Have fat32 and ext3 partitions on my SD card, both 4 GB in size. Want to resize them without losing data or having to reinstall anything, using Windows tools only (no Linux!).
If I
1. backup the ext3 partition to my PC hard drive using HDClone,
2. delete existing ext3 partition with MiniTool Partition Wizard,
3. enlarge existing fat32 partition into unallocated space with Partition Wizard,
4. create a new ext3 partition of desired size in the rest of unallocated space with
Partition Wizard,
5. restore the ext3 from backup to the new ext3 partition,
will that work?
hmmm, you have to try ans tell us,
afaik ,, there is no way without backing up data and reformatting .. atleast on WIN
i did a few times it works. but it may be a good idea to flash mgldr after you put sd into phone.
wuzzi said:
Have fat32 and ext3 partitions on my SD card, both 4 GB in size. Want to resize them without losing data or having to reinstall anything, using Windows tools only (no Linux!).
If I
1. backup the ext3 partition to my PC hard drive using HDClone,
2. delete existing ext3 partition with MiniTool Partition Wizard,
3. enlarge existing fat32 partition into unallocated space with Partition Wizard,
4. create a new ext3 partition of desired size in the rest of unallocated space with
Partition Wizard,
5. restore the ext3 from backup to the new ext3 partition,
will that work?
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They recommend backing up your data before resizing, it (may) corrupt the stored data
How would i do that:
-backup sd card files on pc.
-make a backup with cwm (also backups sd ext..)
-boot to recovery->advanced->partition sd card: choose your size.
-restore you files from pc to sd
-boot to cwm and restore backup.
Well, I performed the routine on a different sd card now. Created a small ext3 and restored my backups to the appropiate partitions. Said "no" when HDClone asked to "change partition sizes for best compatibility". Seems to have worked beautifully, everythings runs just like before.
Thanks everybody!
I have the same desire: i want to resize my ext partition without losing data.
Many threads have suggested the following:
- backup ext partition (for example though clockwork or in Linux)
- shrink fat partition, delete ext and create new larger ext
- restore backup
I'm sure this routine will work, but it seems rather inefficient.
Therefore my question is: can't i use Minitool Partition Wizard to shrink the fat partition and then enlarge the ext partition all through resizing (and all while the data)?
Can use minitool partition wizard home edition it's free for personal use you can create, resize ,delete any kind of partitions included ext3 and ext4
*Backup your data first
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saeid63t, i tried resizing with minitool PW.
While it can successfully resize fat32 partitions (and retain data) it cannot resize or merge ext3 partitions.
Fortunately Gparted can. I downloaded and burned the Gparted bootable live cd. Once booted I resized the ext3 partition while retaining all data of the ext3 partition.
The end result: i enlarger my ext-partition in 10 minutes without restoring or reinstalling any data from recovery and without formating or recreating partitions from scratch again. Gparted all the way for more efficiency!
Write data to ext3
wuzzi said:
Well, I performed the routine on a different sd card now. Created a small ext3 and restored my backups to the appropiate partitions. Said "no" when HDClone asked to "change partition sizes for best compatibility". Seems to have worked beautifully, everythings runs just like before.
Thanks everybody!
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How did you restore data(write data) to new ext3 partition ??
please help....
I couldn't get Mini-Partition or EaseUS to resize the EXT3 partition. I could easily create a larger one, but copying will put the EXT3 partition only into unallocated space, not integrate into an existing EXT3 partition. I even tried reducing the FAT32 partition on my smaller SD card to make room to resize the existing EXT3 partition and the same problem happened.
Does anyone know how to resize an EXT3 partition? You'd think this would be more widely asked about or addressed, given how people will move from smaller to larger SD cards. Yet... once you've got a 2Gb EXT3 partition, you never need to increase it (at least given the current Android ROM's). So, I just moved all of my apps back to the phone, installed the new SD card, then moved them back manually. Thankfully I'm just starting out and didn't have more than a dozen apps to move.
It seems we can use minitool pw to manage sd card partition directly, like resize partition, delete partition, extend partition and copy partititon.
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i'm on superhero v2 and i need to reformat my ext2 partition for apps to sd. I dont have a card reader so are ther any ways to do this through the phone?
What do you exactly mean by reformat? You could format your SDcard in the SDcard + Phone storage section and it erases all your data, but deletes any existing partitions. And then you could use AppstoSD2 by MarcusMaximus to partition your SD card to fat32 and ext2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3582509&postcount=52
hi everyone,
I want to format my ext partition but i can't find a way to do that and i don't want to repartition or format my whole sd card just ext3 part, is there anyway to do this?
thanks...
gparted should do it for you.
If preferably wanting to do in windows, get minitool partition wizard home edition, you should see two seperate partitions (ext3 and fat32 I'm guessing is your set up)
Remeber though, most likely using the ext3 with your build means it contains all your apps etc, so use titanium backup or something to keep them.
