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[#]: subject: (App Highlight: Open Source Disk Partitioning Tool GParted)
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[#]: via: (https://itsfoss.com/gparted/)
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[#]: author: (Ankush Das https://itsfoss.com/author/ankush/)
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App Highlight: Open Source Disk Partitioning Tool GParted
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_**Brief: GParted is an incredibly popular and free partition editor available for Linux distros. Here, we take a look at what it offers in brief.**_
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### GParted: A Free & Open-Source GUI-based Partition Manager
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GParted is undoubtedly one of the [best partition managers for Linux][2] out there. The user interface is very simple and gets the job done.
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In some cases, you end up using [GParted][3] to fix or format your USB drive as well. I had a [USB disk which I couldn’t format in Ubuntu][4] using the “Disks” app – this is where GParted came to the rescue.
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So, it is a quite useful tool with a lot of good features. Let me highlight them for you.
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Warning!
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Playing with disk partitioning is a risky task. Don’t do it unless it’s absolutely necessary. Or else, you might just end up wiping the entire disk.
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### Features of GParted
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You can do a lot of things with GParted, ranging from a simple format task to important partitioning tasks. I’ll highlight the key features with some screenshots to help you know more about it before installing it.
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#### Create partition tables
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You can create a new partition table for your new disks or erase the content of your existing disk to modify the partition table.
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You will be able to select msdos, gpt, atari, and a lot more types of partition tables.
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#### Create, move, label, delete & modify partitions
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You can easily create, label, delete or modify the partitions with a bunch of options available within GParted.
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Of course, you will have to be careful about what you want to do.
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The good thing is that GParted makes sure that you do not directly apply any changes – it queues up your selected operations/tasks and asks for another final confirmation before you hit it.
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The tick mark symbol ✓on the top allows you to confirm the changes and then only your changes take into effect.
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Here’s another screenshot for the options you have available for the partitions:
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#### Attempt data rescue
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Apart from editing partitions, you can also try to [recover your lost data in Linux][8] using the “**Attempt Data Rescue**” feature as shown in the screenshot below.
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It is worth noting that you do not have this feature installed by default – you only see the option visible. So, for the data recovery feature to work, you have to install gpart separately using the following command (on Ubuntu/Debian-based distributions):
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sudo apt install gpart
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In addition to all the key features, it supports a wide range of storage devices and filesystems. You can learn more about it from the [list of features][10] on their official website.
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### Installing GParted on Ubuntu and other Linux distributions
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You might have GParted pre-installed. So, make sure to verify that. If you do not have it installed, you can head into the software center to get it installed.
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In case you want to use the terminal, simply type in the following command:
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sudo apt install gparted
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```
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As I mentioned above, if you want the data recovery option, you should install gpart package in addition to gparted package.
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If you’re using any other Linux distribution, you can either find it in the respective software manager or simply check out the [official download instructions][11].
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[Download GParted][11]
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**Wrapping Up**
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GParted is a very useful and important tool when it comes to dealing with disk management and partitions. However, you will have to be careful while using it for the obvious reasons.
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Have you tried GParted? Which other partitioning tool you use on Linux? Feel free to share your experiences in the comments below.
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via: https://itsfoss.com/gparted/
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作者：[Ankush Das][a]
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选题：[lujun9972][b]
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[a]: https://itsfoss.com/author/ankush/
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[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972
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[1]: https://i1.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/gparted-screenshot.png?ssl=1
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[2]: https://itsfoss.com/partition-managers-linux/
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[3]: https://gparted.org/
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[4]: https://itsfoss.com/format-usb-drive-sd-card-ubuntu/
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[5]: https://i1.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/gparted-create-partition-table.png?ssl=1
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[6]: https://i0.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/gparted-modify-partitions.png?ssl=1
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[7]: https://i1.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/gparted-partition-options.png?ssl=1
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[8]: https://itsfoss.com/recover-deleted-files-linux/
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[9]: https://i1.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/gparted-attempt-data-rescue-feature.png?ssl=1
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[10]: https://gparted.org/features.php
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[11]: https://gparted.org/download.php
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