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Hello, I am trying to recover unallocated space in my flash drive. I'm not quite sure how it got to this point. I have tried the following commands:



resize2fs



sudo resize2fs /dev/sdc1
resize2fs 1.42.13 (17-May-2015)
The filesystem is already 1011875 (4k) blocks long. Nothing to do!



badblock



sudo resize2fs /dev/sdc1
resize2fs 1.42.13 (17-May-2015)
The filesystem is already 1011875 (4k) blocks long. Nothing to do!



When I use Check in gparted, nothing happens.
How can I recover the space on my flashdrive? Sorry for the poor formatting, still learning...










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Hello, I am trying to recover unallocated space in my flash drive. I'm not quite sure how it got to this point. I have tried the following commands:



resize2fs



sudo resize2fs /dev/sdc1
resize2fs 1.42.13 (17-May-2015)
The filesystem is already 1011875 (4k) blocks long. Nothing to do!



badblock



sudo resize2fs /dev/sdc1
resize2fs 1.42.13 (17-May-2015)
The filesystem is already 1011875 (4k) blocks long. Nothing to do!



When I use Check in gparted, nothing happens.
How can I recover the space on my flashdrive? Sorry for the poor formatting, still learning...










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enter image description here



Hello, I am trying to recover unallocated space in my flash drive. I'm not quite sure how it got to this point. I have tried the following commands:



resize2fs



sudo resize2fs /dev/sdc1
resize2fs 1.42.13 (17-May-2015)
The filesystem is already 1011875 (4k) blocks long. Nothing to do!



badblock



sudo resize2fs /dev/sdc1
resize2fs 1.42.13 (17-May-2015)
The filesystem is already 1011875 (4k) blocks long. Nothing to do!



When I use Check in gparted, nothing happens.
How can I recover the space on my flashdrive? Sorry for the poor formatting, still learning...










share|improve this question














enter image description here



Hello, I am trying to recover unallocated space in my flash drive. I'm not quite sure how it got to this point. I have tried the following commands:



resize2fs



sudo resize2fs /dev/sdc1
resize2fs 1.42.13 (17-May-2015)
The filesystem is already 1011875 (4k) blocks long. Nothing to do!



badblock



sudo resize2fs /dev/sdc1
resize2fs 1.42.13 (17-May-2015)
The filesystem is already 1011875 (4k) blocks long. Nothing to do!



When I use Check in gparted, nothing happens.
How can I recover the space on my flashdrive? Sorry for the poor formatting, still learning...







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  • little late for the answer but this video might be helpful youtu.be/MShpImlWVFM

    – guest123
    Aug 16 '18 at 6:10

















little late for the answer but this video might be helpful youtu.be/MShpImlWVFM

– guest123
Aug 16 '18 at 6:10





little late for the answer but this video might be helpful youtu.be/MShpImlWVFM

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Before resizing your filesystem, you need to extend your partition.



One way to do that would be with fdisk. Say I have a 20G disk, with a 5G partition like this:



fdisk /dev/sda
> p
Disk /dev/sda: 20 GiB, 21474836480 bytes, 41943040 sectors
...
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 2048 40957 43005 5G 83 Linux


First, I'll delete my partition, then create one starting at the same sector, finishing at the end of my disk, using the same partition type.



Command (m for help): d       
Selected partition 1
Partition 1 has been deleted.

Command (m for help): n
Partition type
p primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
e extended (container for logical partitions)
Select (default p): p
Partition number (1-4, default 1):
First sector (2048-41943039, default 2048):
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G,T,P} (2048-41943039, default 41943039):

Created a new partition 1 of type 'Linux' and of size 20 GiB.

Command (m for help): p
...
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 2048 41943039 41940992 20G 83 Linux


If you're sure the partition starts at the same offset, then you may write your changes:



Command (m for help): w


Your OS may not be able to reload the partition table, at which point you could have to reboot. Or, with a removable media, just unplug/plug back in.



Then, you'll be able to use resize2fs.






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  • Hello, and thank you for your comment.

    – edward
    Dec 18 '16 at 5:09











  • Hello, and thank you for your comment. When I try to delete the partition, it says the following: No partition is defined yet! Could not delete partition 1

    – edward
    Dec 18 '16 at 5:10











  • Are you sure you opened the right device (/dev/sdc)? Listing partitions (with p) should confirm something exists. Does it?

    – SYN
    Dec 19 '16 at 5:59











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Before resizing your filesystem, you need to extend your partition.



One way to do that would be with fdisk. Say I have a 20G disk, with a 5G partition like this:



fdisk /dev/sda
> p
Disk /dev/sda: 20 GiB, 21474836480 bytes, 41943040 sectors
...
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 2048 40957 43005 5G 83 Linux


First, I'll delete my partition, then create one starting at the same sector, finishing at the end of my disk, using the same partition type.



Command (m for help): d       
Selected partition 1
Partition 1 has been deleted.

Command (m for help): n
Partition type
p primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
e extended (container for logical partitions)
Select (default p): p
Partition number (1-4, default 1):
First sector (2048-41943039, default 2048):
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G,T,P} (2048-41943039, default 41943039):

Created a new partition 1 of type 'Linux' and of size 20 GiB.

Command (m for help): p
...
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 2048 41943039 41940992 20G 83 Linux


If you're sure the partition starts at the same offset, then you may write your changes:



Command (m for help): w


Your OS may not be able to reload the partition table, at which point you could have to reboot. Or, with a removable media, just unplug/plug back in.



Then, you'll be able to use resize2fs.






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  • Hello, and thank you for your comment.

    – edward
    Dec 18 '16 at 5:09











  • Hello, and thank you for your comment. When I try to delete the partition, it says the following: No partition is defined yet! Could not delete partition 1

    – edward
    Dec 18 '16 at 5:10











  • Are you sure you opened the right device (/dev/sdc)? Listing partitions (with p) should confirm something exists. Does it?

