partition issues

[Ken D'Ambrosio]

>> Colin's heart is in the right place, but he forgot an important 
>> detail: sda6
>> and sda5 are extended partitions that reside, in turn, on sda2.  So 
>> you can
>> resize (presumably; I'm not sure I've ever tried this) sda6, but then 
>> you'll
>> need to move sda5 to the rightward boundary, and THEN you'll need to 
>> resize
>> sda2, too.
> 
> I don't think I forgot anything. According to the information above
> sda5 is already at the top (or right) of sda2 so cannot be moved.
> after removing sda6 then sda5 can be shrunk (upwards from the bottom)
> so there is no space at the front of sda5. The free space will then be
> between sda1 and sda2 so sda1 can be extended.


My apologies; I mis-read your post.  (Though sda5 might -- depending on 
the exact location -- have still needed moving before re-sizing sda2.)  
Fortunately, however, it's all now mooted. ;-)

-Ken