How to Fix if Partition Table Entries not in Disk Order
Abstract: The suggestion given below can help if your partition table is not in proper disk order. From Linux fdisk (fdisk /dev/)your partitions will be in the
The suggestion given below can help if your partition table is not in proper disk order. From Linux fdisk (fdisk /dev/), choose the advanced menu (by pressing x, afaik), then choose the entry for correcting partition ordering (press 'm' anytime to get some help on commands).
You should know that after following the step above, your partitions will be in the order they are on the disk, meaning all (or some) numbers might change. That means you might have to adjust your /boot/grub/menu.lst and probably also your /etc/fstab.
Now, you will get (on disk):
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Windows 11 - How To Partition Hard Drives Guide/dev/hda1
/dev/hda2
/dev/hda3 Why would it happen ?
It often happens when you delete one partition in the middle and insert two or more in the remaining space. It can also happen when you start adding partitions at the end.
For example if you had:
/dev/hda1
/dev/hda2 < delete, enter two new partitons
/dev/hda3After entering the two partitons, the ordering is:
/dev/hda1
/dev/hda2
/dev/hda4 < wrong ordering
/dev/hda3
