# \[HowTo\]\[Modding\] Homey Pro (Early 2023) - Resize user Partition on eMMC **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Tags:** homey-pro, homey-pro-2023, modding, howto\ **Created:** [June 2, 2023, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/howto-modding-homey-pro-early-2023-resize-user-partition-on-emmc/81591 "2023-06-02T22:20:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 5:47am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/howto-modding-homey-pro-early-2023-resize-user-partition-on-emmc/81591/82 "2024-03-22T05:47:11Z")
> [@Marti701](#): > > my HP2023 has a factory installed CM4 with 32GB emmc. Pls report the Bug to Athom using the official support, Guess they already know about the bigger eMMC but need to Fix something in the code (if that is the Issue) Else they help you with the real issue why it fails. ---
**Author:** ![Marti701](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marti701/32/74635_2.png) [@Marti701](https://community.homey.app/u/Marti701)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 6:04am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/howto-modding-homey-pro-early-2023-resize-user-partition-on-emmc/81591/83 "2024-03-22T06:04:52Z")
I don’t think it’s a mistake to put CM4 with 32GB in my Homey 🙂 As for the backup, it always stops in the same place “bytesRead=5498732544” ![Zrzut ekranu 2024-03-21 o 21.55.53](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/8/0/800e4895a931c99ce03fbd61e6157c4f02919ef7.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 6:12am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/howto-modding-homey-pro-early-2023-resize-user-partition-on-emmc/81591/84 "2024-03-22T06:12:55Z")
> [@Marti701](#): > > it always stops in the same place I have also seen it fail several times at the same place (Wherever that was between lets say ~50 and 100%, also verified it with Dev. Console to be every time at the same block) with my Original Homey with 8 GB eMMC, until I used another Short Cable and I guess another USB port. I don’t assume a relation between the original 8 GB and bytesRead=5498732544, I will Let that up to Athom Developers. ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 6:16am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/howto-modding-homey-pro-early-2023-resize-user-partition-on-emmc/81591/85 "2024-03-22T06:16:24Z")
> [@Marti701](#): > > HP2023 has a factory installed CM4 with 32GB emmc. Can you verify using a Linux host or Jailbreak if it is still using the same Partitioning ? > [@Dijker](#): > > It is the /dev/sdb9 device that is now the ~ 2.7 GB user partition > > fdisk -l (list) show the partition information of the selected device, > > ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/5/05ffe816a5069f4d1ebe35ed42c2b14744deeede.png) ---
**Author:** ![Marti701](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marti701/32/74635_2.png) [@Marti701](https://community.homey.app/u/Marti701)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 6:29am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/howto-modding-homey-pro-early-2023-resize-user-partition-on-emmc/81591/86 "2024-03-22T06:29:00Z")
Do I need to install something? Any instructions for this? I am currently restoring a copy from September 2023 via USB Tool and it looks like the copy is 32GB. ![Zrzut ekranu 2024-03-22 o 07.28.19](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/b/f/bf179612e3d304a1e6198bcf42b909d7c102174d.png) ---
**Author:** ![Marti701](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marti701/32/74635_2.png) [@Marti701](https://community.homey.app/u/Marti701)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 7:07am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/howto-modding-homey-pro-early-2023-resize-user-partition-on-emmc/81591/87 "2024-03-22T07:07:07Z")
Is there anything else I should check? Because I currently have firmware 10.0.4-rc.9 installed? I’m about to do a factory reset and install 10.3.2. ![Zrzut ekranu 2024-03-22 o 07.58.30](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/9/79774a210a54cd5c85c3030e6690e7a48c6e84e1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 7:43am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/howto-modding-homey-pro-early-2023-resize-user-partition-on-emmc/81591/88 "2024-03-22T07:43:01Z")
Looks like it’s formatted for 8GB 😬 ---
**Author:** ![Marti701](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marti701/32/74635_2.png) [@Marti701](https://community.homey.app/u/Marti701)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 8:07am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/howto-modding-homey-pro-early-2023-resize-user-partition-on-emmc/81591/89 "2024-03-22T08:07:18Z")
32GB is available in Home Assistant 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sharkys](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sharkys/32/54029_2.png) [@Sharkys](https://community.homey.app/u/Sharkys)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/howto-modding-homey-pro-early-2023-resize-user-partition-on-emmc/81591/90 "2024-03-22T15:07:09Z")
It’s purchased directly from Athom ? I believe they would advertise such change… ---
**Author:** ![Ranney](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/848f3c/32.png) [@Ranney](https://community.homey.app/u/Ranney)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/howto-modding-homey-pro-early-2023-resize-user-partition-on-emmc/81591/91 "2024-03-22T15:35:39Z")
Just speculation: Or it is ‘just in the background’ to have more flash that can be used? (load balancing and spreading the read-write actions?) ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/howto-modding-homey-pro-early-2023-resize-user-partition-on-emmc/81591/92 "2024-03-22T15:42:02Z")
