From: not.in.use@home.invalid   
      
   On Fri, 2 Jan 2026 18:51:00 +1100, Axel  wrote:   
      
      
   >(a) Use Gparted from a live disk to reduce the size of the source disk.   
   >Illustration: https://auslink.info/linux/gpart.png   
   >   
   >*However, would I be risking data loss doing this?   
      
   ( search answer )   
   Yes, there is a potential risk of data loss when shrinking a disk with   
   GParted, especially if there are software bugs, hardware issues, or   
   power failures during the process. It is highly recommended to back up   
   your data before making any changes to disk partitions.   
      
   https://gparted.org/display-doc.php%3Fname%3Dhelp-manual   
      
   half way : Resizing a Partition   
      
   it has some usefull hints to avoid potential problems.   
   Like Defragment the file system first before you shrink your   
   partition.   
      
   I take the risk using this method ( yeah, I have a backup; but not for   
   this kind of operations ).   
      
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