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From: Ulli Horlacher <framstag@rus.uni-stuttgart.de>
To: linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org
Subject: shrink btrfs partition - recommended way?
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 01:36:58 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260628233658.GA3404176@tik.uni-stuttgart.de> (raw)


Is there a recommended way (or tool) to shrink a btrfs partition?

I have:

root@zoo:~# lsblk -o NAME,SIZE,FSTYPE,MOUNTPOINTS /dev/sdc
NAME    SIZE FSTYPE MOUNTPOINTS
sdc     256G
`-sdc1  256G btrfs  /LXC

root@zoo:~# df -Th /LXC
Filesystem     Type   Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sdc1      btrfs  256G   19G  236G   8% /LXC

And want to shrink /dev/sdc1 to 200 GB

I know, I can use btrfs filesystem resize and afterwards use fdisk to
delete /dev/sdc1, create a new smaller /dev/sdc1 and then add a new
/dev/sdc2 
BUT if make a calculation error with fdisk the btrfs filesystem will be
damaged.
gparted can do it all together in one step, but it needs X11, which I do
not have on host zoo. I have only text console access, no X11.
                                       
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Ullrich Horlacher              Server und Virtualisierung
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REF:<20260628233658.GA3404176@tik.uni-stuttgart.de>

             reply	other threads:[~2026-06-28 23:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-06-28 23:36 Ulli Horlacher [this message]
2026-06-28 23:54 ` shrink btrfs partition - recommended way? Roman Mamedov
2026-06-29  0:42 ` Qu Wenruo

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