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How can I enlarge a partition containing active Catalina OS on last part of drive

Hi


I have a drive with my presently active Catalina OS on last part of drive, then an unused 50 GB partition, and then a 901 GB Macintosh HD partition.


How can I allow the Catalina OS partition to use the 50GB unused space?


Thanks


Niitaka

iMac 21.5"

Posted on May 23, 2020 5:04 AM

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Posted on May 23, 2020 6:15 PM

I was under the impression that AFP was easier to work with.

It's APFS and it is easier, but you are confusing the File System from the physical device configuration. The file system won't change how a drive is physically partitioned. The partitioning exists in a layer above the file system


I think your idea has merit. If you can split your Macintosh HD partition, then clone it to that partition, you can then delete the current partition and merge that into the new one.

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May 23, 2020 6:15 PM in response to niitaka

I was under the impression that AFP was easier to work with.

It's APFS and it is easier, but you are confusing the File System from the physical device configuration. The file system won't change how a drive is physically partitioned. The partitioning exists in a layer above the file system


I think your idea has merit. If you can split your Macintosh HD partition, then clone it to that partition, you can then delete the current partition and merge that into the new one.

May 23, 2020 5:49 PM in response to Barney-15E

Hi Barney-15E

Thanks for the reply. I suspected as much.

What is the best way of dealing with this.


I was under the impression that AFP was easier to work with.


As I'm now getting warnings about lack of space in my Catalina data area, it appears I have to do something.

What would be the recommended course of action here? Can I clone my present Catalina partition into a larger one on the drive?


Regards


Niitaka




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