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  1. Posts : 14
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       #440

    I just clean installed Win7 on a brand new 500GB hard drive. My intention was to create a 100GB C drive for the OS and the rest as D for data storage. Now I know I should have done so during the installation. After I finished all the Windows updates and program downloads, Disk Management only allowed ~230GB for a new partition even though C showed ~450GB free space. Is there still a way to partition as I intended? I don't want to jeopardize the existing system in any way after the trouble I went through with the >200 Windows updates. Thanks for your help.
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  2. Posts : 71,978
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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       #441

    Hello lc007, :)

    Please go ahead and post a screenshot showing the full layout of your disk in Disk Management to see what options you may have.

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  3. Posts : 14
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #442

    Please have a look. I only have the 100MB system reserved other than the main drive.
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    Last edited by lc007; 15 Oct 2015 at 21:47.
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  4. Posts : 71,978
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       #443

    I don't see anything in the screenshot that would be an issue.

    Depending on what size you have set for your page file and system protection, those would be allocated on the C: drive and will not be allowed to be used to shrink for a new partition.
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  5. Posts : 14
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #444

    Thanks for the reply Brink. Yesterday I tried playing with the system protection settings. Even after I disabled it, disk management still only allowed me to shrink ~230GM for the new partition so I promptly enabled it again. I don't know about the page file settings but reading through the "How to Free Up and Recover Hard Drive Space in Windows 7", I felt I don't want to mess with it either. I guess I'm just surprised that the OS could use so much hidden disk space. Now I'm curious: had I partitioned the C: drive to only 100GB during installation, what would the OS do about the page file and system protection stuff - adjust them to use less space or use D: drive anyway?
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  6. Posts : 71,978
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       #445

    The page file would remain on C unless you change it. Then the page file is managed by the system, it'll automatically increase in size as needed.

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  7. Posts : 14
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #446

    Hello Brink, I realized that I should have read the other tutorial "Partition or Volume - Shrink" for my problem. I understand now I have to use a third party software such as partition wizard to shrink my C: drive beyond what disk management allowed. Now my question is: should I Create an Image Backup (another of your wonderful tutorials) before or after the partition? Thanks!
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  8. Posts : 71,978
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       #447

    I'd wait until afterwards, so that you'll have the latest version. :)
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  9. Posts : 14
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       #448

    Done!!! Many thanks. Moving on to backup.......
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  10. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #449

    hello someone can help me how to make new disk i have only 1 disk i mean disk 0 then drive e d c in disk 0
    i want my hdd config like disk 0 : c disk 1 : d disk 2: e
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