How to merge a Windows HPFS/NTFS partition with a Linux partition in Linux?
I have a large partition left on my hard drive after my previous Vista installation. Now I use Ubuntu and want to utilize the whole disk under one file system. I guess I should not only merge the partitions but also extend the existing Linux file system onto the new partition.
What tools should I use to ensure safe transition?
Best Answer
I would mount the NTFS read-only partition and, assuming there's enough space inside the partition being used for Ubuntu, copy all of the data that you're interested in keeping out of the NTFS partition into the Ubuntu partition.
Once that's done, I'd any one of the various LiveCD distributions such as the GParted LiveCD to resize the Ubuntu partition (which I'm assuming is probably formatted with the ext3 filesystem).