disk management

[fay]

I installed Windows 7 Ultimate on a new hard drive (Seagate 1 TB) from system image. My old hard drive was a 500 GB but was partitioned into C: 304.82 and D: 148.33. When I look in disk management, I see 465.76 GB and 6 MB of unallocated space. How do I make it all one drive again or should I keep partitions. The drive was partitioned when I bought the PC from an individual, but that drive has failed now. It is now installed on the new hard drive. Please help.
I hope I didn't confuse you with my post.

Thank you
Fay

 

[GokAy]

The rest of your space probably stayed unallocated in Disk Management, post a screenshot of it as described in http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/274797-disk-management-post-screen-capture-image.html

You should be able to extend to the free space to the right of current partition, still post that screenshot so we can guide you accurately.

 

[fay]

I hope I did this right.

 

[GokAy]

Select D: in Disk Management and right click on it.
Select Extend from the list and next all the way.

 

[fay]

Extend is greyed out

 

[GokAy]

Try with Partition Wizard free.

 

[fay]

I downloaded Mini Tool Partition Wizard, but I'm not sure how to use it. What should I do? I want to make C drive all one drive. I just don't want to make a mistake.

 

[GokAy]

Oh sorry, I mis-read your first post. To make C one big single partition: It is easy since your D is empty. You can simply delete D with Disk Management so everything on the right of C become one big unallocated space. Then right click C and extend it.

However, if you ask me, in short, reduce C to less than 120GB (Windows + programs), make the rest one big D (games + personal data) and then use imaging software (macrium free) to make occasional images of C, and a file sync program (like FreeFileSync) to keep a copy of your games and personal data. Hope this makes sense to you. This one requires a bit of work from you, if you want this ask again so we can provide a detailed action.

 

[fay]

I would prefer a step by step tutorial please. I don't want to mess anything up.
If I reduce C and make D bigger, do I point everything to D when installing? I still have a lot of files on C too.

 

[GokAy]

Your programs and Windows files shouldn't take too much. You will only point your Games to D, regular programs will stay on C.

Before we start please make an image of C to your external with Macrium free - http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/73828-imaging-free-macrium.html, even though it shouldn't cause any problems, there is always the possibility. Don't forget to create the bootable media of Macrium as well.

 

[fay]

I've been looking this Macrium program over and watching videos. I still don't feel confident doing this. I watched several videos of different versions of the program. I think what confuses me is their disk mgmt doesn't look like mine. Also, they say make a rescue disk and download WinPE. Which one do I do first. How do I start Macrium.
I also have another issue now. I went to defrag my C drive but it's not showing up in defrag, however it does show in disk mgmt and My Computer. I see D and Q (external) but no C.

 

[fay]

Can you help me please?

 

[AddRAM]

If you want to get rid of D then just delete it, the extend C to take up all the unallocated space, just use Disk Management.

 

[fay]

I deleted D but Extend is greyed out on C.

 

[GokAy]

Post another screenshot of Disk Management please.

 

[fay]

here is the screenshot of disk mgmt after deleting D.

 

[AddRAM]

You didn`t delete it yet, it all has to be unallocated space. Like my post said.

 

[fay]

So I just right click and delete partition? I was worried about the dialog box that comes up saying if i delete it, it will become inaccessible?

 

[GokAy]

Download Partition Wizard free and run it. Then select C and "Extend Partition", move the slider all the way to the right.

AddRAM: This has happened before, see http://www.sevenforums.com/performa...delete-free-space-make-unallocated-space.html

Kudos to Greg if this turns out to be the solution of course.

 

[fay]

Looks like it worked. C is now one big drive, although I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. But why is C not in Disk Defrag