Quick Answer: How Do I Resize a Filesystem in Linux?

How do I resize a filesystem partition?

Resize a filesystem/partition

If there is more than one volume on the disk, select the volume which contains the filesystem. In the toolbar underneath the Volumes section, click the menu button. Then click Resize Filesystem… or Resize… if there is no filesystem. A dialog will open where the new size can be chosen.

How do I expand my filesystem?

To extend the file system on each volume, use the correct command for your file system, as follows:

1. [XFS file system] To extend the file system on each volume, use the xfs_growfs command. …
2. [ext4 file system] To extend the file system on each volume, use the resize2fs command.