📖Using GParted

Partition editor for graphically managing your disk partitions

Looks like you've come to this page as you selected the custom installation of elementary OS, and you're looking for a piece of advice regarding the usage of GParted.

Let us be honest and say:

There is no universal method to modify partitions on your drive.

That's true. Partitioning is a very individual process depending on many factors: drive capacity, your future tasks, preferred file system, and so on. For those craving for recommendation, we can say that creating boot, swap, root, and home partitions will be enough for an average user.

An Example of Partitions

The common procedure of installing elementary OS with manual partitions looks as follows:

1. After you proceed with Custom Install, click Modify Partitions in the bottom-left. GParted window opens up.

   ⚠️ The following description assumes that you do not have any partitions and the entire drive space is clean and unallocated.

2. From the Device menu, select Create Partition Table.

3. Select gpt as the table type (recommended), and click Apply.

4. From the Partition menu, select New, complete the settings needed, and click Add.

5. Repeat step 4 to create as many partitions on your drive as you need.

6. Once you are done with adding partitions, in the Edit menu, select Apply All Operations and then click Apply.

7. Wait for the changes applied, and click Close.

8. Close GParted window.

9. Assign the partitions. Format them as well.

Assign and Format Partitions

1. Once the partitioning is done, click Erase and Install, and proceed with the further installation.

The complete and detailed GParted manual can be found on its official website.