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Help Merging Unused HDD space

4 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/help-merging-unused-hdd-space.102482/

Dark Star
Dark Star Original post #1
Nov 19, 2008 at 10:09 PM
How am I suppose to merge this ?

*www.imgx.org/files/26539_li1p5/Screenshot.png

Please help me :)

Regards
kalpik
kalpik #2
Nov 19, 2008 at 10:12 PM
First move sdb5 to the start or the end, then you can merge :)

Provided both unallocated spaces are on the same hard disk. If not, you will have to use LVM, which will mean loss of data.
Dark Star
Nov 19, 2008 at 11:17 PM
They are on the same HDD :p As its clear from SS ! How am I suppose to move sdb5?
kalpik
kalpik #4
Nov 19, 2008 at 11:23 PM
Select it, click on the Move button, and then just drag the entire partition :)