> [@Sharkys](#): > > It’s purchased directly from Athom ? I believe they would advertise such change… > [@Ranney](#): > > Or it is ‘just in the background’ to have more flash that can be used? (load balancing and spreading the read-write actions?) My guess is that there might have been a (temporary) issue with getting 8GB modules, and they replaced it with a 32GB to be able to meet demand. They wouldn’t advertise it because people might start _expecting_ to get a 32GB module and will start complaining when they get the regular 8GB version 🤷🏼‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![Marti701](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marti701/32/74635_2.png) [@Marti701](https://community.homey.app/u/Marti701)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/howto-modding-homey-pro-early-2023-resize-user-partition-on-emmc/81591/93 "2024-03-22T15:49:24Z")
It probably has to do with the poor availability of CM4. ---
**Author:** ![mroek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mroek/32/38044_2.png) [@mroek](https://community.homey.app/u/mroek)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/howto-modding-homey-pro-early-2023-resize-user-partition-on-emmc/81591/94 "2024-03-22T16:25:52Z")
I just did a complete USB backup of my 32 GB Homey Pro 2023, and had no issues. I guess that doesn’t really mean much, other than the fact that either they made some changes in the backup script, or this is an intermittent issue that depends on different factors. I used the same computer/port/cable as I have previously. ---
**Author:** ![Marti701](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marti701/32/74635_2.png) [@Marti701](https://community.homey.app/u/Marti701)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 9:30am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/howto-modding-homey-pro-early-2023-resize-user-partition-on-emmc/81591/95 "2024-03-23T09:30:43Z")
Maybe eMMC is dying in my Homey. Always stops while reading “bytesRead=5498732544” > [@\[Modding\]\[HowTo\] Homey Pro (Early 2023) - Resize user Partition on eMMC](https://community.homey.app/t/modding-howto-homey-pro-early-2023-resize-user-partition-on-emmc/81591/83): > > I don’t think it’s a mistake to put CM4 with 32GB in my Homey slight_smile As for the backup, it always stops in the same place “bytesRead=5498732544” ---
**Author:** ![Ranney](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/848f3c/32.png) [@Ranney](https://community.homey.app/u/Ranney)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 9:49am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/howto-modding-homey-pro-early-2023-resize-user-partition-on-emmc/81591/96 "2024-03-23T09:49:52Z")
Hmm, just tried an usb backup again. They changed the script again as far as I can see (less info in console). Backup now completed successfully 👍 CM4108032 ---
**Author:** ![Joergen\_Ask](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/joergen_ask/32/56630_2.png) [@Joergen\_Ask](https://community.homey.app/u/Joergen_Ask)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 10:57am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/howto-modding-homey-pro-early-2023-resize-user-partition-on-emmc/81591/97 "2024-03-23T10:57:43Z")
Same here! USB backup working on CM4108032 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Marti701](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marti701/32/74635_2.png) [@Marti701](https://community.homey.app/u/Marti701)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/howto-modding-homey-pro-early-2023-resize-user-partition-on-emmc/81591/98 "2024-03-23T11:46:50Z")
Now I checked it and it also works. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![mroek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mroek/32/38044_2.png) [@mroek](https://community.homey.app/u/mroek)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/howto-modding-homey-pro-early-2023-resize-user-partition-on-emmc/81591/99 "2024-03-23T13:48:27Z")
Ok, so then they fixed it. Good! However, it would have been great to have the possibility to do this locally, so if they break it again, backups can still be made. ---
**Author:** ![Ranney](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/848f3c/32.png) [@Ranney](https://community.homey.app/u/Ranney)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/howto-modding-homey-pro-early-2023-resize-user-partition-on-emmc/81591/100 "2024-03-23T14:30:09Z")
Yes. Exactly what I want. It is not complex to download the scripts. But did not found a way to run them locally. The older script was also giving info about % completed and what block it was reading. The console is now nearly empty. Anybody an idea humor to run this script local/offline? ---
**Author:** ![Baschte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d2c977/32.png) [@Baschte](https://community.homey.app/u/Baschte)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2025, 3:17pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/howto-modding-homey-pro-early-2023-resize-user-partition-on-emmc/81591/101 "2025-03-19T15:17:03Z")
Tried it today and get it working via gparted. I also had to install `apt install rpiboot` and after that make an `sudo rpiboot` on terminal to get the connected Homey in DFU mode working on my raspberrypi os as external usb device. After that i changed the partitions and everything worked like a charm. Thank you! [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/howto-modding-homey-pro-early-2023-resize-user-partition-on-emmc/81591.md?page=4) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/howto-modding-homey-pro-early-2023-resize-user-partition-on-emmc/81591.md?page=6)