Filesystem | detect | create | resize | copy | check
ext2 | * | * | *1 | *2 | *3
ext3 | * | | *1 | *2 | *3
fat16 | * | * | *4 | *4 | *
fat32 | * | * | * | * | *
hfs | * | | | |
jfs | * | | | |
linux-swap | * | * | * | * | *
ntfs | * | | | |
reiserfs | * | *5 | *1,5 | *5 | *3,5
ufs | * | | | |
xfs | * | | | |
NOTES:
(1) The start of the partition must stay fixed for ext2, ext3 and reiserfs.
(2) The partition you copy to must be bigger (or exactly the same size)
as the partition you copy from.
(3) Limited checking is done when the file system is opened. This is
the only checking at the moment. All commands (including resize) will
gracefully fail, leaving the file system intact, if there are any errors
in the file system (and the vast majority of errors in general).
(4) The size of the new partition, after resizing or copying, is
restricted by the cluster size for fat (mainly affects FAT16). This is
worse than you think, because you don't get to choose your cluster size
(it's a bug in Windows, but you want compatibility, right?).
So, in practise, you can always shrink your partition (because Parted
can shrink the cluster size), but you may not be able to grow the
partition to the size you want. If you don't have any problems with
using FAT32, you will always be able to grow the partition to the size
you want.
Summary: you can always shrink your partition. If you can't use FAT32
for some reason, you may not be able to grow your partition.
(5) Reiserfs support is enabled if you install libreiserfs, available at
http://reiserfs.osdn.org.ua. (It is likely to be availabe soon from
www.namesys.com... tell us if/when this happens!)
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