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Date:      Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:16:33 -0500
From:      Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com>
To:        =?windows-1251?B?yu7t/Oru4iDF4uPl7ejp?= <kes-kes@yandex.ru>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   reduce partition size. HELP
Message-ID:  <20222.32401.326222.536203@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
In-Reply-To: <211353632.20111231040344@yandex.ru>
References:  <211353632.20111231040344@yandex.ru>

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=?windows-1251?B?yu7t/Oru4iDF4uPl7ejp?= writes:

>  Is there any way to reduce partition size on live system?

	No.
	Basic steps:
	0) go to single-user; unmount partition
	1) backup affected partition; test backup
	2) delete old partition
	3) create new/smaller partition
	4) restore from backup


				Robert Huff





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