move and resize partitions

[Bob]

** Reply to message from Jim Byrnes <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> on Fri, 01 Nov 2013
21:26:46 -0500

> > When I first installed Ubuntu I did not choose the best partition sizes.  Now I
> > need to resize them which will require at least moving one partition.  There is
> > another system installed and dual booted.
> >
> > I first tried to backup the current partitions.  I got a message "Temp space
> > has 11960320 available, backup needs approx 68157440."  The temp space seems to
> > be what is free on /home.  I could not find a way to change where backup
> > acquires its temp space.
> >
> > I installed gparted and the "resize/move" menu option is not active.  I assume
> > this is because I am booted from the partition I want to move.  So I am looking
> > for suggestions on how to resize and move these partitions.  I have a partition
> > for / and /home along with a swap.  My preference is to backup everything and
> > if neccessary do a restore, I do not want to reinstall.
> >
> 
> You could go to the gparted site and get the file to burn a bootable cd 
> and then boot from it to work with your partitions.

Thanks to all that replied.  The gparted CD worked.

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Robert Blair