Cannot Extend C: Partition

[Dark Nova Gamer]

I cannot extend my C: Partition!

Why is it I have so many problems lol, anyways heres the screenie.

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[Orbital Shark]

It seems to be at max size, so you can only shrink it. You will need to shrink your other partition in order to then allocate the space to your C: partition.

 

[Dark Nova Gamer]

How is it at its max size if it is a split from the original C: partition

Basically it was this;

| C: |

I shrank it into

| D: | C: |

Then deleted D:

Confused here.

 

[Orbital Shark]

You currently have 174GB of unallocated data which IMO is what's using up that space so it looks like D: has NOT properly deleted. Unless i'm reading your pic wrong

Added: sorry just realised a mistake in my post, have fixed it now (in bold)

 

[DarkXeno]

When you first install windows 7 on a clean drive it wants 100mb of free space, Im not totally sure why.
Try this create a new partition D: make it about 110mb.
Format it and make sure you can see it in mycomputer
Then see if you can extend C:
If you can extend C: drive to max or where you want it then delete the D: drive you created.

This is all in theory I don't know if it will work, Im at work on an XP machine so I cant test it.
Please let me know.

 

[zigzag3143]

Dark Nova
When you shrank C: did it give you the option of leaving space before or after? I dont use windows disk mgmt so I dont really know I use paragon Hard disk manager 2009.

What do you want to do to C:?

Ken

 

[Dark Nova Gamer]

I'll explain exactly what I did, perhaps that could help you.

I installed Windows 7 RC (x64) on one partition (taking up the entire drive), then it started giving me issues. I shrank W7's partition to roughly half, then installed Windows Vista HP SP2 (x64) on the empty partition.

Then I deleted the Windows 7 partition, and then it wouldn't let me 'extend' with the unallocated space that I recieved from deleting Windows 7.

Someone mentioned that if the unallocated space is on the 'left' side, it has issues. Not sure if thats true or not, seems a bit odd if it is true.

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It didn't ask me such a thing. I want to extend the unallocated space into C: so its all one partition.

 

[mxosder16]

This is all in theory I don't know if it will work, Im at work on an XP machine so I cant test it.
Please let me know.

Just tested here. Doesn't work

 

[mxosder16]

Someone mentioned that if the unallocated space is on the 'left' side, it has issues. Not sure if thats true or not, seems a bit odd if it is true

I don't think that's true. I have a partition set up for my files and i can't extend past what was on C when i installed 7. And my partition is on the right

 

[smarteyeball]

You can't extend "backwards" using Windows software.

 

[Dark Nova Gamer]

I tried creating a 110mb partition and well, yeah.

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You can't extend "backwards" using Windows software.

What do you mean, extend backwards?

 

[Orbital Shark]

Have you tried 'shrinking' the unallocated space? Once done you should then be able to 'extend' the C: partition.

See what options you have for the 'unallocated space'

 

[zigzag3143]

If unallocated is on left (it is) it can cause you grief. When booting windows looks to the first drive and the first partition first. When you boot do you still get the option to pick vista or win 7? the cleanest option would be to re-install your OS of choice in drive 0 part 0. Then if you want shrink so you can intall whatever on right. Something like this.

Hope this helps some
Ken

 

[Dark Nova Gamer]

>.<
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To the person above, no it does not ask for me to boot into Windows Vista or Windows 7, just boots into seven as normal.

 

[Orbital Shark]

If you haven't already....

1 other option is to boot from the Windows 7 DVD & treat it as if you were installing it. Choose custom and highlight the partition you want to delete and click drive options this will give you the option to delete the partition & create a new 1.

This should re-activate the partition. Exit the installer and you should get the option within Windows to delete it & extend your c: drive.

 

[smarteyeball]

What do you mean, extend backwards?

Disk management cannot extend the partition to the left, or "backwards" from it's current position.

Using the Install disc to convert the unallocated space will simply create another partition. You still won't be able to extend.

You need to use something like the free GPARTED or Paragon to extend the partition to the left.

GParted -- Welcome

The other alternative is to delete the C:\ partition and start again.

 

[Dark Nova Gamer]

If you haven't already....

1 other option is to boot from the Windows 7 DVD & treat it as if you were installing it. Choose custom and highlight the partition you want to delete and click drive options this will give you the option to delete the partition & create a new 1.

This should re-activate the partition. Exit the installer and you should get the option within Windows to delete it & extend your c: drive.

Yeah tried it just now, didn't work.

Disk management cannot extend the partition to the left, or "backwards" from it's current position.

Using the Install disc to convert the unallocated space will simply create another partition. You still won't be able to extend.

You need to use something like the free GPARTED or Paragon to extend the partition to the left.

GParted -- Welcome

The other alternative is to delete the C:\ partition and start again.

Well now, thats.. odd.. but okay I'll give Paragon a try.

 

[zillaamer7F]

OR,
Just boot from win7 DVD & select custom then in drive options delete both patitions & recreate the Partitions as per your choice....

 

[Orbital Shark]

That would completely distroy the Windows 7 install. It will then need completely re-installing.

 

[smarteyeball]

Well now, thats.. odd.. but okay I'll give Paragon a try.

More like a pita

Depending on how much stuff you have installed, it can take awhile.