how to add unused space to a partition?

a a · Jan 27, 2015

I'd like to expand the space of a partition on my hard drive.

http://s27.postimg.org/4w52visw3/partitions.jpg

I would like to add the empty green space to New Volume (K

to the left of it.

How can I do this?

Vlad Rose · Jan 27, 2015

Your best bet is to use partition manager software.

This is a free one I use most of the time: http://www.easeus.com/partition-manager/epm-free.html

Just be careful as you can potentially screw up your partitions if you aren't careful (even though it's hard to do so).

Math Geek · Jan 27, 2015

from the disk management screen, simply right click the partition you want to add the space to and select "extend partition" it defaults to 100% of the free space so just click next and watch it go. quick and simple

a a · Jan 27, 2015

Math Geek :

When I click 'extend volume' it seems to say 'nothing available',

http://s22.postimg.org/gqn5qrfi9/extend_volume.jpg

Vlad Rose · Jan 27, 2015

Math Geek :

that doesn't work with pure NTFS filesystems, only Windows extended ones.

Math Geek · Jan 27, 2015

that pic is showing that the space is already selected. notice the space is under "selected" and not "available". just click next and watch it go. takes about 30 seconds to finish up.

a a · Jan 28, 2015

Math Geek :

What's throwing me is the box on the left side that says 'Available' is empty.

Math Geek · Jan 28, 2015

yah i always look at that twice

if you had multiple empty spaces on the drive this side would allow you to pick which one. but since there is only one available free space to work with it auto picks it and puts it onto the other side as selected.

trust me it all looks as it should and is only waiting for you to click next

SBMfromLA · Jan 31, 2015

If I may say something... looking at that photo... your drive seems to be kind of disorganized. You have 4 different partition and a huge block of free space on one of your hard drives.

When I first began tinkering with Windows and drives... I probably did the same thing... created multiple partitions (because I only had a single drive).. and I learned over time that it caused more headaches than it's worth.

If I were you... I would completely redo the entire system. move all your data onto your second hard drive... then delete all your partitions and just have a single one.. OR... you could just simply have two partitions on that drive. Make the first partition about 1/3 the size of the drive... and on the second partition you can install all your games and most of your programs.... then by doing that... your C drive will be kept fairly small and allow image backups to take only a few min. to complete... and a smaller drive makes it more efficient and run faster...

Just my observation...

a a · Apr 22, 2015

Thank you!

I am sorry I didn't get back to you before. The solution I ended up with was simply to buy a new hard drive, transfer everything to it and blank the old one. Mindless and efficient.

jsmithepa · Apr 22, 2015

a a :

Well yah, if you wanna do it the EASY way!

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