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How do I rearrange a wrong order of EFI and boot partitions?

I am upgrading my Windows 10 boot disk. I went from a 128 GiB SSD to a 1 TiB SSD, with the old disk having the following layout: |--99 MiB unalloc.--|--119 GiB boot--|--527 MiB recovery--| [MBR] I ...
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Windows 10 0xc0000001 error after Using Gparted

I have a dual boot system (Fedora + Windows 10), I wanted to add some extra space to the windows side using Gparted but when i launch windows 10 i got into the automatic repair bootloop so i disabled ...
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Disk ID update after partition cloning from HDD to SSD

I am looking forward to adding SSD in a laptop and in a desktop both currently having single HDD each. Laptop has single partition (well apart from the Recovery and OEM) and desktop has two partitions ...
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Can you convert a primary partition to extended/logical using Gparted?

Can you? I'm planning to use the bootable image it provides on its website. Edit: The reason I wanna do that is that Windows? Only supports up to 4 primary partitions. Now I have 5, and the 5th one ...
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How can I remove an uncessessary extended partition with only one member in gparted?

I've been changing this hard drive around, and have stumbled into this problem. I'm trying to get my hard drive back to just its original 4 partitions, but I can't seem to get rid of the "shell" of an ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 can't recognize USB device

I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 and when I plug my USB key into my laptop it doesn't appear. I also tried to use Gparted to detect it but it doesn't exist here. But using Disks in my OS I can see it. So what's ...
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Aborting repartitioning

Around 5 days ago I decided to change the partitions on my external HDD. The partitions were full, but there was some space not used by them, so I wanted to move the partitions to the left and expand ...
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Unable to copy/paste partition with GParted

I have two identically sized partitions on my laptop's hard-drive (A and B we'll call them) so that when I'm ready to upgrade to a new major release of my OS on A, I can copy A to B for backup ...
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Install Kali Linux without GRUB?

Is it possible, and is it actually best to just use my onboard UEFI to boot Kali Linux instead of using GRUB if Kali Linux is sharing the same drive as my Windows 10 OS? I installed GRUB on my first ...
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How can I interrupt a GParted move filesystem operation and recover the data?

I tried to use GParted to shrink a partition. Apparently, this was a huge mistake because it somehow decided shrink and then move. It took an hour to shrink and it estimates it will take 9 hours to ...
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MicroSD Overlapped partitions

I have a SanDisk MicroSD HC card (16GB) and I'm facing some problems using it. It was installed on a Nokia E71 cellphone (wich can handle SD cards up to 8GB - I believe this is a clue to the answer to ...
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Kubuntu 15.04 installation error "Ubi-partman failed with exit code 141"

During the installation of Kubuntu 15.04, I get the error "Ubi-partman failed with exit code 141". I did some researcher on the topic and found that one popular reason for the problem is having ...
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VirtualBox guest not acknowledging expanded drive; Win7 on Win7

I think I'm experiencing a wierd issue; I hope I'm not, and that I'm just somehow missing something consistently. Here's a quick breakdown: Running VirtualBox 4.3.10 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (SP1) ...
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Why does Windows 10 not reflect partition resize I did in gparted?

I am trying to give Windows 10 more space on my 256GB SSD by expanding into unused space which I previously use for linux. You can see the partition map as windows sees it in the screenshot. The weird ...
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ext4 cannot delete files after resizing partitions using gparted offline

Recently I tried to install a package and got a message saying I didn't have enough space. I guess 25 Gb isn't enough. I downloaded a GParted iso, tossed onto a thumb drive, etc, etc. Everything went ...
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Can't restore partition table

I wanted to install Ubuntu on my Asus ROG laptop. I previously installed a second NVME SSD and used it under Windows to store stuff. I did, however, leave ~200GiB free for a Linux installation. When I ...
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Can I continue an interrupted partition move?

I forgot to plug a charger to my laptop before starting the parition moving process. The partition I tried to move was 97 GB. It was almost at 80% and then the laptop powered down. Testdisk didn't ...
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How to compact VirtualBox VDI file with free space at the end of the disk?

