help with partition

[Nils Kassube]

Steve wrote:
> It also depends on where the partitions are on the disk. I think you
>  can only extend/shrink a partition from the end  not the start.

Well, if you use gparted it works with both ends. If you shrink a 
partition from the start, gparted would actually first shrink it from 
the end and then move the partition. While it does work, it takes a very 
long time (many hours depending on partition size).


Nils