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=Check minimum size=
=Check minimum size=
  resize2fs -P /dev/mapper/foo
  resize2fs -P /dev/mapper/foo
gives you minimum size in blocks
gives you minimum size in 4k blocks


=Shrink filesystem=
=Shrink filesystem=
  resize2fs -p /dev/mapper/foo 500G
  resize2fs -p /dev/mapper/foo 500G


=Shrink volume=
=Shrink logical volume=
  lresize -L 500T /dev/mapper/foo
  lvresize -L 500T /dev/mapper/foo

Latest revision as of 12:27, 2 May 2024

Run fsck

e2fsck -f /dev/mapper/foo

Check minimum size

resize2fs -P /dev/mapper/foo

gives you minimum size in 4k blocks

Shrink filesystem

resize2fs -p /dev/mapper/foo 500G

Shrink logical volume

lvresize -L 500T /dev/mapper/foo