I've a Debian 8.5 guest in Ubuntu 22.04 Host, and a while ago i expanded space from host terminal stopping guest with VBoxManage modifyhd --resize option in a direct way, booting guest and expanding ...
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GParted doesn't recognize the unallocated partition

I'm trying to set up a dual boot on my machine with Windows 11 and Pop!_OS. In Windows, I've allocated a space for the Linux system, but during installation, the unallocated space doesn't appear in ...
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How can I resize a windows-bitlocker partition with gparted?

I want to shrink my windows partition, and windows does not allow to shrink more than a few GB. Can I access that bitlocker partition with GParted, parted or any other partitioning program?
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Installing "bootable USB" programs (Gparted, Clonezilla, Memtest, etc.) to internal drive partitions - Bad idea?

Is there any reason why it might be a bad idea to take programs that are typically installed as bootable USB drives and instead create an appropriately sized partition for each of them on the internal ...
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How to boot GParted Live from USB-C drive on a Dell Precision 7540 Laptop?

I want to partition my system (to install dual boot option for Windows/Ubuntu) using GParted. I downloaded and installed the GParted ISO Image and installed it on an USB (C) Stick using UNetbootin. ...
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How to fix Ubuntu 22.04 UEFI boot GPT issues after simple dd clone to larger disk

I have a healthy Ubuntu 22.04 LTS installation on a 1TB SSD It's a simple disk-- not using LVM, just two partitions: the 512 MiB EFI System Partition and the rest is one big ext4 partition for the OS ...
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Debian: creating Windows 10 bootable install USB-drive using terminal (dd)

My goal is so simple, the title says it all, but every way I've tried, I've failed. I've read instructions on various sites (besides here) and they all seem to be missing something... this is what I ...
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How to merge two ext4 partitions, when there is an unallocated space between them?

I have two ext4 partitions: /dev/sda6 is the one on which I have my Ubuntu right now, /dev/sda5 is a recently created empty ext4 partition. How to merge them so the data will not be lost?
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OS X external disk eXfat disappear

I have a problem with the external drive formatted in exFAT. When using the os x sierra drive is self unmounted and disappeared partition eXfat. After reconnecting I had the message "disk can not be ...
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gparted persistently claims that GPT table is corrupt

Question: gparted keeps claiming "The backup GPT table is corrupt, but the primary appears OK, so that will be used.". It persists even when I wipe the GPT table using gdisk, try to create new gpt ...
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Recover LUKS LVM partition after overwriting partition table

I accidentally deleted the partition table of my hard disk in Gparted. The partition is an LVM encrypted with LUKS. I used "sudo hexdump /dev/sdb | grep LUKS" to find the LUKS header. When I ...
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Partition/Data inaccessible after using GParted Live to Extend Partition

I had some unallocated Free Space of 260MB on my 1TB HDD. I used Gparted Live OS to extend my HDD's Size. Gparted moved all the data to left side of the HDD and had extended the partition size. Took a ...
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LVM: Problems in adding disk to an existing Logical volume

I have a disk under a Logical Volume. $ lvdisplay --- Logical volume --- LV Path /dev/vg_prod/lv_prod LV Name lv_prod VG Name vg_prod LV UUID ...
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How do I shrink the partition of an img file made from dd?

I've copied the USB drive to an .img file using dd: dd if=/dev/sdc of=myimage.img I want to reduce the size of the partition in the image. I've tried several methods and always end up with a ...
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Formating SSD corrupted something

I was about to format my old NTFS SSD used as a shared storage for a Manjaro and Win10 dual boot system to ext4, but I ran into some problems and something broke. Currently, I am running Manjaro KDE ...
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Partition unused space larger when mounted vs unmounted in GParted

Trying to resize partition using GParted to make it as small as possible before creating read-only image. When mounted, unused space is 2.06GiB… when unmounted (right-clicking partition in GParted and ...
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2012 Mac Pro hard disks disabled after system spontaneously locked with a PIN code

(This was initially posted on reddit.com and shortly after on MacRumors) Equipment: Mac Pro (mid-2012) running macOS 10.14.6 Mojave all patches current Processor 2x3.46 GHz 6-core Intel Xeon Memory 48 ...
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How to format a USB stick with gparted under Linux so it shows up on a Mac?

