Hugo • 5/27/2024

Growing my root partition to the left

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This article details the author's process of recovering space from an unused 16GB swap partition on their Linux laptop to expand their main root partition. It covers deleting the swap partition, creating a full disk backup, and using tools like sfdisk and a gparted live USB to move and grow the root partition to the left, addressing challenges with partition alignment and data safety.

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