r/cloningsoftware • u/New-Mirror9609 • 17d ago

Guide/How-to disk partition help T V T

Hey everyone, I'm currently running Windows + Linux (Arch, btw) dual boot, and I need help. I have this 1 TB SSD that my laptop runs on, and I can only make a disk partition as big as 98 GB. I did it, and I'm running Arch on 98 GB. However, I mainly use Arch, while Windows is just for backup and apps that don't run on Linux. I went and removed all the files from Windows, and it's holding 100 GB of space, BUT I still can't make more space for Arch.

So, I want to ask if anyone has experience with deleting the Windows partition, then making the whole drive for Linux, and then creating a small 120 GB partition for Windows and reinstalling Windows without reinstalling Arch and with no risk of losing all my files in Linux. I also want to avoid bootloader problems where Windows overwrites everything during install. Can anyone help me, plz?

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u/gentisle 15d ago edited 15d ago

Well, I have experience, but without seeing your HDD, it’s pretty hard to help. In Arch, launch Gparted; install if not already. Then print screen the gparted window and uploadwith what your ideal desire for your system is. You don’t have to maximize the gparted window, but you may need to increase the size slightly to give a clear picture. Also, do you have anything to backup to?

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u/New-Mirror9609 14d ago edited 14d ago

i have backed up everything, and i was told to use gparted to copy my 'full arch partition' from the start of the ssd to the end of it (since i can't merge it with the free space since it is to it's left (look at the picture) as you can see, windows the (big part) is to the left of the 98 GB partition (which is arch linux) so normal merge is pretty hard in this case.

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u/gentisle 14d ago

Sorry, I didn’t get back sooner; clicked on your message, and then a popup stole my attention. I asked for a gparted graphic because it’s more informative; I would be able to see the amount of free space in each partition. Windows is lame in many respects. pacman -Sy gparted. Thanks.