Extending volume question

[jacob]

I have a 2TB drive and it has 2 partitions, one of which is in use for storage - family pics, videos, etc.
The other partition has 400G of free space, now if I extend the volume (with the pics, videos, etc) to bring in the empty partition, I won't lose any of the files I hope, correct?

 

[dark_lord69]

No, you won't loose those files.
Windows just sets those disks/partitions up as if they are 1 drive even though they are 2 seperate drives or partitions.

FYI,
you will need to delete the partition that is just empty then it can be added to the other drive.

 

[COLGeek]

Extending into free space should not cause a loss of data. However, it is always a good idea to backup your files as a precaution.

Good luck!

 

[jacob]

Best answer selected by jacob.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

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