Delete not-allocated Partition

perblue

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My D drive of 3TB have a 746 not allocated partition.
How to delete this and make one 3TB large partition, without
loosing data on the allocated partition?
Several Partition Managers does not offer a solution, nor does Windows 10.
Expand is greyed out.
Is it possible, at all?
Help greatly appreciated.
 
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Hey there again, @perblue!

Transferring data back and forth from/to a mechanical hard drive isn't dangerous or risky for the lifespan of the drives. However, keep multiple backups is highly essential, so it's better to copy them. Always remember that "backup" means that you have your data stored in at least two (2) locations. Moving data from your system drive to an external hard drive or another internal one is not a backup, unless there is already a duplicate of the file on a different drive!

The WD AV-GP hard drives are designed for high temperature always-on streaming digital audio/video environments such as PVRs, DVRs and IPTV systems. They, however, are not really suited for desktop usage. They incorporate features...
Hey there, @perblue!

It seems like you have most probably initialized and formatted the HDD in MBR (Master Boot Record Partition table). This partition table doesn't allow you to use HDDs larger than 2 TB in size, which is why you have only 2.2 TB available. The best thing to do is to backup the data from the 3 TB HDD somewhere else and re-initialize it in GPT (GUID partition table). This way you won't have any issues with the allocation of space on the drive. This will definitely take some time, if you have a lot of data on that drive. Here's an article that explains the difference between the two partition tables.

Another alternative would be to use a third-party utility to perform this converting from MBR to GPT, yet again, backup is strongly recommended. There is always potential risk of data loss! Here's a similar thread from the community you can refer to for more options.

Hope this helps you. Good luck!
SuperSoph_WD
 

perblue

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Hello Super
all my hdd says File system: NTFS
But I got the Idea. I can't convert all my HD?
I also see lot of teeth grinding coming, so I'll take the easy way out (coward)
All data to a new HD and start formatting.
Do you have any warnings, transferring all those data, back and fort?
Long life and reliability is my main concern, (WD AV-GP 3TB
SATA 3.0, 1 million hours MTBF, 64MB, 4.5W, 24x7) any better suggestions? or can I stick to this serie HD's?
Thanks for helping
Per


 
Hey there again, @perblue!

Transferring data back and forth from/to a mechanical hard drive isn't dangerous or risky for the lifespan of the drives. However, keep multiple backups is highly essential, so it's better to copy them. Always remember that "backup" means that you have your data stored in at least two (2) locations. Moving data from your system drive to an external hard drive or another internal one is not a backup, unless there is already a duplicate of the file on a different drive!

The WD AV-GP hard drives are designed for high temperature always-on streaming digital audio/video environments such as PVRs, DVRs and IPTV systems. They, however, are not really suited for desktop usage. They incorporate features like low power consumption, IntelliSeek and IntelliPower that might make them appear rather slow in the PC environment.

If you plan on using RAID configurations and you desire 24/7 reliability in the HDDs in your desktop PC, then you should probably check the WD Red HDDs. If you simply want to use the secondary HDD for massive storage, then a massive WD Blue should be suited for the job as well.

Hope this was helpful. Let me know if you have more questions! :)
SuperSoph_WD
 
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