Solved How do i expand my c drive??????

[piezoelectron]

i have a windows 7 ultimate os. i am desperately trying to expand my c drive using the partition manager in the control panel. i succeeded in creating an unallocated volume. however if i right click on the c drive partition, the option 'extend volume' cannot be clicked(its in that grey text, not the bold one). here is what i have tried to do:
i changed my drive from basic to dynamic
i deleted 115 gb into unallocated space.

i have visited several websites, but each of them ask to click the 'extend volume' option, which itself is disabled in my case. please help!!!!!!!!!! i have less than 200 mb left in my C drive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[James Colbert]

Is your HD mechanical or SSD?

 

[gregrocker]

Why would you convert your HD to Dynamic? This is used to span the same partition across multiple HD's.

Had you asked us we could have taken a look at your Disk Management screenshot and easily helped you adjust your disk configuration to extend the partition. Now you may have deleted something which is needed by your computer to function correctly if it is a factory install.

Before making any further random changes post back a screenshot of your maximized Disk Mgmt drive map with listings showing all columns, using the Snipping Tool in Start Menu and explain exactly what you did.

 

[BriceH]

Welcome to the Seven Forums, piezoelectron. I suggest that you take a look at Partition Wizard. I have many times found this tool able to do the job when the Windows partition manager is not.

Hope this helps. Please report back with how it works.

 

[piezoelectron]

man,people, you were right!!!! today i switched on my laptop and all that it displayed was a cursor blinking on a black screen!! does this mean that my hard disk is completely wiped off?? is there any way to recover my OS??
(i'm obviously replying from another comp.)

 

[seavixen32]

In light of gregrocker's comment, it would seem your only option now is a re-install to factory settings.

 

[karlsnooks]

piezoelectron,

Go to a computer which has a 32 bit Win7 installed if yours is 32 bit.
Go to a computer which has a 64 bit win 7 installed if yours is 64 bit.

Once there, make a system repair disk.

Boot from that system repair disk, connect an external drive.
Use DiskPart to examine your present laptop disk.
Copy off everything dear to your heart to the external.

I've never messed with Dynamic because i never needed it, but if I remember correctly, DiskPart has an option whereby you will be able to convert back to non-dynamic. Greg probably has experience on this.

Now here's some info you will need:

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[FONT=&quot]DISC - CREATE A SYSTEM REPAIR DISC[/FONT]​

START | type System Repair | Enter key | Create Disc button

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COMMAND PROMPT - GO TO A COMMAND PROMPT USING A SYSTEM REPAIR DISC

1) Insert System Repair Disc into optical reader.
2) Shutdown your computer.
3) Boot up your computer from the System Repair Disc
If your computer doesn’t boot from the optical drive, then
Immediately after pushing your Power ON button, start tapping the F2 key to get to the BIOS to change the boot order.

On some computers, you can:
Immediately after pushing your Power ON button, start tapping the F12 key and choose CD/DVD to change the boot order only for this time.
4) Wait while a mini-version of Windows is loaded and finally the System Recovery Options dialog appears.
5) SYSTEM RECOVERY OPTIONS dialog |
Select a keyboard input method |
NEXT button
6) SYSTEM RECOVERY OPTIONS dialog
will search your system for installed versions of Windows.
7) SYSTEM RECOVERY OPTIONS dialog |
select the Use recovery tools that can help fix problems starting Windows radio button |
NEXT button
8) SYSTEM RECOVERY OPTIONS |
Choose a recovery tool |
9) Click on command prompt from the list shown

Run any desired commands and type EXIT when finished.
Remove the System Repair Disc.
Shutdown your computer.
Power on your computer.

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VIEW DRIVE LETTERS USING DISKPART
Type following commands. Hit ENTER key after each command.
DISKPART starts the DiskPart program
LIST VOLUME shows drive letter assignment
EXIT exit the DiskPart program


You are going to want to use:
Diskpart
Help

to get a list all diskpart commands.

HELP CONVERT
will be of interest to you.

CONVERT BASIC
will convert from dynamic to basic.

 

[piezoelectron]

Is your HD mechanical or SSD?

really don't want 2 sound like a noob, but i don't know the difference

 

[karlsnooks]

If you don't know then there is a very high probability that it is NOT ssd.

