move and resize partitions

[Jim Byrnes]

On 11/01/2013 07:39 PM, Bob wrote:
> 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.

Regards,  Jim