myersnsoda Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 I partitioned my old hd to install ubuntu. Then I deleted Windows XP due to it's expiration deadline. I mirrored my old hd to a sshd, but the deleted Windows partition is label as "unallocated" and I can't expand my ubuntu partiton. How do I make this large unallocated partition available to my ubuntu partition? Step by step would be appreciated, as I am not very computer literate. Thanks in advance for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted December 11, 2017 Supervisor Share Posted December 11, 2017 you may need to reinstall. expanding/moving the OS partition can be a bit risky sometimes (usually you can extend forward on the drive but not backwards on the drive) before jumping to reinstall though, if you're not already, boot into a separate GParted Live CD/USB as you will not be able to expand/move the active partition if you're booted into Ubuntu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted December 11, 2017 Moderator Share Posted December 11, 2017 I would just image your Ubuntu partition, wipe the whole drive, then plop your Ubuntu install back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts