How can I remove an uncessessary extended partition with only one member in gparted?
I've been changing this hard drive around, and have stumbled into this problem. I'm trying to get my hard drive back to just its original 4 partitions, but I can't seem to get rid of the "shell" of an extended partition. Right now, it's structure like:
/dev/sda1
/dev/sda2
/dev/sda3 (EXTENDED)
/dev/sda5 (logical)
/dev/sda4
I would like to "pull out" /dev/sda5 and replace /dev/sda3 entirely with it. from the extended partition and get rid of it entirely.
/dev/sda1
/dev/sda2
/dev/sda3 (formerly /dev/sda5)
/dev/sda4
Is this possible?
linux partitioning gparted logical-drive
asked Aug 9 '12 at 20:45
cemulatecemulate
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I've been changing this hard drive around, and have stumbled into this problem. I'm trying to get my hard drive back to just its original 4 partitions, but I can't seem to get rid of the "shell" of an extended partition. Right now, it's structure like:
/dev/sda1
/dev/sda2
/dev/sda3 (EXTENDED)
/dev/sda5 (logical)
/dev/sda4
I would like to "pull out" /dev/sda5 and replace /dev/sda3 entirely with it. from the extended partition and get rid of it entirely.
/dev/sda1
/dev/sda2
/dev/sda3 (formerly /dev/sda5)
/dev/sda4
Is this possible?
linux partitioning gparted logical-drive
asked Aug 9 '12 at 20:45
cemulatecemulate
44141019
/dev/sda3 is the group partition containing the /dev/sda5 extended partition. So, you already have just 4 partitions: sda1, 2, 5 & 4. Ignore sda3 as the group or container. I'm not sure what are you trying to get rid of ?
– Prahlad Yeri
Aug 10 '12 at 8:40
Are there any consequences to having this unnecessary container? I'm trying to make it so it has only 4 primary partitions, the extended partition doesn't need to be there.
– cemulate
Aug 10 '12 at 13:01
1
There are no "consequences" to having a container. It is a natural side effect of having an extended/logical partition within a primary one. Also, extended partition has no feature restrictions compared to primary, its only to facilitate your having more than 4 overall number of partitions. In short, you don't need to worry about it!
– Prahlad Yeri
Aug 10 '12 at 13:32
add a comment |
I've been changing this hard drive around, and have stumbled into this problem. I'm trying to get my hard drive back to just its original 4 partitions, but I can't seem to get rid of the "shell" of an extended partition. Right now, it's structure like:
/dev/sda1
/dev/sda2
/dev/sda3 (EXTENDED)
/dev/sda5 (logical)
/dev/sda4
I would like to "pull out" /dev/sda5 and replace /dev/sda3 entirely with it. from the extended partition and get rid of it entirely.
/dev/sda1
/dev/sda2
/dev/sda3 (formerly /dev/sda5)
/dev/sda4
Is this possible?
linux partitioning gparted logical-drive
asked Aug 9 '12 at 20:45
cemulatecemulate
44141019
I've been changing this hard drive around, and have stumbled into this problem. I'm trying to get my hard drive back to just its original 4 partitions, but I can't seem to get rid of the "shell" of an extended partition. Right now, it's structure like:
/dev/sda1
/dev/sda2
/dev/sda3 (EXTENDED)
/dev/sda5 (logical)
/dev/sda4
I would like to "pull out" /dev/sda5 and replace /dev/sda3 entirely with it. from the extended partition and get rid of it entirely.
/dev/sda1
/dev/sda2
/dev/sda3 (formerly /dev/sda5)
/dev/sda4
Is this possible?
linux partitioning gparted logical-drive
linux partitioning gparted logical-drive
asked Aug 9 '12 at 20:45
cemulatecemulate
44141019
asked Aug 9 '12 at 20:45
cemulatecemulate
44141019
asked Aug 9 '12 at 20:45
cemulatecemulate
44141019
asked Aug 9 '12 at 20:45
cemulatecemulate
44141019
asked Aug 9 '12 at 20:45
cemulatecemulate
44141019
44141019
/dev/sda3 is the group partition containing the /dev/sda5 extended partition. So, you already have just 4 partitions: sda1, 2, 5 & 4. Ignore sda3 as the group or container. I'm not sure what are you trying to get rid of ?
– Prahlad Yeri
Aug 10 '12 at 8:40
Are there any consequences to having this unnecessary container? I'm trying to make it so it has only 4 primary partitions, the extended partition doesn't need to be there.
– cemulate
Aug 10 '12 at 13:01
1
There are no "consequences" to having a container. It is a natural side effect of having an extended/logical partition within a primary one. Also, extended partition has no feature restrictions compared to primary, its only to facilitate your having more than 4 overall number of partitions. In short, you don't need to worry about it!
– Prahlad Yeri
Aug 10 '12 at 13:32
add a comment |
/dev/sda3 is the group partition containing the /dev/sda5 extended partition. So, you already have just 4 partitions: sda1, 2, 5 & 4. Ignore sda3 as the group or container. I'm not sure what are you trying to get rid of ?
– Prahlad Yeri
Aug 10 '12 at 8:40
Are there any consequences to having this unnecessary container? I'm trying to make it so it has only 4 primary partitions, the extended partition doesn't need to be there.
– cemulate
Aug 10 '12 at 13:01
1
There are no "consequences" to having a container. It is a natural side effect of having an extended/logical partition within a primary one. Also, extended partition has no feature restrictions compared to primary, its only to facilitate your having more than 4 overall number of partitions. In short, you don't need to worry about it!
– Prahlad Yeri
Aug 10 '12 at 13:32
/dev/sda3 is the group partition containing the /dev/sda5 extended partition. So, you already have just 4 partitions: sda1, 2, 5 & 4. Ignore sda3 as the group or container. I'm not sure what are you trying to get rid of ?
– Prahlad Yeri
Aug 10 '12 at 8:40
/dev/sda3 is the group partition containing the /dev/sda5 extended partition. So, you already have just 4 partitions: sda1, 2, 5 & 4. Ignore sda3 as the group or container. I'm not sure what are you trying to get rid of ?
– Prahlad Yeri
Aug 10 '12 at 8:40
Are there any consequences to having this unnecessary container? I'm trying to make it so it has only 4 primary partitions, the extended partition doesn't need to be there.
– cemulate
Aug 10 '12 at 13:01
Are there any consequences to having this unnecessary container? I'm trying to make it so it has only 4 primary partitions, the extended partition doesn't need to be there.
– cemulate
Aug 10 '12 at 13:01
1
1
There are no "consequences" to having a container. It is a natural side effect of having an extended/logical partition within a primary one. Also, extended partition has no feature restrictions compared to primary, its only to facilitate your having more than 4 overall number of partitions. In short, you don't need to worry about it!
– Prahlad Yeri
Aug 10 '12 at 13:32
There are no "consequences" to having a container. It is a natural side effect of having an extended/logical partition within a primary one. Also, extended partition has no feature restrictions compared to primary, its only to facilitate your having more than 4 overall number of partitions. In short, you don't need to worry about it!
– Prahlad Yeri
Aug 10 '12 at 13:32
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Use gparted utility to first delete
/dev/sda5and the deleting
/dev/sda3and here you will get rid of extended partition, the it should be
/dev/sda1
/dev/sda2
free space
/dev/sda4
now create new primary partition with your choice of file system. thats it its done.
answered Jan 2 '13 at 14:08
Samir ChauhanSamir Chauhan
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Use gparted utility to first delete
/dev/sda5and the deleting
/dev/sda3and here you will get rid of extended partition, the it should be
/dev/sda1
/dev/sda2
free space
/dev/sda4
now create new primary partition with your choice of file system. thats it its done.
answered Jan 2 '13 at 14:08
Samir ChauhanSamir Chauhan
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add a comment |
Use gparted utility to first delete
/dev/sda5and the deleting
/dev/sda3and here you will get rid of extended partition, the it should be
/dev/sda1
/dev/sda2
free space
/dev/sda4
now create new primary partition with your choice of file system. thats it its done.
answered Jan 2 '13 at 14:08
Samir ChauhanSamir Chauhan
318
add a comment |
Use gparted utility to first delete
/dev/sda5and the deleting
/dev/sda3and here you will get rid of extended partition, the it should be
/dev/sda1
/dev/sda2
free space
/dev/sda4
now create new primary partition with your choice of file system. thats it its done.
answered Jan 2 '13 at 14:08
Samir ChauhanSamir Chauhan
318
Use gparted utility to first delete
/dev/sda5and the deleting
/dev/sda3and here you will get rid of extended partition, the it should be
/dev/sda1
/dev/sda2
free space
/dev/sda4
now create new primary partition with your choice of file system. thats it its done.
answered Jan 2 '13 at 14:08
Samir ChauhanSamir Chauhan
318
answered Jan 2 '13 at 14:08
Samir ChauhanSamir Chauhan
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answered Jan 2 '13 at 14:08
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answered Jan 2 '13 at 14:08
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/dev/sda3 is the group partition containing the /dev/sda5 extended partition. So, you already have just 4 partitions: sda1, 2, 5 & 4. Ignore sda3 as the group or container. I'm not sure what are you trying to get rid of ?
– Prahlad Yeri
Aug 10 '12 at 8:40
Are there any consequences to having this unnecessary container? I'm trying to make it so it has only 4 primary partitions, the extended partition doesn't need to be there.
– cemulate
Aug 10 '12 at 13:01
1
There are no "consequences" to having a container. It is a natural side effect of having an extended/logical partition within a primary one. Also, extended partition has no feature restrictions compared to primary, its only to facilitate your having more than 4 overall number of partitions. In short, you don't need to worry about it!
– Prahlad Yeri
Aug 10 '12 at 13:32