Features
The following actions and file systems are supported by GParted.
| File System | Detect | Read | Create | Grow | Shrink | Move | Copy | Check | Label | Required software |
| btrfs |
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| crypt-luks |
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| ext2 |
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[1]
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e2fsprogs |
| ext3 |
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[1]
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e2fsprogs |
| ext4 |
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e2fsprogs v1.41+ |
| fat16 |
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[1]
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[6]
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dosfstools |
| fat32 |
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[6]
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dosfstools |
| hfs |
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hfsutils |
| hfs+ |
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hfsprogs |
| jfs |
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[2]
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jfsutils |
| linux-swap |
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mkswap (part of util-linux) |
| lvm2 pv |
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| ntfs |
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ntfsprogs, xxd (part of vim-common), dd |
| reiser4 |
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reiser4progs |
| reiserfs |
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reiserfsprogs |
| ufs |
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| xfs |
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xfsprogs |
| File System | Detect | Read | Create | Grow | Shrink | Move | Copy | Check | Label | Required software |
[1] The copy is performed by gparted (previously dd was used).
[2] You need kernel support for this file system if you want to grow it (module needs to be loaded).
[3] Although it's not possible to shrink an xfs file system directly, you can shrink it using GParted's copy functionality.
[4] Native available through libparted.
[5] Copy performed using xfsdump and xfsrestore.
[6] Requires mtools to read and write labels.
[7] The blkid command from e2fsprogs v1.41+ is required for ext4 detection.
