Ger my space back on sd card?

[illinoissparks18]

I have a 8 gb sdcard. I used data2ext and now i dont use it and want to get that space i partioned back. How? Thank you!

 

[epidenimus]

Use a tool like Gparted Live to erase the ext partition and expand the FAT32 primary (or any one you like). You might like to back up any important files, just in case something doesn't go as expected.

 

[illinoissparks18]

Thank you. Of course regular windows cant do it lol

 

[epidenimus]

Thank you. Of course regular windows cant do it lol

You're very welcome.

Use an Operating System to manage disks? Why would you wanna do that when you can play Minesweeper and use Notepad and Internet Explorer...?

FYI: if you are not already familiar, using Linux when playing with Android has LOTS of advantages. You do not worry about the stupid drivers and it recognizes filesystems other than NTFS & FAT, such as your EXT. And of course Gparted is included with most distros and available for all.

 

[illinoissparks18]

gonna look into Ubuntu thanks!

 

[epidenimus]

Awesome. Feel free to PM me with any questions you may have.

 

[Va1ha11a]

Ubuntu in particular makes it very easy to dual boot. Just install the .exe installer from their website and choose how much space you want to give to it. Currently multi-booting Ubuntu, Win7, and Joli OS.

 

[epidenimus]

Ubuntu in particular makes it very easy to dual boot. Just install the .exe installer from their website and choose how much space you want to give to it. Currently multi-booting Ubuntu, Win7, and Joli OS.

It does it great for a trial, but long term, it kind of sucks. Installing it inside a user profile on a NTFS partition? It's worth checking out that way, but I find it strange that they push that as a "dual boot" option.

 

[twtippets]

You can also run Ubuntu in virtual box.

 

[CuriousNoob]

Windows work if you right click on Computer and click manage. It's just complicated. I use ES Partition Manager. In recovery, you can also partition back to normal.

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[epidenimus]

You can also run Ubuntu in virtual box.

Very true. But doesn't the host OS handle drivers for attached USB devices, making them available as virtual devices to the guest OS? If you are going to Vbox it, then it's prolly easier to make Windows the guest (if you determine that you actually need it). Or just partition and do a proper dual boot configuration.

Either way, using Linux is more compatible and the preferred way to work with Android and its storage.