Subj : Re: df displays incorrect partition size
To   : comp.os.linux
From : gordian
Date : Thu Jun 24 2004 11:06 am

Stuart Fuller wrote:
 > White Spirit wrote:
 >
 >>My Linux installation was on a 30Gb partition (/dev/hda1).  I have
 >>since backed up and untarred onto a 60Gb partition (dev/hda1 likewise,
 >>having repartitioned the drive) but df still displays the capacity of
 >>the partition as 30Gb.  Fdisk and /proc/partitions show the capacity
 >>correctly as 60Gb but it would be nice to have accurate information
 >>regarding how much free space I have :)
 >>
 >
 > In your description of your problem, I don't see where you made a new
 > filesystem on the repartitioned partition.  If you didn't, then that's your
 > problem.
 >

My guess is that you have copied the partition with dd and not
with tar. You need to run mkfs on the new partition and then
untar the files (and not the blockwise copy of the old partition).

cheers,
	gordian

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