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This is the condition of my current partition.

Disk Properties

I have 8 GB of swap space. The extended partition has 492 GB among which only 100 GB is usable, which is /dev/sda5. Then a 1 GB boot partition, which is /dev/sda6. And then there is a 391 GB file system partition /dev/sda7 which is almost empty. Is it possible for me to add this space to me /home directory?

Additional Information: When I checked my disk properties it was shown that this empty partition is mounted as /Foo. (i.e., inside the root folder). But this space is not shown when we check the properties of computer (root). But there is a folder inside root as /Foo and when I check the properties of that folder It shows It has more than 360 GB free space. Since the owner is root,I am unable to copy anything to this folder as a normal user.

My file system type is ext4.

Please feel free to ask if any additional information required.

EDIT:

This is my GParted screenshot when opened with Gksudo. enter image description here

Anonymous Platypus
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  • Ensure your computer is plugged into the power
  • Make a System Backup (You've just been promoted to User type 4)
  • Boot from an Ubuntu Live-DVD or a gparted Live-CD
  • Start gparted and you will see something like this:

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  • Click the right side of /dev/sda7 and drag it to the left (="shrink partition")
  • Move the partitions around, so there is enough space to:
  • Click the right side of /dev/sda5 and drag it to the right (="grow partition")
  • Click the green ☑
  • Go to sleep as this is going to take all night!
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Fabby
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  • I have a problem now. It doesn't actually getting shrinked. I know It would shrink if it were unused space. Bu actually the space is part of this Ubuntu partition and user has no access to it. :( – Anonymous Platypus Mar 19 '15 at 04:58
  • In that screen, just edit the "New Size" number to have it be what you want it to be: if I understood you correctly about 10% of its size, so type 32798 (you've probably double-clicked or right-clicked instead of click-and-drag.) Could you also delete all of your comments as this is starting to look like a chat room! ;-) – Fabby Mar 24 '15 at 11:33
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If you join / remove a partition, be sure to remove it from /etc/fstab also: else the OS keeps looking for it.

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