I have android on my Hd2 and the sd card is partioned with a fat32 and an ext3 partion...
I now want to buy a bigger sd card, but how do I migrate the SD partition?
I mean I can create an ext3 partition on the new sd card, move the data from the old fat32 to the new fat32 partition, but what about the ext3 partition whch is not visible in Windows?
thanks
you'll need to find a proper partition manager. I think partition magic could work
Aryante said:
you'll need to find a proper partition manager. I think partition magic could work
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I do have a partition manager for windows, but i thought this would only create partitions and not copy them...
I found this link:
http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2007/03/mount-ext2-or-ext3-partition-in-windows.html
a cwm restore won't work ??
I installed the latest SwiftDroid v2.0 RC4.
Before it I wiped everything.
After flashing I entered into Clockwork Recovery. I wiped data again (I had problem with repartitioning so I did it again), and then s*it happened.
I didn't know it will wipe out SD card ! I backuped it, and it wouldn't be problem if it wiped it.
The problem is, it erased ext2 partition, swap partition, and heavily crippled main FAT32 partition. Now my microSD card has only 1,86 GB, and it has 4 GB capacity! The half capacity is gone ! I checked in MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition, and couldn't beleive. OK, maybe MiniTool is wrong. I booted Parted Magic, and the same s*it !
Is there any way o claim back lost 2 GB of space, or should I go and buy new microSD?
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I installed the latest SwiftDroid v2.0 RC4.
Before it I wiped everything.
After flashing I entered into Clockwork Recovery. I wiped data again (I had problem with repartitioning so I did it again), and then s*it happened.
I didn't know it will wipe out SD card ! I backuped it, and it wouldn't be problem if it wiped it.
The problem is, it erased ext2 partition, swap partition, and heavily crippled main FAT32 partition. Now my microSD card has only 1,86 GB, and it has 4 GB capacity! The half capacity is gone ! I checked in MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition, and couldn't beleive. OK, maybe MiniTool is wrong. I booted Parted Magic, and the same s*it !
Is there any way o claim back lost 2 GB of space, or should I go and buy new microSD?
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In MiniTool or parted magic, delete all of the partitions on your SDCard. Then create a fat32 partition from the unallocated space. Note: You WILL lose all data from the SDCard when doing this. Then try re-partitioning using clockwork. Also, you don't need the ext2 partition if you are planning to use apps2sd in swiftdroid, as you can use Android's built in one that doesn't require a seperate SDCard partition.
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In MiniTool or parted magic, delete all of the partitions on your SDCard. Then create a fat32 partition from the unallocated space. Note: You WILL lose all data from the SDCard when doing this. Then try re-partitioning using clockwork. Also, you don't need the ext2 partition if you are planning to use apps2sd in swiftdroid, as you can use Android's built in one that doesn't require a seperate SDCard partition.
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I forgot to type I did it.
I deleted partition (it wasn't FAT32, it was FAT16 after CR messed up!), and microSD has only 1,86 GB.
Entered in Clockwork Recovery, and it can't mount microSD card.
Frustrating.
angemon10 said:
I forgot to type I did it.
I deleted partition (it wasn't FAT32, it was FAT16 after CR messed up!), and microSD has only 1,86 GB.
Entered in Clockwork Recovery, and it can't mount microSD card.
Frustrating.
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You can try something but it requires Ubuntu installed or livecd (Not sure if other distros have the same utility)
Put your SDCard into a card reader (or you can try and mount it using USB) and then search Disk Utility from the Unity menu and open it (or in the standard user interface go to System>Administration>Disk Utility)
Click on your SDCard in the sidebar, and then Choose 'Format Drive' (at the top) Choose Master Boot Record and then click ok. Then format the SDCard as FAT32.
Hi guys!
I have really particular question, which I have not found any answer to. I have my microSD card partitioned and I did backup of the system with CWM, but I have marked sd-ext option too. Now I have few questions:
1) So when I will format my microSD card and don't create new partition, then recover my earlier done backup of my system and sd-ext through CWM , will second partition (ext4) will also be recreated? or I should re-partition my microSD and then recover my sd-ext files through CMW?
2) When re-partition is needed, can I choose create ext2 and recover my sd-ext data which was on ext4? is it possible?
3) When I know that my backed up files on second partition was for example 4GB, and I still had 6GB free space (both give 10GB in total), can I shrink my newly created second partition to 8GB in total, and leaving 4 GB free space instead of 6GB before. Will it affect recovered through CWM files?
4) And lastly I would like to know when I copy microSD files to computer, files are only those from first FAT32 partition? When I wipe my microSD and copy these files back to microSD, I assume all my ext4 (second partition) files are lost? and then, all linked apps through link2sd will be broken (deleted?)? There is only one option to backup them and is it through CWM recovery with "sd-ext" option? or is there anything else?