Of course if you execute procedure given below you will have your answer:

UPDATE YOUR SEVENFORUMS SYSTEM SPECS


User CP (3rd item in the top menu bar) |


in left-hand column,under Your Profile, Edit System Spec |


using SIW and Speccy to gather info, fill in the blanks.
Do me a favor and add the word laptop or desktop to the “system manufacturer” block.
Use the “Other Info” block for Optical Reader, Mouse, touchpad, wifi adapter, speakers, monitor

Scroll down and click on the SAVE CHANGES button.

 

[piezoelectron]

In light of gregrocker's comment, it would seem your only option now is a re-install to factory settings.

how do i do that?

 

[seavixen32]

Clean Install: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html

Repair Install: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

You could also go to your computer manufacturer's support page where you'll find information on the recovery procedure for your model.

 

[gregrocker]

If Win7 will not start now, download and burn to CD free Partition Wizard version 4.2 which still has free conversion from Dynamic to Basic Disk: pw422.zip ISO - Windows Live. This is now a paid feature in later versions and the home edition.

Boot PW CD, click on the Win7 HD to highlight it, from Disk tab select Convert from Dynamic to Basic, Apply.

If Win7 doesn't start, boot back into PW CD to make sure Win7 or its 100mb System Reserved boot partition (preferred) are marked Active, then highlight HD again, from Disk tab choose Rebuild MBR., OK, Apply.

If Win7 still doesn't start boot the Win7 DVD or Repair CD, accept any offered Repair. If that doesn't start it, boot back in to System Recovery Options to run Startup Repair repeatedly until Win7 starts. Post back a camera snap if possible of the drive map with listings, or type them out for us. System Repair Disc - Create

If all fails, You can copy out your files using this method: Copy & Paste - in Windows Recovery Console. Then try running Factory Recovery, run your Recovery disks, or boot Win7 DVD to clean reinstall: Reinstalling Windows 7

 

[piezoelectron]

hey guys thanks a lot for your support! i'm trying my best and shall update when successful.

 

[theog]

In light of gregrocker's comment, it would seem your only option now is a re-install to factory settings.

how do i do that?

Make & model, would help us.

 

[seavixen32]

As I mentioned before, your computer manufacturer's support page will have details on how to recover your system, but as ever, posting your system specs, make and model will always expedite any help we can give you.

 

[piezoelectron]

system specs

hey guys, so here are my system specs:
laptop:Toshiba satellite pro L510
processor: intel core 2 duo 2.10 GHz
OS:windows 7 ultimate 32-bit with 2 gb RAM

ok, now, ive got my dad's friend reformat the comp. the OS works properly now, but the disk remain dynamic. so, is it essential to convert it back to basic? if so, how? what would be the implications? besides the chief problem of my C drive space still remains. Thanks a lot for everyone's continuous support!!!

 

[gregrocker]

Why ignore our advice and have your Dad's friend reformat while leaving the HD a Dynamic Disk? He needed to wipe the HD to convert back to Basic.

Again, a Dynamic Disk is to span a single partition across multiple HD's.

I would convert it back to Basic for best performance of OS.

I gave you the link to burn PW 4.2 to CD. Then boot CD, highlight HD, from Disk tab Convert Dynamic Disk to Basic, OK, Apply.

This is an expired version of PW being provided to you as a courtesy because newer versions require you pay for this valuable function.

 

[piezoelectron]

Why ignore our advice and have your Dad's friend reformat while leaving the HD a Dynamic Disk? He needed to wipe the HD to convert back to Basic.

Again, a Dynamic Disk is to span a single partition across multiple HD's.

I would convert it back to Basic for best performance of OS.

I gave you the link to burn PW 4.2 to CD. Then boot CD, highlight HD, from Disk tab Convert Dynamic Disk to Basic, OK, Apply.

This is an expired version of PW being provided to you as a courtesy because newer versions require you pay for this valuable function.

thanks a lot, but would doing so affect my OS in any way?

 

[theog]

It would be best as a BASIC DRIVE.

How to use Toshiba Recovery.
How to use the Toshiba HDD Recovery Utility

You can order Toshiba Recovery disks from here:
https://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/support/jsp/serviceUnitVerification.jsp

 

[piezoelectron]

yes, but as you saw that when i converted my basic drive into dynamic, the OS wouldn't boot, similarly, would the same happen if i converted it from dynamic to basic? that's the main thing for me right now.