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yamcake3821

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Registered: 2024-10-25

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Can't resize partition?

Hi, I'm currently trying to dual boot Windows and Arch Linux. But unlike Windows where you can resize a partition, or split a partition into two, in Arch Linux (GParted) I just can't. Do I really have to erase the entire drive just to install Windows or is there another way?

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seth

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Re: Can't resize partition?

Nobody's gonna watch a video of, I guess, you clicking around in the gparted UI.

I'll just assume you're trying to resize an online partition, ie. your currently mounted root device?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Parted … partitions - see the fat red warning.
=> https://gparted.org/livecd.php

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yamcake3821

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Registered: 2024-10-25

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Re: Can't resize partition?

Nobody's gonna watch a video of, I guess, you clicking around in the gparted UI.

I'll just assume you're trying to resize an online partition, ie. your currently mounted root device?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Parted … partitions - see the fat red warning.
=> https://gparted.org/livecd.php

Alright. Does that mean I can't install other OS and have to format everything to something like NTFS just to install Windows?

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: Can't resize partition?

No, it means you should read the supplied links to find out how to use the live environment to resize the partition.

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