1. If you have another disk you can mount temporarily, set it up a with a partition(s) big enough to hold your other data temporarily, resize the partititions on your regular disk, and then copy the data back on the newly-resized partitions.
2. Save your self a step, partition a new hard disk, mount it, copy the data onto it in the respective partitions and use it for the machine's *new* harddrive. 3. Add a new harddrive just for the partition in question. copy the data, and free up the original space, in case you ever need it later on.... 4. Some other variations I didn't mention. You'll probably need to boot from a floppy disk or cdrom to move around/reallocate the partitions, especially if you are going to be moving around data from a partition like /usr, which would otherwise be in use by a live system. Also make sure you cp the data, rather than mv, in case something gets hosed up in the process and you need to start over. Either way, probably an excellent idea to make a backup of your data on tape or cdrom before you do anything! jb Disclaimer: There is no implied warranty for data loss in the event you use any of the aforementioned techniques. These suggestions are offered on an "AS IS" basis with no warranties or representations of any kind. I specifically disclaim any and all warranties with respect to the reliability of the aforementioned suggestions and any subsequent loss of data or resources, tangible or intangible. By using these suggestions you acknowledge and accept that you use any of the suggestions/techniques/advice at your own risk, and will not hold me accountable for reparations of any kind, regardless of the outcome of subsequent use of any of the information conveyed in this message or any subsequent communications. yashpals wrote: > Hi All, > > Is there any way to increase the partition size without losing the data > on FreeBSD4.2 ? I am getting > > df output as > > Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Avail Capacity Mounted on > > /dev/ad0s2a 127023 84930 31932 73% / > /dev/ad0s2f 1984479 1424788 400933 78% /usr > /dev/ad0s2e 297663 16223 257627 6% /var > /dev/ad0s2g 12171564 6684015 4513824 60% /z > procfs 4 4 > 0 100% /proc > > I want to increase the partition for / partition . Can i do that without > > losing the data on it. Any help will be highly appreciated. > > Thanks to all in advance. > > regards, > yash
