I just recently deleted my windows partition as i no longer needed them, now i have 105GB of free space and cannot figure out how to use that space for my linux partitions. I had orignally created c: which is 105GB and D: which is 55GB and have linux on D: but now that C: is free i wanted to use that space with linux, how can I do that without having to re install Linux

Boot off your Ubuntu installer disc (CD or DVD) and use the gParted application to resize the partition. Mind you, data loss is not guaranteed to not happen, but it should just work. Here is the gParted documentation for resizing a partition.

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Hey,

I still dont understand 100%.
I have a 160GB hard drive, Created partition A for windows(C: 105GB) Created partition B for data backup, which then turned into linux(D: 55GB). Decided to get rid of windows so i deleted C: now i have 105GB unallocated space.

I want to merge both partitons so i am back to one drive only(160GB) but I dont want to have to lose all my data and start from scratch. I believe if i move all my data to C: then i could technically delete the current linux partition and have one big hard drive again but again i am unsure how to go about perfoming that.

You need to understand naming conventions for partitions in Linux if you intend to use it. Referring to partitions as C: or D: is meaningless in Linux. I assume you still have an Ubuntu CD? Put it in the drive and reboot and open a terminal/konsole window and run the command: sudo fdisk -l to get partition information (that's a lower case letter L after fdisk). If you don't understand the output, post it here and someone will explain. It is best to resize using a Live CD rather than a mounted operating system.

If you had windows at the beginning of the drive you should just be able to move your Ubuntu partition(s)? to the left. If you don't understand the documentation, ask a specific question.

Hey, well i dont know what i did last night but i f'd it right up and had to start from nothing. so i backed up my music and all that stuff and started over new.. ops. i guess thats what they mean by trial and error right?