I'm dual booting Linux Mint with Windows, and when I launched Mint for the first time, I got a warning that the file system is almost full. Initially, I thought the installation took up all the space I allocated, which was 54 gigabytes, but I've realized that only 17 gigabytes were actually allocated. I still have 39 gigabytes of free space that Mint isn't utilizing. Is there a way to allocate more space to my Linux partition, or are there files I can safely delete to free up space?
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It's strange that your Mint installation is taking up that much space. Normally, it shouldn't. You might want to check what's consuming your storage. Try using utilities like qdirstat or gdu to analyze your disk usage. They can show you if there are large files in directories like /tmp or /var that you can clear out.
Regarding your space issue, you can't expand the Linux partition directly from Mint since it's locked. You would have to boot from a live USB. Once there, open the "disks" utility, click on the gear icon for additional options, and you can resize your Mint partition from there. Just make sure everything is backed up, but it sounds like you're okay since it’s a new installation.
I tried that, but the Mint partition won't allow me to increase its size. The plus button is greyed out, and I can't enter a new value.