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Expanding the [Portable Version's] USB partion size

Last updated on 5 months ago
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smcgill1969Newbie
Posted 5 months ago
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Hi all,

Hope this is the right place to ask this. Is there a way to extend the partition size of the AROS portable distro?

I've tried with GParted / EaseUS and both seem to corrupt the EXT4 partition data & then the install fails to boot after that.

I've tried a few different USB drives, all genuine Sandisk etc, with no luck - I just want to use the the full space of this 32GB key if possible...

Simon.
AMIGASYSTEMAMIGASYSTEMDistro Maintainer
Posted 5 months ago
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Hello Simon Welcome to arosworld. Which AROS portable are you referring to?
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smcgill1969Newbie
Posted 5 months ago
#3
Thanks for the quick response!

I'm writing this image to a 32GB USB key;

20250830-arosportable64.img

Which gives me;

538MB EFI
14.65 GB EXT4
13.48 GB Unallocated/Unused

If I attempt to extend the EXT4 partition, it gets corrupted - is this even feasible...?

Simon.
Edited by smcgill1969 on 21-01-2026 14:54, 5 months ago
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retrofazaDistro Maintainer
Posted 5 months ago
#4

smcgill1969 wrote:



If I attempt to extend the EXT4 partition, it gets corrupted - is this even feasible...?



You can do that, but you will also have to repair the partition table.

The question is, what do you want to achieve? Do you need more space for AROS data? Because then simply extending the Linux partition will not be enough.

I can prepare a larger image for you, which will have more space for AROS right away, if you want.
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smcgill1969Newbie
Posted 5 months ago
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I was hoping that I could copy some extra data to the root of the larger [EXT4] partition and then be able access that from within AROS / DOPUS somehow... or am I barking up the wrong tree? Smile

Simon.
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retrofazaDistro Maintainer
Posted 5 months ago
#6
No, AROS does not have access to Linux partitions there
AMIGASYSTEMAMIGASYSTEMDistro Maintainer
Posted 5 months ago
#7
@retrofaza

Question: could you create a FAT or NTFS partition so that AROS can access it, or a shared partition on the Linux side that AROS could access via SMB2? I do all this with Windows.
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retrofazaDistro Maintainer
Posted 5 months ago
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No, in AROS Portable, the user should not have access to Linux partitions on a USB flash drive. Why would they?

For users who want to use Linux at the same time, there are other solutions (AROS Linux hosted, Virtual Box, etc.).
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retrofazaDistro Maintainer
Posted 5 months ago
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smcgill1969 wrote:

@smcgill1969 - I was hoping that I could copy some extra data to the root of the larger [EXT4] partition and then be able access that from within AROS / DOPUS somehow... or am I barking up the wrong tree? Smile

Simon.


You can download the extra data directly from the Internet or (easiest) use a second USB flash drive to copy the data.
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smcgill1969Newbie
Posted 5 months ago
#10
Ahhhh, ignorance is bliss! Smile

Many thanks for the explanation(s) - I guess I'll just setup a portable Linux distro and install onto that instead... Like

All the best, Simon.
retrofaza
AMIGASYSTEMAMIGASYSTEMDistro Maintainer
Posted 5 months ago
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retrofaza wrote:

@retrofaza - No, in AROS Portable, the user should not have access to Linux partitions on a USB flash drive. Why would they?

For users who want to use Linux at the same time, there are other solutions (AROS Linux hosted, Virtual Box, etc.).

I wasn't referring to the use of Linux, but only to the possibility of sharing data. Perhaps you need files that OWB cannot download, or you need to use data from a network hard drive or shared on the network. I do this easily with Qemu, but also with native AROS.
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