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I have run into this problem two days ago. The OS warns me that root has limited disk space:

warning screenshot

So I would like to add more space to the root filesystem. These are the partitions I have:

Here are the disk partitions

sda9 : /home sda7 : / sda8 : swap

I would like to reduce the size of /dev/sda6 which is 70 GB in size,

  1. How can I reduce the size of /dev/sda6 and convert it into free space?
  2. How can I add more space for /?
MGJ
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  • It's difficult to tell which is your root disk from the images shown (please don't post images when you don't have too!) Can you add to your question the output of df -h ? Additionally, running sudo apt autoremove may assist you, by removing old kernels. – Charles Green Apr 16 '19 at 16:56
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    Why do you have a 476G W95 partition? And why in the world do you have almost 20G of swap space? Also, please [edit] your question and add i) the output of df -h and the output of lsblk. Please don't post images of text. Instead, copy/paste the output directly into your question and use the formatting tools to format it as code. – terdon Apr 16 '19 at 17:16
  • What is your Ubuntu version? – pomsky Apr 16 '19 at 21:15
  • @terdon sda9 : /home sda7 : / sda8 : swap – MGJ Apr 17 '19 at 02:03
  • @MGJ please [edit] your question and add the information I asked for. – terdon Apr 17 '19 at 08:02
  • @terdon already edited the question!! – MGJ Apr 18 '19 at 16:48
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    is this a dual boot system if not why so many partitions,and please tell what version of ubuntu you have. – trond hansen Apr 18 '19 at 21:07
  • @trond-hansen I have 3 different OS; Ubuntu 14.04(Localised Version), Linux Mint 18.3 and Windows 8.1. – MGJ Apr 21 '19 at 09:05

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gparted can be used for these Tasks, its recommended to boot external from a Live-CD of course. https://gparted.org/

Tessil
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  1. Boot your Machine from a Ubuntu-Live-CD.
  2. Ubuntu-Software-Center: under "installed" click on gPartEd to show Details and uptop Button "Start" to launch. if its not there install gPartEd via: "All" Category click the Magnifying-Glass on top-right and type in gPartEd.
  3. u should see the Layout of your Partitions for the active Disc (Disc can be changed via top-right DropDownList).
  4. The Boundaries can be clicked and dragged to resize the Partitions, finalize by clicking the green Checkmark in upper Toolbar.
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