Unallocated Space in Disk Management

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  1. Posts : 53
    Windows 7 Pro x64 ,Windows 8 Ent x64 and Windows Xp SP2
       #1

    Unallocated Space in Disk Management


    Hello,
    I have installed Win7 Ultimate (x86) on my 350GB SATA HDD.(2 partitions NTFS) and one old IDE HDD is used as slave (two partitions NTFS) (both disks MBR) (OLD HDD has WinXP Pro installed)

    Win 7 disk management shows 8mb and 9mb space as unallocated at the end of partitions (on both HDD).
    but the same disks wont show such unallocated disk space when checked through Win XP disk management

    what is the reason ? what actually is the real case ? some space unallocated or not ?

    regards
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  2. Posts : 10,796
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #2

    Post screenshot please so I can see it
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  3. Posts : 53
    Windows 7 Pro x64 ,Windows 8 Ent x64 and Windows Xp SP2
    Thread Starter
       #3

    @ Kaktussoft

    here....
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Unallocated Space in Disk Management-win7_diskmgmt.jpg   Unallocated Space in Disk Management-winxp_diskmgmt.jpg  
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  4. Posts : 10,796
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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  5. Posts : 4,049
    W7 Ultimate SP1, LM19.2 MATE, W10 Home 1703, W10 Pro 1703 VM, #All 64 bit
       #5

    You may not be able to eliminate those leftover bits.

    I've had that issue occur when I have resized partitions.
    Even unallocated space at the end of partitions, couldn't be reintegrated into the existing ones.

    The only way (that I've found) that works 100% of the time, is to obliterate everything and repartition the drive from scratch (it isn't worth the effort for a few MB).

    I suspect that it must be due to some sort of "rounding" issues.
    For example, when you create partitions using GParted, it has an option like "Round to nearest cylinder" (the wording might not be correct/exact).
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  6. Posts : 53
    Windows 7 Pro x64 ,Windows 8 Ent x64 and Windows Xp SP2
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Kaktussoft said:
    Do you really care about 9MB and 11MB?
    true...i really don't care about those few mb..but i was really willing to know why these two OS show the space differently...
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  7.    #7

    Have you tried to extend your Logicals in Disk Mgmt?

    Then try Partition Wizard Resize Partition - Video Help.

    If the Home version won't do it the CD version might. It's a great tool to have handy anyway.
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  8. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #8

    That`s just what you get when you install XP on a drive.

    You won't see the unallocated from XP, but you will from 7.

    It`s totally normal.
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  9. Posts : 9,600
    Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #9

    I ran into the same thing with the 2TB WD Black from my old XP machine (may the old machine rest in h...ah...peace). I would up with a single 9MB unallocated partition I couldn't get rid of for love nor money (nor creative language). After fooling around with the piece of...with it in Disk Misman...er...Management and the free version of Minitool Partition Wizard, I managed to make the unallocated partition 54MB (mutter mutter, mumble mumble). I tried formatting the unallocated space and somehow wound up, not only formatting it, but spanning it with the other partition (censored)! I was able to delete the partition, after which Minitool was able to expand the remaining partition into the unallocated volume. I now have just one volume on the drive.

    My suggestion would be to try to format the unallocated space, then delete the new partition, then try to expand the other partition into the space. Apparently formatting erases whatever was in the way...I guess. Heck, I don't know; I'm just glad I got the stupid thing fixed!
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  10. Posts : 2,497
    Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
       #10

    I believe this space is reserved for the use of Dynamic disk. When a disk is converted to Dynamic disk it uses this space to store volume information and other information. Without this reserved space the conversion would not be possible.
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