Anders Norrbring wrote: >> 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. > > I just thought I'd let you know that PartEd Magic worked perfect! It took > almost 22 hours, but it did get the job done without a single error.
Holy moly, 22 hours!!! A more patient man than I, Gunga Din, but I'm glad to hear it worked. -- Jonathan Arnold (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Linux Brain Dump - Linux Notes, HOWTOs and Tutorials: http://www.linuxbraindump.org Daemon Dancing in the Dark, an Open OS weblog: http://freebsd.amazingdev.com/blog/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
