I want to extend Local Disk C but I can't create unallocated space next to it so that i just simply extend it
I urgently need to extend my Local Disk C but when O shrink the other disk (E), the unallocated space appears after disk E
so I'm unable to extend disk C to the unallocated space.
windows-10 hard-drive partitioning disk-space
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I urgently need to extend my Local Disk C but when O shrink the other disk (E), the unallocated space appears after disk E
so I'm unable to extend disk C to the unallocated space.
windows-10 hard-drive partitioning disk-space
edited Dec 13 '18 at 8:01
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asked Dec 12 '18 at 16:35
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Create new volume (assume X:) in unallocated space. Move everything to X: from E:. Remove E:. Change letter from X: to E:. Extend C:.
– Akina
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I urgently need to extend my Local Disk C but when O shrink the other disk (E), the unallocated space appears after disk E
so I'm unable to extend disk C to the unallocated space.
windows-10 hard-drive partitioning disk-space
edited Dec 13 '18 at 8:01
Ahmed Ashour
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asked Dec 12 '18 at 16:35
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I urgently need to extend my Local Disk C but when O shrink the other disk (E), the unallocated space appears after disk E
so I'm unable to extend disk C to the unallocated space.
windows-10 hard-drive partitioning disk-space
windows-10 hard-drive partitioning disk-space
edited Dec 13 '18 at 8:01
Ahmed Ashour
1,134611
asked Dec 12 '18 at 16:35
Naluzze AnitaNaluzze Anita
111
edited Dec 13 '18 at 8:01
Ahmed Ashour
1,134611
asked Dec 12 '18 at 16:35
Naluzze AnitaNaluzze Anita
111
edited Dec 13 '18 at 8:01
Ahmed Ashour
1,134611
edited Dec 13 '18 at 8:01
Ahmed Ashour
1,134611
edited Dec 13 '18 at 8:01
Ahmed Ashour
1,134611
1,134611
asked Dec 12 '18 at 16:35
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111
asked Dec 12 '18 at 16:35
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111
asked Dec 12 '18 at 16:35
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111
2
Create new volume (assume X:) in unallocated space. Move everything to X: from E:. Remove E:. Change letter from X: to E:. Extend C:.
– Akina
Dec 12 '18 at 16:42
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Create new volume (assume X:) in unallocated space. Move everything to X: from E:. Remove E:. Change letter from X: to E:. Extend C:.
– Akina
Dec 12 '18 at 16:42
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Create new volume (assume X:) in unallocated space. Move everything to X: from E:. Remove E:. Change letter from X: to E:. Extend C:.
– Akina
Dec 12 '18 at 16:42
Create new volume (assume X:) in unallocated space. Move everything to X: from E:. Remove E:. Change letter from X: to E:. Extend C:.
– Akina
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If the E disk does not have software installed, we can try this method:
Create a partition for 292.97GB.
Then copy the data of the E disk to this new partition.
Delete the E drive.
Expand the C drive.
Tip: Please backup the data of the E disk in advance.
answered Dec 13 '18 at 15:11
Daisy ZhouDaisy Zhou
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If drive E is easy to backup and restore from external media (or is empty), this approach will be very much faster than my answer which moves the partition.
– Joe
Dec 18 '18 at 10:46
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If you have or get a partition manager live CD/flash drive, you can tell it to move partition E to the end of the disk so the free space will be between it and partition C. Then, you can tell it to expand partition C to use the free space.
You don't want to be doing any of this from a system which is running on the same disk! That's why you need the live CD/flash drive.
The nice thing about this is that you may be able to schedule both tasks (to run one after the other) at the same time. Moving and resizing partitions often takes several hours so you can let it run when you are going out or overnight.
This is a fairly safe operation, but when doing anything like this, you should make sure you have backups of all your personal data and anything else you cannot afford to lose if the operation fails.
I use gparted (on a live CD) for all such things. (It knows about NTFS and Windows partitions and works fine with them and is easy to use.)
The great thing about gparted (aside from the fact that it's free) is that after you tell it all the steps you want it to do, it shows you the final results before doing anything. You can back out of steps or start over as many times as you need to without having touched the actual partitions. When you're happy with the tasks, then you tell it to go ahead and apply your changes.
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If the E disk does not have software installed, we can try this method:
Create a partition for 292.97GB.
Then copy the data of the E disk to this new partition.
Delete the E drive.
Expand the C drive.
Tip: Please backup the data of the E disk in advance.
answered Dec 13 '18 at 15:11
Daisy ZhouDaisy Zhou
627114
If drive E is easy to backup and restore from external media (or is empty), this approach will be very much faster than my answer which moves the partition.
– Joe
Dec 18 '18 at 10:46
add a comment |
If the E disk does not have software installed, we can try this method:
Create a partition for 292.97GB.
Then copy the data of the E disk to this new partition.
Delete the E drive.
Expand the C drive.
Tip: Please backup the data of the E disk in advance.
answered Dec 13 '18 at 15:11
Daisy ZhouDaisy Zhou
627114
If drive E is easy to backup and restore from external media (or is empty), this approach will be very much faster than my answer which moves the partition.
– Joe
Dec 18 '18 at 10:46
add a comment |
If the E disk does not have software installed, we can try this method:
Create a partition for 292.97GB.
Then copy the data of the E disk to this new partition.
Delete the E drive.
Expand the C drive.
Tip: Please backup the data of the E disk in advance.
answered Dec 13 '18 at 15:11
Daisy ZhouDaisy Zhou
627114
If the E disk does not have software installed, we can try this method:
Create a partition for 292.97GB.
