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I need to resize the hda1 partition (that's the OS's partition for me) on my harddrive to make room for more programs, but i am a bit nervous about loosing everything. Does anybody have any advice on how to do it the smart way?
To resize a partition, use 'fdisk'. However, 'fdisk' will KILL all your data. To expand your partition (which involves decrease space on another partition), use 'parted'. If you are too afraid to try both, I recommend adding another hard-disk.
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