Extending an OS partition


  1. Posts : 3,487
    Win 7 Pro x64/Win 10 Pro x64 dual boot
       #1

    Extending an OS partition


    Hey guys,

    I dual boot with Win 8.1, and I recently moved my 8.1 installation to a larger SSD. I cloned the drive from a 64 GB drive to a 120 GB SSD using Macrium Reflect, but it didn't extend the partition to 120 GB when it cloned the drive. I am now left with ~57 GB unallocated on my Win 8 drive, and Win 7 won't let me extend the partition to use the whole volume. It says it can't because it's an OS drive.

    Is there some way (or software) to do this, or do I have to clone it again and use some sort of setting in Macruim?

    Any help is appreciated.
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  2. Posts : 6,330
    Multi-Boot W7_Pro_x64 W8.1_Pro_x64 W10_Pro_x64 +Linux_VMs +Chromium_VM
       #2

    Post a full screen print of Disk Management:
    Disk Management - Post a Screen Capture Image

    Partition Wizard Bootable CD is the tool i would try:
    Bootable Partition Manager | MiniTool Partition Wizard Bootable Edition
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  3. Posts : 3,487
    Win 7 Pro x64/Win 10 Pro x64 dual boot
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Here's the screenshot. The drive in question is disk 0. (Drive M: )




    Drive H has had the partition deleted, but it came back for some reason. I have to delete it again. I want to extend drive M to use the entire disk.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Extending an OS partition-disk-management.png  
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  4. Posts : 3,487
    Win 7 Pro x64/Win 10 Pro x64 dual boot
    Thread Starter
       #4

    I have deleted the partition on drive H. This is what it's supposed to look like:

    Extending an OS partition-disk-management.png
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  5. Posts : 20,583
    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #5

    Boot into win-8.1
    Then use mini tool to extend the partition to take up the unallocated space
    Best Free Partition Manager for Windows | MiniTool Partition Free
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  6. Posts : 6,741
    W7 Pro x64 SP1 | W10 Pro IP x64 | W8.1 Pro x64 VM | Linux Mint VM
       #6

    You can extend the partition using Disk Managment. Partition or Volume - Extend
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  7. Posts : 3,487
    Win 7 Pro x64/Win 10 Pro x64 dual boot
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       #7

    Boozad said:
    You can extend the partition using Disk Managment. Partition or Volume - Extend
    Thanks, Boozad. That worked just fine. :)
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    W7 Pro x64 SP1 | W10 Pro IP x64 | W8.1 Pro x64 VM | Linux Mint VM
       #8

    You're welcome mate, glad it's all sorted.
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