Non-destructively resize ext3 on PPC

b1smooth at yahoo.com b1smooth at yahoo.com
Sat Jan 8 10:51:48 MST 2005


I've used qtparted extensively on M$ boxes and linux
boxes. Qtparted can resize almost any
filesystem...ntfs...reiser..fat..ext2/3. It's really
what you're in the market for. I actually don't backup
my data(even though it's not wise). I just run the
prog and expand the partitions as needed. I have yet
to have any problems such as data loss in the 60 or so
times I've use it.

B1
--- "Joseph E. Sacco, Ph.D."
<joseph_sacco at comcast.net> wrote:

> Looks interesting... What are your experiences with
> this tool?
> 
> -Joseph
> 
>
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> On Sat, 2005-01-08 at 12:05, b1smooth at yahoo.com
> wrote:
> > Use qtparted...gui based and very simple to use. 
> > 
> > 
> >
> http://qtparted.sourceforge.net/screenshots.en.html
> > 
> > --- "Joseph E. Sacco, Ph.D."
> > <joseph_sacco at comcast.net> wrote:
> > 
> > > Here's a thought:
> > > * plug in an external drive [USB, firewire]
> > > * use the external drive as a backup
> > > * do whatever you wish to the internal drive
> > > 
> > > -Joseph
> > > ==============================================
> > > On Sat, 2005-01-08 at 11:08, Cian Duffy wrote:
> > > > Laptop. Can't fit another HDD.....
> > > > 
> > > > Cian
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 08:00:05 -0800, Lewis
> Coleman
> > > <Coleman at tscnet.com> wrote:
> > > > > I would think the question should "Why
> should
> > > you resize a partition,
> > > > > when you can just buy another hard drive
> (cheap
> > > enough!!)?".  I would
> > > > > not want to risk losing some of my files by
> > > resizing a partition (I bet
> > > > > all the software says "Be sure to back up
> all
> > > your files!).
> > > > > 
> > > > > WAIT!!  I know why--Because we are all
> GEEKS!! 
> > > (I may not resize, but
> > > > > I do stuff just as dangerous!)
> > > > > 
> > > > >                   Cowardly Lewis
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Friday, January 7, 2005, at 07:29  PM,
> Felix
> > > Jodoin wrote:
> > > > > 
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> > > > > >
> > > > > > You can, with tools from Micromat,
> > > SubRosaSoft, and FWB (Although
> > > > > > Partition Toolkit sucked, I bought it and
> it
> > > only worked once). I have
> > > > > > no clue how to use parted.. I kind of wish
> > > fdisk had partition
> > > > > > resizing built in.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > - -Felix
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 7-Jan-05, at 6:31 PM, Cian Duffy wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >> Sorry, just realised the reason that
> > > /sbin/parted wasn't finding
> > > > > >> anything was I was on OSX. D'oh!
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Has anyone sucessfully used this tool? I
> > > presume you can't use it on
> > > > > >> the disk you're running off....
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Cian
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 00:26:39 +0000, Cian
> Duffy
> > > <myob87 at gmail.com>
> > > > > >> wrote:
> > > > > >>> On Intel, you can non-destructively
> resize
> > > ext3 partitions. I'd like
> > > > > >>> to experiment with (OS that shall rename
> > > unnamed) on my iBook, and
> > > > > >>> due
> > > > > >>> to using my OSX pretty heavily, I'd like
> to
> > > shave a few gigs from my
> > > > > >>> YDL partitions. Are there any tools for
> > > Linux that can be used to do
> > > > > >>> this, non-destructively?
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>> Cian
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>>
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