Extending a primary partition !
Well, generally Extending Primary partition(Specially OS Partition) are not allowed from inside Windows. It incurs High Risk of Data loss.
Download EASEUS FREE Partition Manager Software. Free Partition Magic alternative for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 and Windows Server 2000/2003/2008. Hard Drive partition software. and see if you can do it. If not, you can try creating partition on that free space and merge them together.
Otherwise, you may need to use some Live CD Partition Manager to perform this. In that case try GParted -- Live CD/USB/PXE/HD
Download EASEUS FREE Partition Manager Software. Free Partition Magic alternative for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 and Windows Server 2000/2003/2008. Hard Drive partition software. and see if you can do it. If not, you can try creating partition on that free space and merge them together.
Otherwise, you may need to use some Live CD Partition Manager to perform this. In that case try GParted -- Live CD/USB/PXE/HD
nisargshah95
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Try Partition Assistant Home edition (free version).
Download FREE AOMEI Partition Assistant - Partition Manager for managing disk partition.
Here I've uploaded a video for resizing C: using Partition Assistant, about 1MB. Download and watch it.
Watch it in players other than WMP (VLC prefered). Video doesn't look good in WMP...
PS - Hope some day I'll also get the HD space you're having
Download FREE AOMEI Partition Assistant - Partition Manager for managing disk partition.
Here I've uploaded a video for resizing C: using Partition Assistant, about 1MB. Download and watch it.
Video1.wmv
Watch it in players other than WMP (VLC prefered). Video doesn't look good in WMP...
PS - Hope some day I'll also get the HD space you're having
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nisargshah95
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I don't think so. Even all my partitions are logical. Still I'm able to resize my partitions using Partition Assistant. See the video I uploaded in my prev. post.
nisargshah95
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He can try that.
AFAIK he can't do that. He can only allocate space to C: by shrinking the next drive, which is the free space. The disk management is not allowing him to doso because C: is the system drive. So if he uses tools like easeus or Partition Assistant then he can do it. When I resize my C: using Partition Assistant, it asks me to reboot and then before Windows loads it does the resizing and then it again reboots and then my C: is easily and safely resized. I've tried it.
AFAIK he can't do that. He can only allocate space to C: by shrinking the next drive, which is the free space. The disk management is not allowing him to doso because C: is the system drive. So if he uses tools like easeus or Partition Assistant then he can do it. When I resize my C: using Partition Assistant, it asks me to reboot and then before Windows loads it does the resizing and then it again reboots and then my C: is easily and safely resized. I've tried it.
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Cool Comps
Pirate Slayer
Isnt there somthing like you can only make 3 partitions on one hdd?
Because i could only make (C) , (D) , (E)
BTW What does the "Mark Partition as Active" feature do?
Because i could only make (C) , (D) , (E)
BTW What does the "Mark Partition as Active" feature do?
nisargshah95
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No. It's not like that. I've made 5 partitions on one.
Ohk. Sorry, didn't know that
. Maybe it can work then.
Cool Comps
Pirate Slayer
oh. How to make 5 partitions on one?
Is there any need?
How will it help?
BTW What does the "Mark Partition as Active" feature do?
I marked drive C Active. How will it help/ not help.
Is there any need?
How will it help?
BTW What does the "Mark Partition as Active" feature do?
I marked drive C Active. How will it help/ not help.
nisargshah95
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No. It does not help much. 3 is good. It's just that about four years back when I gave my PC for formatting the guy made 5 partitions and gave me. So I've kept them. But seriously there's no use keeping 5 partitions on a mere 80GB drive!
Here is your answer - Mark Partition As Active
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It's really risky doing this since you might end up losing data or your OS could get corrupted. To re-install is much more secure than doing this according to i.
Anyways you can only extend your C drive if you shrink the one right next to it, which usually is D.
In your case i think you should just right click on the green block and delete it, then you should be able to extend C.
Anyways you can only extend your C drive if you shrink the one right next to it, which usually is D.
In your case i think you should just right click on the green block and delete it, then you should be able to extend C.
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asingh
Aspiring Novelist
No it is not risky at all. Why are we all here scaring the OP. It is much better to do this then a full re-install.
sygeek
Technomancer
:sigh: The green block is the Unallocated space located just after the primary partition (which means, it is possible to extend the primary logical partition). Either the OP can try the softwares above or if he wants to be extra careful then he can try running GParted LiveCD.
nisargshah95
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I agree. I could do it without any kind of hindrance and it was smooth.
doomgiver
Warframe
there are 2 types of partitions, primary and logical.
you can have :
1. 4 primary
2. 3 primary, 1 extended
extended partition can have ANY number of partitions inside it, these are called logical partitions, and they can only exist inside an extended partition.
currently, i have 3 primary and 4 logical partitions on my hdd, so its not very hard or tough or scary.
if you want to have more partitions, use GPARTED
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/software-q/139435-boot-problem.html#post1381647
^ i think this will help
Using Parted Magic an Introduction
^parted magic live cd.... very good software which integrates gparted, follow the instructions here.
*dl.dropbox.com/u/10573557/pmagic-4.5.iso
^ parted magic .iso. burn or make a bootable usb.