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I'm on the BL6000Pro (with Magisk) which has no custom recovery (like TWRP) that I know of. I run CAOS11 on it but the /system partition is already full while the /data partition is huge and empty.

I'd like to shrink /data and expand /system. However, all solutions to shrinking /data require a custom recovery to manipulate the unmounted /data partition. I can manipulate /system via fastboot resize-logical-partition system {{size}} but not /data because /data is not a logical partition. In the stock recovery I have no adb access (adb devices says "unauthorized") while I have adb access in the ROM.

Question: Is there a way to shrink /data without a custom recovery?

I think this question applies generically to any device that has no custom recovery and might therefore be of (somewhat) larger value to the community.

Edit: Here's an excerpt from fastboot getvar all

(bootloader) partition-size:userdata:0x3A05FF8000
(bootloader) partition-size:sdc:0x3B96000000
(bootloader) partition-size:misc:0x80000
(bootloader) partition-size:boot:0x2000000
(bootloader) partition-size:super:0x140000000
(bootloader) partition-size:metadata:0x2000000
(bootloader) partition-size:vendor:0x29817000
(bootloader) partition-size:system:0x100000000
(bootloader) super-partition-name:super
(bootloader) is-logical:para:no
(bootloader) is-logical:userdata:no
(bootloader) is-logical:sdc:no
(bootloader) is-logical:misc:no
(bootloader) is-logical:boot:no
(bootloader) is-logical:super:no
(bootloader) is-logical:metadata:no
(bootloader) is-logical:vendor:yes
(bootloader) is-logical:system:yes
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  • "you can delete some non-essential dynamic partitions, such as the product partition" (search for lpmake) what is 'fastboot getvar partition-size:super' total size, do you really think it's necessary to shrink userdata partition?
    – alecxs
    Commented Nov 28, 2022 at 0:27
  • @alecxs Thanks for the response. I added the excerpt to the question. I already deleted product to fit in the CAOS11 /system. I already increased /systembut only marginally via fastbootd, I don't see another way to increasing /systembut I'd be grateful for any suggestions.
    – Nicholas Brandt
    Commented Nov 28, 2022 at 1:02
  • your super partition is almost full, without custom recovery or root you can increase system 359 MB only
    – alecxs
    Commented Nov 28, 2022 at 12:20
  • @alecxs I managed to create a full backup via mtkclient. I'm not sure what to do next. My only idea is to edit the scatter file (increase partition_sizeof super, also reduce the size of userdata) and flash the super partition again via SP Flash. Is that allowed? Also I'm not sure what to do with pgpt and sgpt. I'd greatly appreciate your advice.
    – Nicholas Brandt
    Commented Dec 5, 2022 at 6:52
  • Hi, sounds like a plan. you should be able to modify pgpt+sgpt files on pc with partitioning tool
    – alecxs
    Commented Dec 12, 2022 at 7:29

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