Missing 100 GB


  1. Posts : 20
    Windows 7 Ultimate x86
       #1

    Missing 100 GB


    Hey guys,
    can you help me with this?



    it seems that I'm missing a 100GB after shrinking a volume,
    though it appears that it's not allocated, it really is missing and i don't know where'd it go

    Thx in adv.

    I posted on another board earlier,
    sorry i'm getting kinda lost. I don't know where should I put it.
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  2. Posts : 11,408
    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
       #2

    What 3rd party partitioning tool have you been playing with?
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  3. Posts : 20
    Windows 7 Ultimate x86
    Thread Starter
       #3

    theog said:
    What 3rd party partitioning tool have you been playing with?
    none I've been using windows partition.
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  4. Posts : 7,730
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
       #4

    I notice the two partitions in question are dynamic partitions and not basic partitions. Is there a reason for this? Do you have a RAID setup?

    Also, two of your partitions have the same drive letter: G

    Good information on the difference between basic and dynamic disks here:

    Basic and Dynamic Disks (Windows)

    Not sure what you've been doing, but I'd be inclined to delete dynamic partition G and extend partition I or just merge the two partitions.

    Best Free Partition Manager Freeware for Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP 32 bit & 64 bit. MiniTool Free Partition Manager Software Home Edition.

    Backup any important data first.
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  5. Posts : 20
    Windows 7 Ultimate x86
    Thread Starter
       #5

    seavixen32 said:
    I notice the two partitions in question are dynamic partitions and not basic partitions. Is there a reason for this? Do you have a RAID setup?

    Also, two of your partitions have the same drive letter: G

    Good information on the difference between basic and dynamic disks here:

    Basic and Dynamic Disks (Windows)

    Not sure what you've been doing, but I'd be inclined to delete dynamic partition G and extend partition I or just merge the two partitions.

    Best Free Partition Manager Freeware for Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP 32 bit & 64 bit. MiniTool Free Partition Manager Software Home Edition.

    Backup any important data first.
    Thanks for the reply,
    well before then it was my main drive, after i unpartitioned it, it became Basic Disk.

    Do you have a RAID setup?
    No. I don't have, what's a RAID?

    also I'm thinking about formatting disk I:

    edit:
    I can't seem to extend my volume, it's disabled.
    though my G: is connected to the other one, so basically it's just one G:
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  6. Posts : 7,730
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
       #6

    RAID - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    You need to convert the dynamic disks to basic disks first. If there's anything on them you need, back the data up first.

    Convert a Dynamic Disk to a Basic Disk
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