Hard disk:maintenance, partitioning question

Thank you again Ignatzatsonic

I agree with moving your data files from C: to F:, but if you still want to make C: bigger (and F: smaller) anyway, there's a simple way to do this in Windows without any reboots and without partition management software:

Assuming that F: is actually empty (there's nothing on F: that you want), delete the partition containing F: in Disk Management. You will then have unallocated space to the right of C: and can easily expand it to whatever size you wish.
After you're done resizing C:, simply create a new partition in the remaining unallocated space. Assign the drive letter F: to the new partition and then format it.

Clever! :)

ignatzatsonic said:

As suspected, you will have to use Partition Wizard bootable disk if you want to increase the size of C.

The general procedure in Partition Wizard would be to shrink F, which would generate some "unallocated space". You could then add that unallocated space to C.

Personally, I would not do that. Instead, I would move personal data from C to F. And then possibly reduce the size of C. Or you could just leave C the same size and not reduce it.

Here is how to use Partition Wizard:

Partition Wizard : Use the Bootable CD

Your hard drive temperature is acceptable.

Hello ignatzatsonic

I did not succeed to transfer data from c: to f: I was looking to transfer the entire Users directory, but for whatever reason, it was not a success

I did load the Partition wizard and reduce the size of my drive f: Now, I got 200GB free, not allocated but I can't add them to drive C:

Is there a magic solution?

Martin

GamePlanner said:

I did load the Partition wizard and reduce the size of my drive f: Now, I got 200GB free, not allocated but I can't add them to drive C:

Is there a magic solution?

Using Easus Partition is much easier for increasing decreasing partition size

I visited there site. There is many option. Whitch one should I use?

Martin

arjfca said:

ignatzatsonic said:

As suspected, you will have to use Partition Wizard bootable disk if you want to increase the size of C.

The general procedure in Partition Wizard would be to shrink F, which would generate some "unallocated space". You could then add that unallocated space to C.

Personally, I would not do that. Instead, I would move personal data from C to F. And then possibly reduce the size of C. Or you could just leave C the same size and not reduce it.

Here is how to use Partition Wizard:

Partition Wizard : Use the Bootable CD

Your hard drive temperature is acceptable.

Hello ignatzatsonic

I did not succeed to transfer data from c: to f: I was looking to transfer the entire Users directory, but for whatever reason, it was not a success

I did load the Partition wizard and reduce the size of my drive f: Now, I got 200GB free, not allocated but I can't add them to drive C:

Is there a magic solution?

Martin

Free space need to be contiguous with C: drive I had reduced my F: drive from right to left. That caused my free space to be after f: drive.

To resolved, I reduce my F: drive from left to right. This as created free space between c: drive and F: drive. After, I was able to allocate the space to c: drive

Et Voilà

Martin