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I currently have three booted up operating systems on my Desktop:

  • Kali Linux
  • Ubuntu
  • Windows 10

The three of them are booted up from my SSD. both Ubuntu and Kali /home partitions are as shown in the picture below partitioned on my HDD

Windows Disk management

Now as you can see in the picture, I created an unallocated space of 200gb to add to my Ubuntu /home partition. However the problem is I cannot see the unallocated space in gparted as free space. As a matter of fact I cannot see the unallocated space at all. The highlighted partition of 34.81 GB in the picture is my Ubuntu /home folder.

Gparted partitions HDD

How can I resize ubuntu /home folder if I cannot see the unallocated space in there ? and why can I not see it ?

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  • Apparently it's because your disk was converted to Dynamic disk and the unallocated space is in the LDM data partition ( [3425.9 + 200] / 1024 = 3.54). Not sure if/how you can shrink it to get the space out though. And I suggest you do some research to make sure it is safe to shrink it with gparted, if it provides you an option.
    – Tom Yan
    Commented Mar 18, 2016 at 15:45
  • @TomYan you are saying because HDD is converted into Dynamic space ? if so I need to convert it into what ?
    – Mohamad Zein
    Commented Mar 18, 2016 at 15:49
  • would it be to basic disk ?
    – Mohamad Zein
    Commented Mar 18, 2016 at 15:49
  • Well yeah I'm referring to Dynamic instead of Basic shown for the disk in Disk Management. I am not sure if Windows allows you to convert it back for a "system drive", nor am I sure if it's necessary (maybe you can just shrink the LDM data partition (sdb3) in some way so that the unallocated space will "get out" naturally).
    – Tom Yan
    Commented Mar 18, 2016 at 15:55
  • I cannot shrink the LDM data from gparted that is for sure
    – Mohamad Zein
    Commented Mar 18, 2016 at 15:56

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There are third-party tools that claim to be able to convert from LDM/dynamic disk format to a conventional partition setup. MiniTool Partition Wizard and EaseUS Partition Master both claim to have this capability; however, I've never used either tool, and so I can't vouch for either of them. I strongly recommend that you back up all your personal data, and ideally everything, from any disk before you attempt this sort of operation.

It looks like the disk isn't a boot disk, so another option is to back it up, repartition it, and restore it. If you do this, I recommend doing the partitioning from Linux, since then you'll be less likely to accidentally create another LDM setup. (LDM is a Windows-specific type of disk format.)

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  • can you use the tool on a disk that is already divided into multiple partitions like Disk 1?
    – Mohamad Zein
    Commented Mar 19, 2016 at 16:00

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