>>>>> "Dan" == Dan <grinnz@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
Dan> What you need to do is DELETE the partition, and then
Ouch!
I take it deleting it then recreating it in the same position (but for
a smaller length) is supposed NOT to lose the data if you get it
right?
Dan> recreate it at the correct size. (If you're using ext3;
Dan> parted can resize some other types of filesystems like ext2,
Dan> vfat itself.) But if you do it too small, you could lose
Dan> everything.
Dan> backup everything on the partition first, if that's possible.
I wish it was.
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Colin Adams
Preston Lancashire