Reduce Linux Home Partition?
Contents to Resize a Partition, Right-Click It and Select Resize/Move. the Easiest Way to Resize a Partition Is by Clicking and Dragging the Handles at Either...
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To resize a partition, right-click it and select Resize/Move. The easiest way to resize a partition is by clicking and dragging the handles at either side of the bar, although you can also enter exact numbers. You can shrink any partition if it has free space. Your changes won’t take effect immediately.
How do I reduce the size of my home directory in Linux?
5 Answers
- umount /home $ umount /home.
- shrink the /home filesystem $ fsck -f /dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_home $ resize2fs /dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_home 80G.
- shrink the /home logical volume $ lvreduce -L -40G /dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_home.
- resize the /home partition to the size of the LV $ resize2fs /dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_home.
How do I reduce the size of my root partition in Linux?
Making Changes to Installation Partitions
- Backup all your data.
- Boot into live environment and start GParted.
- Shrink the root partition to whatever size.
- Expand the home partition to fill in the space.
- Apply changes.
- Reboot.
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