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| Thread ID: 137777 | 2014-08-18 11:28:00 | Extend partition with another | Nomad (952) | Press F1 |
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| 1382044 | 2014-08-18 11:28:00 | C drive has 1GB free. D is the second partition right next to it under disk management. If I shrink D I still cannot increase C. So possible to shrink D set up a third partition without a drive letter and merge it with C? I created a new simple partition without drive letter into C I can access a shortcut in C to get my new partition but under windows explorer it still says 1GB free....... Tried qparted and a windows partition software cannot ..... or do I need to copy D blow it up, resize C then copy contents back to a new D? | Nomad (952) | ||
| 1382045 | 2014-08-18 11:47:00 | What you really need to do is shrink D then shift it over (since it's chopped off on the right), then expand C into the newly freed space. GParted can do this. :) | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1382046 | 2014-08-18 21:58:00 | You really need to tell us what size C & D are, and how much free space is on D Is D a recovery partition ? If D is a recovery partition, then dont touch it You would only try & resize IF d was a LARGE UNUSED partition -backup all your data , resize or even better remove D , resize C - you'll want partition manager software to do this Often better to get a bigger HD , you could just be clutching at straws if D is small . |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1382047 | 2014-08-19 01:08:00 | C is 40 most used up, D is 100 all used up, free now unallocated 150. System hidden image is elsewhere. Not those. D is just our own data. Laptop. No recovery partition own install win7 came with Vista | Nomad (952) | ||
| 1382048 | 2014-08-19 02:03:00 | The unallocated partition needs to be formatted if you want to use it | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1382049 | 2014-08-19 02:31:00 | If you have the storage space on an external copy all of D and then delete it and anything else other than C, then expand C to however big you want it, then create a new D from the remaining space and copy everything back. If you don't have the space, create a new E (or whatever) on the usused space, copy D over to it, delete D, expand C, change the drive letter of E to D (unless you want to adjust sizes some more). bear in mind resizing partitons while generally safe always carries some risk of losing your data. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1382050 | 2014-08-19 02:38:00 | Might try moving with software someone might have installed iTunes on D. Copy paste over might have issues thou he could reinstall. . | Nomad (952) | ||
| 1382051 | 2014-08-19 05:26:00 | Copy paste should work just fine, it's usually only the C: drive that has hidden/system files etc that don't work this way. A data drive, even one with programs installed, can generally just be file copied providing the final copy has the same drive letter and file structure (ie don't put it all in a new folder or something). No guarantees of course, that's what backups are for. (also I have no experience at all with apple software). |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1382052 | 2014-08-19 11:19:00 | Do I need to convert to dynamic disk? I used GParted to move it. C: now has a unallocated group right next to it. 50GB free. But with C when I right click extend partition. There is not much I can do. Might have another go tomm - might have over looked something. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1382053 | 2014-08-19 20:56:00 | Extend the partition the easy way. Gparted is good, but it can be a little to awkward if not used to it. Download, install www.disk-partition.com Open the program, right click on your drive you want to extend, Resize partition, then simply grab the end of the slider and drag it to take up the full available space, click OK. 5895 You need to have a free space before you can re-size, so if the space is at the other end move the partition first by the right click menu on the partition. PS: pays to do one task at a time. |
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