
So, bs=512 would be the proper syntax in this instance. It will determine what we should use as the bs (block size, not bullsh!t): Now, look at this line from the output of the previous command. You should find out the block size of your sd card first (using an improper block size can lead to issues later on. For example, to copy all contents off the device that represents your SD card into an. Linux users can just use dd (the same command you probably used to get the image onto the SD card in the first place) or the dcfldd command (which shows the progress of the operation unlike dd).
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Windows users may use the HDD Raw Copy Tool. If you have any data other than a fresh image on the SD card, backup your SD card before resizing partitions. The device that disappears was your SD card, so insert your card again and run lsblk and take note of the new device in the list.

If you are not sure which device represents your SD card, just remove your SD card and run lsblk again. Here is an example of an SD card in an external card reader that is plugged into a computer's USB port: In this sample outpet, the sda device is the computer's internal hard drive, and the mmtblk0 device is an SD card that has been inserted into the computer's SD card reader. The best way to discover the storage devices connected to your computer is the lsblk command. How the SD card shows up on your system depends largely on whether you have attached it directly into an SD card slot in your computer or into an external card reader plugged into a USB port of your computer. The first step is to discover where your system accesses your SD card. If you skipped it, the Partition (basics) page gives more details. Changing a partition structure might be seen as a difficult operation to perform without losing data, so that structure should be considered carefully before putting data onto a device. This is different from Windows, where each partition becomes a separate drive, referenced by a letter such as C:, D:, and so on.Ī storage device can have a single partition, or several partitions. Generally, users do not need to know about, or see, how partitions are used. Partitions are mounted at points in the directory structure, but the file system remains a single structure. The Linux system has a single directory structure starting at the root directory ("/"). For a simplistic explanation, see Partition (basics), which applies to all systems that use partitioning.Ī partition is a section of a storage device, which is formatted with a file system, in which the operating system creates a directory structure. This is done using partitions and file systems. Storage devices need some structure that allows the operating system to locate existing files and create new ones. Once it's finished, the Pi returns to a command-line or graphical login prompt.Īlternatively, you can just run raspi-config -expand-rootfs to make it a completely non-interactive process. It takes some time for the changes to be made.

All you have to do is launch it, select the option expand_rootfs in the raspi-config menu, and reboot the Raspberry Pi. The raspi-config tool is fully automatic. Read on if you want to know if you should use it. Instructions are on the RPi raspi-config page. If using the official Raspian images released by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, you can use the raspi-config utility to resize the main partition to fill the SD card.