I have a USB stick I want to use with a Mac. However, when plugging it in to a Mac it does not even show up in the Mac on "DiskUtility". So I cannot use the Mac to format the USB drive. How ...
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/dev/sdc1 not showing under /dev/sdc for my pendrive

I am trying to connect 16 DB kingston data traveller to my Ubuntu machine. This pendrive is not being detected in other machines. Thats why I tried to check it. When I issue a lsblk command, I am ...
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Ubuntu server Full Space used but not

I use Ubuntu Server, I have a problem, when I start my ubuntu server it shows me that I am using the entire partition allocated to ubuntu, which means that I can no longer install any package or any ...
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Moving msftres partition with gparted

I've found various answers to this question online, ranging from "you definitely can't do this" to "this is doable with gparted," so I was hoping to get a straight answer here. I'...
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USBStick unreadble, gparted cannot (re)format, says: stick is readonly [duplicate]

I have a USB-stick (Intenso, 4GB), used to recording at TV. One day I transferred some music-directories to it (using windows 7), and played it at my panasonic music system. After that, I observed ...
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ntfsresize says NTFS partition inconsistent but chkdsk doesn't find anything

I am trying to shrink a NTFS partition on which, currently, Win10 is installed. The hard disk is a SSD. Disk management utility is not allowing me to shrink even a bit. It shows the amount of shrink ...
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Moving a (suspected) grub partition safety when resizing partitions

I am trying to allocate more space to a windows partition by shrinking a linux partition on the same drive, but there is an EFI partition in between the linux and window partitions. This is a picture ...
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I see my 2nd GPT hdd partitions but not the 1st drive's

I have 2 hdds in my laptop. I had them all converted to UEFI. one day I notice one has reverted to MBR. I used EaseUS to initially convert them. I went back to EaseUS when I noted the reversal on ...
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GParted: Cannot expand the partition

I am not able to expand my Ubuntu partition even though I have unalloacted space adjacent to it. Can someone help me please?
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Extending Ubuntu system partition by space before it

Sorry, there was similar question before, but still can not find satisfactory answer. Is there any ways to extend Ubuntu partition with the free space before it without deleting and recreating ...
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Linux mint GParted partitioning during installation can't see mount point option

I am trying to install Linux Mint Debian Edition 5 on Acer's laptop. I made a bootable USB stick with the ISO downloaded from the official website. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOHjqllzTy0&t=1s ...
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CLI tools commands used by GParted and KDE Partition Manager under the hood

GParted and KDE Partition Manager use libparted for some tasks, but they use other command-line tools under the hood. I want to reproduce a complex set of operations done with GParted or KDE Partition ...
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Action plan for "merging" partitions on Linux only box without data loss

My Ubuntu LTS box is partitioned as shown in this GParted screenshot. There are separate ext4 partitions for root, usr, home, and a couple of ntfs data partitions (for Windows/Mac VM disk images). /, /...
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Partitioning linux mint: gparted does not allow creation of primary partition?

I am trying to resize an existing Linux Mint main partition by shrinking it down to 100 GiB so I can dual boot another OS. I tried booting into a live session of GPARTED from a usb and while I can ...
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How can I expand a partition to the left in Linux (or any other OS)?

I want to expand my 54 GB partition by 11 GB. How can I do it? I know copying the data might do the trick, but I want some other solution as there isn't enough space for me to copy the data.
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Can Clonezilla and GParted be put on an EFI partition?

So here's the dilemma: I have a bunch of flash drives I'm trying to set up as multi-boot utility drives for Clonezilla and GParted, and since those utilities don't take up very much space, I'd also ...

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