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Windows 7: Free space taking over HD
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06 Jan 2010
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#1 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit Australia |
Free space taking over HD
So i have just done a Brand new clean install of Windows 7. I formatted my Hard drive, so that i could have a back up drive with Windows 7. I have left over space and tryed adding it to Windows 7 Partiton, but it wont let me, So i download Partition Wizard, to try and get windows to take the space but no luck.
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
CPU Intel Core 2 duo E7200 @2.53GHz 2.27GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte EP43DS3
Memory 4GB Ram
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050
Keyboard Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 800
Mouse Microsoft Wireless Mouse 1000
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06 Jan 2010
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#2 | |
Win7 x 6 PC's California, Florida, Boston |
What have you tried? Resizing Windows 7 into the space with Partition Wizard? Did you Apply and have it reboot to do the resizing? Then what happened?
I've never seen Free Space before. Usually it's Unallocated space. Anyone know what it is and how to Resize a Windows 7 partition into Free space if it won't work with Partition WIzard? | | My System Specs | | |
06 Jan 2010
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#3 | |
Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit |
Can you format that green space in Disk Management by right clicking on it?
I think that is just unallocated space within an extended partition. The OP doesn't need an extended partition. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit
CPU Intel Sandy Bridge i5-2500, not overclocked
Motherboard Gigabyte H67A-UD3H-B3, full ATX
Memory 4 GB Crucial DDR3-1333
Graphics Card none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card onboard: Realtek ALC892; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays NEC 90GX2-BK 19" LCD
Screen Resolution 800 x 640
Keyboard Leopold Tenkeyless with Cherry Blue switches, USB
Mouse Logitech or Microsoft optical wired; either USB or PS 2
PSU Seasonic SS-560KM, modular
Case Antec Solo II
Cooling CPU: Scythe Big Shuriken; Case: Scythe Slipstream 800 & 500
Hard Drives System: Intel 320 Series SSD, 80 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD15EADS-00P8B0, 1.5TB
Other Info Power consumption of this system, including monitor: 68 watts at idle; 144 watts at full load
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06 Jan 2010
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#4 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit Australia |
Quote: Originally Posted by ignatzatsonic  Can you format that green space in Disk Management by right clicking on it?
I think that is just unallocated space within an extended partition. The OP doesn't need an extended partition.
I can create a new simple Volume with the light green space | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
CPU Intel Core 2 duo E7200 @2.53GHz 2.27GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte EP43DS3
Memory 4GB Ram
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050
Keyboard Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 800
Mouse Microsoft Wireless Mouse 1000
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06 Jan 2010
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#5 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit Australia |
Quote: Originally Posted by gregrocker What have you tried? Resizing Windows 7 into the space with Partition Wizard? Did you Apply and have it reboot to do the resizing? Then what happened?
I've never seen Free Space before. Usually it's Unallocated space. Anyone know what it is and how to Resize a Windows 7 partition into Free space if it won't work with Partition WIzard?
I did what ever you told me to do be4 LOL | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
CPU Intel Core 2 duo E7200 @2.53GHz 2.27GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte EP43DS3
Memory 4GB Ram
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050
Keyboard Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 800
Mouse Microsoft Wireless Mouse 1000
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06 Jan 2010
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#6 | |
Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit |
Do it, what can it hurt?
If you do, post a new picture.
Do you want to expand C into that space? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit
CPU Intel Sandy Bridge i5-2500, not overclocked
Motherboard Gigabyte H67A-UD3H-B3, full ATX
Memory 4 GB Crucial DDR3-1333
Graphics Card none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card onboard: Realtek ALC892; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays NEC 90GX2-BK 19" LCD
Screen Resolution 800 x 640
Keyboard Leopold Tenkeyless with Cherry Blue switches, USB
Mouse Logitech or Microsoft optical wired; either USB or PS 2
PSU Seasonic SS-560KM, modular
Case Antec Solo II
Cooling CPU: Scythe Big Shuriken; Case: Scythe Slipstream 800 & 500
Hard Drives System: Intel 320 Series SSD, 80 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD15EADS-00P8B0, 1.5TB
Other Info Power consumption of this system, including monitor: 68 watts at idle; 144 watts at full load
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06 Jan 2010
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#7 | |
Win7 x 6 PC's California, Florida, Boston |
You might need to create new volume with the Free space in order to delete it.
I remember now: this was a smaller free space yesterday that Partition Wizard refused to include in your Windows 7 partition resizing, right?
How did it grow that big?
Does anyone know what this Free Space is about? | | My System Specs | | |
06 Jan 2010
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#8 | |
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Do you mean to say you want to merge free space from one partition to another? I think it's best to use a partition tool like Parition Magic.
That said their is a shrink volume option in Disk Management. But i haven't tried it that way. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Lenovo ThinkPad T60
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
CPU GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) DuoCore T2400 @ 1.83GHz
Motherboard Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family)
Memory 2.00 GB
Graphics Card Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset
Sound Card SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays ThinkPad Display
Screen Resolution 1400x1050
Keyboard Standard Keyboard
Mouse HID-compliant Mouse
Hard Drives 100Gb SATA
Internet Speed Cable Broadband - 54Mbps
Other Info Intel(R) PRO/1000 PL Network Connection
11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Express Adapter
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06 Jan 2010
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#9 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit Australia |
i used the recommend disk space that way says and i get an error message saying,
there is enough enough space on this disk to complete this operation | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
CPU Intel Core 2 duo E7200 @2.53GHz 2.27GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte EP43DS3
Memory 4GB Ram
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050
Keyboard Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 800
Mouse Microsoft Wireless Mouse 1000
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06 Jan 2010
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#10 | |
Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit |
The OP apparently made an extended partition with a logical drive for whatever reason. Then probably deleted the logical drive, leaving free space. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit
CPU Intel Sandy Bridge i5-2500, not overclocked
Motherboard Gigabyte H67A-UD3H-B3, full ATX
Memory 4 GB Crucial DDR3-1333
Graphics Card none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card onboard: Realtek ALC892; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays NEC 90GX2-BK 19" LCD
Screen Resolution 800 x 640
Keyboard Leopold Tenkeyless with Cherry Blue switches, USB
Mouse Logitech or Microsoft optical wired; either USB or PS 2
PSU Seasonic SS-560KM, modular
Case Antec Solo II
Cooling CPU: Scythe Big Shuriken; Case: Scythe Slipstream 800 & 500
Hard Drives System: Intel 320 Series SSD, 80 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD15EADS-00P8B0, 1.5TB
Other Info Power consumption of this system, including monitor: 68 watts at idle; 144 watts at full load
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