{"id":20386,"date":"2024-03-15T20:23:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T20:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-do-i-expand-the-partition-in-openwrt\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T17:57:53","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T17:57:53","slug":"how-do-i-expand-the-partition-in-openwrt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-do-i-expand-the-partition-in-openwrt\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I expand the partition in OpenWRT?"},"content":{"rendered":"

To expand partitions in OpenWrt, you can follow these steps:<\/p>\n

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  1. To check the current partition status, use the command df -h to view the utilization and mounted partitions.<\/li>\n
  2. Create a new partition:
    \nUse an appropriate disk partitioning tool (such as fdisk or parted) to create a new partition. Make sure the new partition is large enough to accommodate the required space for expansion.<\/li>\n
  3. Format the new partition:
    \nUse the mkfs command to format the new partition, for example: mkfs.ext4 \/dev\/sdXN (where sdXN is the device name of the new partition).<\/li>\n
  4. Mounting a new partition involves creating a new mount point directory (e.g. \/mnt\/new_partition), and then running the mount command to mount the new partition to that directory, for example: mount \/dev\/sdXN \/mnt\/new_partition.<\/li>\n
  5. Backup old partition data:
    \nUse the command cp -a to copy the data from the old partition to the new partition, for example: cp -a \/overlay\/. \/mnt\/new_partition.<\/li>\n
  6. Update the \/etc\/config\/fstab file: Open the \/etc\/config\/fstab file and update the mount path of the old partition to the mount path of the new partition.<\/li>\n
  7. Unmount the old partition by running the “umount” command, for example: umount \/overlay.<\/li>\n
  8. Mount a new partition to the mount point of an old partition:
    \nUse the mount command to mount the new partition to the mount point of the old partition, for example: mount \/dev\/sdXN \/overlay.<\/li>\n
  9. Restart the router:
    \nTo apply the changes, reboot the OpenWrt router.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Please be aware that these steps may vary depending on the OpenWrt version and hardware. Before expanding the partition, make sure to back up important data and proceed carefully.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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