2 hard drive partitions I wish to combine into 1

My hard drive currently has a C drive and a new volume D plus a new volume E partition.

How do I combine C and D into one partition and keep new volume E (or whatever it now becomes renamed)? D: would add another 97GB to drive C:.

My current C: drive is only 60GB and is running out of space! Too many programs I suspect. Just about all data has been removed to a separate stand alone drive.

Can I use the Disk Management System to combine the C and D partitions? If so, can someone explain in simple monosyllable words how to do it, for this newbie?

Thanks.

Google "mini tool partition wizard", d/l and install. You can even make a bootable cd version.

Ztruker said:

Disk Management should handle this too.

From: How to merge partitions in Windows 7 ?

I’m assuming D is just a data partition and doesn’t contain the page file, boot files or a second operating system. If so, merge the partitions by removing D and extending C, as follows:
1. Back up to an external device any important data on D and, optionally, move the same important data from D to C.
2. Right-click Computer > Manage > Storage > Disk Management, then right-click the graphic of the D partition and select Delete. The partition returns to Unallocated for a Primary Partition or Free Space if it‘s a Logical Drive within an Extended Partition. Delete the partition if it is an Extended partition.
3. Now right-click the graphic of the C partition and select Extend.

Thanks, that worked for me.
Your advice much appreciated

I have the same problem i have good data on C drive and nothing on D and both are 500 gb and i want D to merge to C. so i deleted the D volume but the "shrink" opton is not available to C:\.

The "extend" option does not exist. It is visible but grayed out.

i don't know what you mean by logical drive but both are ntfs it's just that there is a partition in the way and i can delete the D partition