> Anders Norrbring wrote: > > Is there a way to "safely" resize extended partitions? I have a 2TB > > extended partition that has some reiserfs partitions inside and I'd > like > > to shrink it without data loss. > > > > Sure, full backup etc... But it's not an easy option in this case. > > > > Can some tool like Partition Magic be used, or any other? > > I would imagine PartEd would work fine. My favorite incarnation for > this > is the version found on PartEd Magic found here: > > http://distrowatch.com/partedmagic > > As mentioned, though, you will first need to resize the internal > partitions, > then resize the extended partitions that contain them.
Yep, the contained partitions are already shrunk, so it's the "container" extended partition left.. I'll take a look at PartEd magic, thanks. Anders -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
