Can't resize partitions anymore

Question

Firstly, thank you so much for the tips Loner T.  I decided to take the plunge and upgraded to Yosemite.  Like everyone else, after the upgrade, my Windows didn't work anymore.  I followed your instructions in other threads and am able to boot into Windows again.
The problem I have now is that I cannot resize the Mac or Bootcamp partitions.  I was able to do this before the upgrade to Yosemite.
I suspect it may be because I have unallocated space sandwiched between my recovery and bootcamp partitions.  Is that true?
Here's how gpt looks like:
Here's how disk utility looks like:
Also, I noticed I have some disk space left at the end of the bootcamp partition as well.  Can I just use gdisk to specify the end of my bootcamp partition to be 977105026?
Thanks

Answer 1

You can stretch the partition, but it can cause potential problems later. There are backup blocks stored in specific locations, including MFTs. If the primary such blocks are corrupted, recovery will use back up blocks. For example chkdsk uses this technique, among others. If you move the end marker of the partition, you also need to ensure that the the OS recognizes it properly. If you really want to do this correctly, my suggestion would be to use GParted or similar tools found on Linux Live CDs.
The 1936 sector offset is 968KB which is the boundary alignment offset, the other (716938 sectors) is 350MB. The return on investment is not commensurate with the effort involved, but it is a good learning tool.