On Fri, Aug 16, 2002 at 11:55:48PM -0400, Steve Dondley wrote: > My hard disk is set up so my root directory and all subdirectories are on > the same primary partition. Another problem is that the primary partition > is set up at the beginning part of the disk while my swap partition is > located across town at the other end of the disk. > > Obviously, I didn't know what I was doing when I installed my Debian > installation. Now that I have a slight clue, I want to fix the problem. > > My question is: am I stuck with what I've got? I'd like to rearrange things > to put the swap file at the beginning of the disk followed by another > primary partition containing the file system subdirectories appropriately > isolated from each other in their own logical partitions. How can I do this > without deleting files? > I don't believe that it is possible. You could make a backup of all your systems, reinstall, and restore your data. Beyond that, you could boot a mini-Linux system, repartition, and restore your backups. -- ------------------------------------------ Edward Guldemond Key fingerprint: 29FF 2969 A04E F934 3F03 4329 BC56 3AA7 2F57 6735
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