Quirky Xerus64 8.5 - Can I expand the main partition.

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ConcurrentSquared
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Quirky Xerus64 8.5 - Can I expand the main partition.

#1 Post by ConcurrentSquared »

I have a 32gb usb thumb stick that Quirky's main partition only covers 6.49gib. I have about 22.25gib extra that I would like to cover to have more space. I have heard that editing partitions can lose files and become corrupted.
Is there a way to expand it without the risk of losing files and corruption.

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#2 Post by don570 »

If your partitioning software shows some free unformatted space you can expand into that as long as it is contiguous .
(but save your files first).

However alternate solution ---> put your pupsave file on another partition.
Puppy will check inside folders for a save file.
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I believe it's even possible to put your base SFS file on another partition
Controls which file is loaded as BaseSfs. Specify full path and filename.
Example- pupsfs=sdb1:/pwary/wary_511.sfs
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/BootParametersPuppy
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#3 Post by ConcurrentSquared »

Thank you.

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