Remove NTFS - Grow ext4

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Hi,

I am just wondering. At the moment my system is dual boot. I have no need of Windows anymore. So I want to remove my NTFS volumes. My ext4 partition table, sits behind my ntfs partition.

My question is: Can I remove my Windows partition and then just grow my Linux OS partition? I’m worried this will not work because I need to move the start position of my ext4 volume…

Maybe I should do a complete reinstall of Kubuntu to remove Windows?

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you are correct that moving the left end of a partition is more trouble than moving the right end because the partition manager program will need to physically read/write all the data to a new position, whereas for the latter you only need to resize the allocated space.

if you choose to do this, i would make sure you have a clone of the partition you can restore to disk in case it goes bad.

the less risky, and perhaps more useful option, is to simply leave your ext4 in place and create a new ext4 partition where the ntfs used to be.

this new partition can be used to hold specific data (or even programs) that are kept separate from your /home data

things like media files, or games for instance… or you could use it to hold snapshot images for easy retrieval when you accidentally bork your system somehow.

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Shouldn’t be an issue, but like with any disk operations mishaps do happen. That said if you are going to do this make sure you backup to another location anything you can’t afford to lose or don’t want to lose from both OS’s.

I’m assuming you installed a Linux distro that you can boot into your environment from you USB key this is where you want to do your partition deletion and movement. Boot into your live environment, launch KDE Partition Manager, delete the NTFS Windows partition, then extend you EXT4 partition to fill the old Windows partition.

Now that said depending how much you have setup and installed you may just be better off doing a fresh install wiping the entire drive.

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Thanks for the tips guys!

I now think that performing a full reinstallation is the best solution. After all, I don’t have a disk partition that isn’t optimal at the moment. And after a clean installation, I don’t have any old junk on my machine like old kernel versions.

So I will backup all my old stuff and do a reinstall of Kubuntu!

Thanks for you’re replays!

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You know you’re suppose to mark the actual post with the solution you chose, right? Not your own post.

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Thanks for the tips guys!

I now think that performing a full reinstallation is the best solution. After all, I don’t have a disk partition setup that isn’t optimal at the moment. And after a clean installation, I don’t have any old junk on my machine like old kernel versions.

So I will backup all my old stuff and do a reinstall of Kubuntu!

Thanks for you’re replays!

Yes I know, but both replays are good in there own way! So what to choose?