Problem resizing dual boot of Windows & Fedora

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Problem resizing dual boot of Windows & Fedora 2017-04-01 02:48:30 Post No. 59687440
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Problem resizing dual boot of Windows & Fedora Anonymous 2017-04-01 02:48:30 Post No. 59687440 [Report]

>Not enough space on Fedora partition.
>Resize using Windows partition manager
>Only get about 4GB free from shrinking Windows partition.

>Use gparted (tryed under Fedora & using gparted live ISO) to resize my Windows partition since I'm not using much of it.
>Get all this unallocated space
>Can't resize Fedora partition because /dev/sda5 partition is between unallocated space and Fedora partition

>Certain software like Max MSP refuses to work under WINE in Fedora so I need Windows to run it.

Basically:
>Keep Windows partition, but shrink it
>Expand Fedora partition because I use it more

What are some possible solutions?

Anonymous 2017-04-01 02:50:14 Post No.59687460
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Anonymous 2017-04-01 02:50:14 Post No.59687460 [Report]

Wipe the partition table and start over.

Anonymous 2017-04-01 02:54:52 Post No.59687513
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Anonymous 2017-04-01 02:54:52 Post No.59687513 [Report]

1) Make a backup of _everything_
2) Delete /dev/sda5
3) Create new partition for /boot at the beginning of the unallocated space
4) Expand /dev/sda6 to fill the unallocated space
5) Fix your /etc/fstab
6) Reinstall grub on /dev/sda, with new partition mounted at /boot
7) Rewrite grub cfg

Whatever your approach will be: DO A FUCKING BACKUP OF EVERYTHING THAT IS IMPORTANT!

Anonymous 2017-04-01 02:56:26 Post No.59687540
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Anonymous 2017-04-01 02:56:26 Post No.59687540 [Report]

>>59687440
Op, i was in the same exact situation.
I accidentally had to wipe because the only possible solution was to copy the windows partition somewhere else but didn't knew how bootloader worked.
Nothing much you can do unfortunately if not >>59687460

Depending how confident you are you can do >>59687513
but having a tiny bit more space with the risk of fucking up and having to reinstall 2 OS + data is not worth the trouble imo

Anonymous 2017-04-01 02:59:57 Post No.59687582
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Anonymous 2017-04-01 02:59:57 Post No.59687582 [Report]

>>59687440

maybe it is mounted by you OS file system in some way

try gparted with a live usb stick and report back

Anonymous 2017-04-01 03:02:42 Post No.59687613
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Anonymous 2017-04-01 03:02:42 Post No.59687613 [Report]

>>59687582
I tried gparted with live usb but still had the same issue.

Anonymous 2017-04-01 03:05:47 Post No.59687643
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Anonymous 2017-04-01 03:05:47 Post No.59687643 [Report]

>>59687440
dd drive, use vm to run your special snoeflake windys proggy.

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