Do i allocate more space to the root or to home?

Mimi

6/14/23, 9:18 PM

I installed Ubuntu 20.04 in dual boot with Windows 10 in D drive. I chose the manual installation and gave : 8 GB to swap 15 GB to the root 8 GB to home

I want to allocate more space to ubuntu but I don't know if i need to add it to the root or home Also I follow a tutorial that says i need to move the unallocated space near the partition where I have Ubuntu installed but if i need to add space to the Root then is it okay to move the unallocated space between the Root and Home ?

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pLumo

6/14/23, 9:33 PM

You need more at both. With disk size small as this I would not separate /home and /root at all. Anyways, you did not give any information on what you want to do with your Ubuntu.

Mimi

6/14/23, 10:03 PM

@pLumo unfortunately that doesn't my question. The person wants to know how much space to give to each part but they haven''t installed Ubuntu yet which is not my case. I already have ubuntu installed and i want to add more space and i dont know which part i need to add it to. I'm using Ubuntu for work

Nmath

6/14/23, 10:03 PM

@pLumo I agree that this question is a duplicate, but I also don't like it. Conventions have changed since the question was originally asked. In any case, I agree that this question should be closed as it is also opinion based.

Nmath

6/14/23, 10:07 PM

You should not add all these additional partitions, and instead, you should use the default installation options, which puts everything on the same partition. Make sure you provide **at least** 25GB, and you would be wise to increase this amount beyond the bare minimum if you can afford the space

Mimi

6/14/23, 10:17 PM

This is not about opinion i wanna just know if there will be issues if i add space to home or Root. Also about choosing the default installation if I do that won't it erase all the files I already have in Ubuntu ?

Nmath

6/14/23, 10:23 PM

You made critical mistakes when you installed and you will have issues when your file system inevitably runs out of space. You over partitioned and did not designate enough space for the root file system. Based on your existing partition scheme, you're not going to be able to fix it unless you reinstall. Partitions are incredibly rigid and you can't take unallocated space from a non-adjacent partition. You have plenty of room, but it's not in a place where you can simply add it to your root. Delete these partitions and reinstall using the default options. Give Ubuntu at least 25GB.

Mimi

6/14/23, 10:36 PM

Okay, I will look up how to do that. Thank you everyone for your answers

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