Merging Kubuntu Partitions?

[sam-c]

Hello Friends on Kubuntu.
How do I Merge different Partitions so I have only One Kubuntu 8.10 Partition without losing any Data?

[Nate]

Re: Merging Kubuntu Partitions?

What sort of partitions do you have now? There's usually no need to merge partitions because you can access them all equally from within linux.

[spotslayer]

Re: Merging Kubuntu Partitions?

Hello Friends on Kubuntu.
How do I Merge different Partitions so I have only One Kubuntu 8.10 Partition without losing any Data?

Here is a place to start.
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/index.php

Be very careful and backup before u try to do this. It can be done safely, it can take a very long time to complete. I did this recently with some very large partitions and it took 36 hours.

David 8)

[sam-c]

Re: Merging Kubuntu Partitions?

What sort of partitions do you have now? There's usually no need to merge partitions because you can access them all equally from within linux.

Suppose I have two versions on same computer how do I merge them?

[dibl]

Re: Merging Kubuntu Partitions?

You delete one, and then you expand the other to consume all of the "unallocated" space that was created when you deleted the first one.

However, your first post from January says "without losing data". You cannot, AFAIK, safely do this maneuver (deleting one partition and expanding the other) while preserving the data on the deleted one. The only reasonable recommendation must be to back up your data securely to an external media or other drive, and verify it, BEFORE launching the partitioner.