    – SYN
    Dec 19 '16 at 5:59
















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Before resizing your filesystem, you need to extend your partition.



One way to do that would be with fdisk. Say I have a 20G disk, with a 5G partition like this:



fdisk /dev/sda
> p
Disk /dev/sda: 20 GiB, 21474836480 bytes, 41943040 sectors
...
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 2048 40957 43005 5G 83 Linux


First, I'll delete my partition, then create one starting at the same sector, finishing at the end of my disk, using the same partition type.



Command (m for help): d       
Selected partition 1
Partition 1 has been deleted.

Command (m for help): n
Partition type
p primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
e extended (container for logical partitions)
Select (default p): p
Partition number (1-4, default 1):
First sector (2048-41943039, default 2048):
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G,T,P} (2048-41943039, default 41943039):

Created a new partition 1 of type 'Linux' and of size 20 GiB.

Command (m for help): p
...
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 2048 41943039 41940992 20G 83 Linux


If you're sure the partition starts at the same offset, then you may write your changes:



Command (m for help): w


Your OS may not be able to reload the partition table, at which point you could have to reboot. Or, with a removable media, just unplug/plug back in.



Then, you'll be able to use resize2fs.






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  • Hello, and thank you for your comment.

    – edward
    Dec 18 '16 at 5:09











  • Hello, and thank you for your comment. When I try to delete the partition, it says the following: No partition is defined yet! Could not delete partition 1

    – edward
    Dec 18 '16 at 5:10











  • Are you sure you opened the right device (/dev/sdc)? Listing partitions (with p) should confirm something exists. Does it?

    – SYN
    Dec 19 '16 at 5:59














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Before resizing your filesystem, you need to extend your partition.



One way to do that would be with fdisk. Say I have a 20G disk, with a 5G partition like this:



fdisk /dev/sda
> p
Disk /dev/sda: 20 GiB, 21474836480 bytes, 41943040 sectors
...
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 2048 40957 43005 5G 83 Linux


First, I'll delete my partition, then create one starting at the same sector, finishing at the end of my disk, using the same partition type.



Command (m for help): d       
Selected partition 1
Partition 1 has been deleted.

Command (m for help): n
Partition type
p primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
e extended (container for logical partitions)
Select (default p): p
Partition number (1-4, default 1):
First sector (2048-41943039, default 2048):
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G,T,P} (2048-41943039, default 41943039):

Created a new partition 1 of type 'Linux' and of size 20 GiB.

Command (m for help): p
...
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 2048 41943039 41940992 20G 83 Linux


If you're sure the partition starts at the same offset, then you may write your changes:



Command (m for help): w


Your OS may not be able to reload the partition table, at which point you could have to reboot. Or, with a removable media, just unplug/plug back in.



Then, you'll be able to use resize2fs.






share|improve this answer













Before resizing your filesystem, you need to extend your partition.



One way to do that would be with fdisk. Say I have a 20G disk, with a 5G partition like this:



fdisk /dev/sda
> p
Disk /dev/sda: 20 GiB, 21474836480 bytes, 41943040 sectors
...
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 2048 40957 43005 5G 83 Linux


First, I'll delete my partition, then create one starting at the same sector, finishing at the end of my disk, using the same partition type.



Command (m for help): d       
Selected partition 1
Partition 1 has been deleted.

Command (m for help): n
Partition type
p primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
e extended (container for logical partitions)
Select (default p): p
Partition number (1-4, default 1):
First sector (2048-41943039, default 2048):
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G,T,P} (2048-41943039, default 41943039):

Created a new partition 1 of type 'Linux' and of size 20 GiB.

Command (m for help): p
...
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 2048 41943039 41940992 20G 83 Linux


If you're sure the partition starts at the same offset, then you may write your changes:



Command (m for help): w


Your OS may not be able to reload the partition table, at which point you could have to reboot. Or, with a removable media, just unplug/plug back in.



Then, you'll be able to use resize2fs.







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  • Hello, and thank you for your comment.

    – edward
    Dec 18 '16 at 5:09











  • Hello, and thank you for your comment. When I try to delete the partition, it says the following: No partition is defined yet! Could not delete partition 1

    – edward
    Dec 18 '16 at 5:10











  • Are you sure you opened the right device (/dev/sdc)? Listing partitions (with p) should confirm something exists. Does it?

    – SYN
    Dec 19 '16 at 5:59



















  • Hello, and thank you for your comment.

    – edward
    Dec 18 '16 at 5:09











  • Hello, and thank you for your comment. When I try to delete the partition, it says the following: No partition is defined yet! Could not delete partition 1

    – edward
    Dec 18 '16 at 5:10











  • Are you sure you opened the right device (/dev/sdc)? Listing partitions (with p) should confirm something exists. Does it?

    – SYN
    Dec 19 '16 at 5:59

















Hello, and thank you for your comment.

– edward
Dec 18 '16 at 5:09





Hello, and thank you for your comment.

– edward
Dec 18 '16 at 5:09













Hello, and thank you for your comment. When I try to delete the partition, it says the following: No partition is defined yet! Could not delete partition 1

– edward
Dec 18 '16 at 5:10





Hello, and thank you for your comment. When I try to delete the partition, it says the following: No partition is defined yet! Could not delete partition 1

– edward
Dec 18 '16 at 5:10













Are you sure you opened the right device (/dev/sdc)? Listing partitions (with p) should confirm something exists. Does it?

– SYN
Dec 19 '16 at 5:59





Are you sure you opened the right device (/dev/sdc)? Listing partitions (with p) should confirm something exists. Does it?

– SYN
Dec 19 '16 at 5:59


















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