Understanding GParted's Cancel Function During HDD Partition Resizing

[anotherwindowsuser]

Hi,

As I have been getting on well with my installation of Linux Ubtuntu 20.04 on a SSD I installed it to a few months back, I decided to delete the partition I was using it from on a HDD and extend the partition for saved data to utilised the entire HDD. However rather than simply extend the patition, GParted is literally moving all the data to the start of the HDD as part of the process, this shows to take 3 hours, as per attached printscreen, what is the functoin of the 'cancel' button then? Does it make a mess of things or does it leave the partition extended but simply leave the data where it was on the HDD platter? Thanks in advance.

 

[anotherwindowsuser]

Picture of GParted

 

[Neemobeer]

I believe it will undo any moves, but I'd just let it complete.

 

[anotherwindowsuser]

I believe it will undo any moves, but I'd just let it complete.

Well I'll leave it but I am extremely unimpressed because I will not be able to do other things with other HDDs until tomorrow...

 

[Neemobeer]

Moving a partition to the left is extremely expensive so the long wait time is expected.

 

[anotherwindowsuser]

Moving a partition to the left is extremely expensive so the long wait time is expected.

Yes but I didn't want it to move, I just wanted it to expand.