topic Re: Reducing size of root volume in ONTAP Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Reducing-size-of-root-volume/m-p/42937#M10099 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>There's no way to shrink a traditional volume per se (that's part of the reason for aggregates and flexible volumes). You could however make a new volume (whether traditional or flexible) and move the existing root volume over....fairly comprehensive steps here.</P><P></P><P><A href="https://now.netapp.com/Knowledgebase/solutionarea.asp?id=kb6360" target="_blank">https://now.netapp.com/Knowledgebase/solutionarea.asp?id=kb6360</A></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:28:49 GMT amiller_1 2009-02-03T14:28:49Z Reducing size of root volume https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Reducing-size-of-root-volume/m-p/42929#M10095 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi all,</P><P>Im having a Netapp FAS3050c.</P><P>I would like to reduce the size of root volume which is of type traditional.</P><P>Plz help .</P><P>Thanks</P><P>arpit</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:31:15 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Reducing-size-of-root-volume/m-p/42929#M10095 arpitmpatel 2025-06-05T07:31:15Z Re: Reducing size of root volume https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Reducing-size-of-root-volume/m-p/42934#M10098 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>From the docs, it seems that we cant do this.</P><P>Though is it possible using any way?</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:14:26 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Reducing-size-of-root-volume/m-p/42934#M10098 arpitmpatel 2009-02-03T05:14:26Z Re: Reducing size of root volume https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Reducing-size-of-root-volume/m-p/42937#M10099 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>There's no way to shrink a traditional volume per se (that's part of the reason for aggregates and flexible volumes). You could however make a new volume (whether traditional or flexible) and move the existing root volume over....fairly comprehensive steps here.</P><P></P><P><A href="https://now.netapp.com/Knowledgebase/solutionarea.asp?id=kb6360" target="_blank">https://now.netapp.com/Knowledgebase/solutionarea.asp?id=kb6360</A></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:28:49 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Reducing-size-of-root-volume/m-p/42937#M10099 amiller_1 2009-02-03T14:28:49Z