Then copy the data of the E disk to this new partition.
Delete the E drive.
Expand the C drive.
Tip: Please backup the data of the E disk in advance.
answered Dec 13 '18 at 15:11
Daisy ZhouDaisy Zhou
627114
answered Dec 13 '18 at 15:11
Daisy ZhouDaisy Zhou
627114
answered Dec 13 '18 at 15:11
Daisy ZhouDaisy Zhou
627114
answered Dec 13 '18 at 15:11
Daisy ZhouDaisy Zhou
627114
627114
If drive E is easy to backup and restore from external media (or is empty), this approach will be very much faster than my answer which moves the partition.
– Joe
Dec 18 '18 at 10:46
add a comment |
If drive E is easy to backup and restore from external media (or is empty), this approach will be very much faster than my answer which moves the partition.
– Joe
Dec 18 '18 at 10:46
If drive E is easy to backup and restore from external media (or is empty), this approach will be very much faster than my answer which moves the partition.
– Joe
Dec 18 '18 at 10:46
If drive E is easy to backup and restore from external media (or is empty), this approach will be very much faster than my answer which moves the partition.
– Joe
Dec 18 '18 at 10:46
add a comment |
If you have or get a partition manager live CD/flash drive, you can tell it to move partition E to the end of the disk so the free space will be between it and partition C. Then, you can tell it to expand partition C to use the free space.
You don't want to be doing any of this from a system which is running on the same disk! That's why you need the live CD/flash drive.
The nice thing about this is that you may be able to schedule both tasks (to run one after the other) at the same time. Moving and resizing partitions often takes several hours so you can let it run when you are going out or overnight.
This is a fairly safe operation, but when doing anything like this, you should make sure you have backups of all your personal data and anything else you cannot afford to lose if the operation fails.
I use gparted (on a live CD) for all such things. (It knows about NTFS and Windows partitions and works fine with them and is easy to use.)
The great thing about gparted (aside from the fact that it's free) is that after you tell it all the steps you want it to do, it shows you the final results before doing anything. You can back out of steps or start over as many times as you need to without having touched the actual partitions. When you're happy with the tasks, then you tell it to go ahead and apply your changes.
answered Dec 18 '18 at 10:42
JoeJoe
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add a comment |
If you have or get a partition manager live CD/flash drive, you can tell it to move partition E to the end of the disk so the free space will be between it and partition C. Then, you can tell it to expand partition C to use the free space.
You don't want to be doing any of this from a system which is running on the same disk! That's why you need the live CD/flash drive.
The nice thing about this is that you may be able to schedule both tasks (to run one after the other) at the same time. Moving and resizing partitions often takes several hours so you can let it run when you are going out or overnight.
This is a fairly safe operation, but when doing anything like this, you should make sure you have backups of all your personal data and anything else you cannot afford to lose if the operation fails.
I use gparted (on a live CD) for all such things. (It knows about NTFS and Windows partitions and works fine with them and is easy to use.)
The great thing about gparted (aside from the fact that it's free) is that after you tell it all the steps you want it to do, it shows you the final results before doing anything. You can back out of steps or start over as many times as you need to without having touched the actual partitions. When you're happy with the tasks, then you tell it to go ahead and apply your changes.
answered Dec 18 '18 at 10:42
JoeJoe
493613
add a comment |
If you have or get a partition manager live CD/flash drive, you can tell it to move partition E to the end of the disk so the free space will be between it and partition C. Then, you can tell it to expand partition C to use the free space.
You don't want to be doing any of this from a system which is running on the same disk! That's why you need the live CD/flash drive.
The nice thing about this is that you may be able to schedule both tasks (to run one after the other) at the same time. Moving and resizing partitions often takes several hours so you can let it run when you are going out or overnight.
This is a fairly safe operation, but when doing anything like this, you should make sure you have backups of all your personal data and anything else you cannot afford to lose if the operation fails.
I use gparted (on a live CD) for all such things. (It knows about NTFS and Windows partitions and works fine with them and is easy to use.)
The great thing about gparted (aside from the fact that it's free) is that after you tell it all the steps you want it to do, it shows you the final results before doing anything. You can back out of steps or start over as many times as you need to without having touched the actual partitions. When you're happy with the tasks, then you tell it to go ahead and apply your changes.
answered Dec 18 '18 at 10:42
JoeJoe
493613
If you have or get a partition manager live CD/flash drive, you can tell it to move partition E to the end of the disk so the free space will be between it and partition C. Then, you can tell it to expand partition C to use the free space.
You don't want to be doing any of this from a system which is running on the same disk! That's why you need the live CD/flash drive.
The nice thing about this is that you may be able to schedule both tasks (to run one after the other) at the same time. Moving and resizing partitions often takes several hours so you can let it run when you are going out or overnight.
This is a fairly safe operation, but when doing anything like this, you should make sure you have backups of all your personal data and anything else you cannot afford to lose if the operation fails.
I use gparted (on a live CD) for all such things. (It knows about NTFS and Windows partitions and works fine with them and is easy to use.)
The great thing about gparted (aside from the fact that it's free) is that after you tell it all the steps you want it to do, it shows you the final results before doing anything. You can back out of steps or start over as many times as you need to without having touched the actual partitions. When you're happy with the tasks, then you tell it to go ahead and apply your changes.
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Create new volume (assume X:) in unallocated space. Move everything to X: from E:. Remove E:. Change letter from X: to E:. Extend C:.
– Akina
Dec 12 '18 at 16:42