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    # How to increase the root partition size on Fedora

    Boot up with an Fedora Live USB stick.

    1. Run `vgs` to check if there's any space:
    ```shell
    $ sudo vgs
    VG #PV #LV #SN Attr VSize VFree
    fedora 1 3 0 wz--n- <237.28g 0
    ```
    2. If there is you can just run:
    ```shell
    lvresize -L +5G --resizefs /dev/mapper/fedora-root
    ```
    **NB:** Remember to check where your fedora `root` and `home` partition is mounted by running `fdisk -l`.

    3. If you don't have any free `VFree` space, you can shrink your `home` partition
    and then extend your `root` partition afterwards.


    To scrink your `home`partition run:
    ```shell
    lvresize -L -10G --resizefs /dev/mapper/fedora-home
    ```

    And then to extend your `root`partition run:
    ```shell
    lvresize -L +10G --resizefs /dev/mapper/fedora-root
    ```