Problem making partitions.

Need to make a ext4 logical partition but it is allowing only primary:


Please help

With mbr partitioning you are allowed 4 primary or 3 primary and one extended partition. The logical partitions are created inside the extended partition. You can't split the extended partition with a primary as you are trying to do (with the C volume). See How Basic Disks and Volumes Work: Storage Services

You could move the C volume to the left next to the system reserved - then it would work.

lx07 said:

With mbr partitioning you are allowed 4 primary or 3 primary and one extended partition. The logical partitions are created inside the extended partition. You can't split the extended partition with a primary as you are trying to do (with the C volume). See How Basic Disks and Volumes Work: Storage Services

You could move the C volume to the left next to the system reserved - then it would work.

Thank you very much for your time. It helped a lot.

But I have only two primary partitions and 2 logical.
And how do I move the partition.

Thank you again.:)

You do but all your logical partitions must be next to each other not with a primary in the middle

You can move partitions using the same tool - it is explained here How to Move/Resize Partition | MiniTool Partition Wizard Tutorial

lx07 said:

You could move the C volume to the left next to the system reserved - then it would work.

He can't move the C volume to the left next to the system reserved because there is no free space there to move it into, he would have to move it to the right to the end of the hard drive.

lx07 said:

You do but all your logical partitions must be next to each other not with a primary in the middle

You can move partitions using the same tool - it is explained here How to Move/Resize Partition | MiniTool Partition Wizard Tutorial

I tried moving. All i can do is this:

Cannot move any further

Thank you

alekhka said:

I tried moving. All i can do is this:
Cannot move any further

Thank you

Correct. After the move is complete you should then be able to create a new logical partition within the extended partition.

If you need a larger new partition than what is in the unallocated space, you can also now shrink the C: drive partition taking space from the front to add to the partition in front of it.

NavyLCDR said:

Correct. After the move is complete you should then be able to create a new logical partition within the extended partition.

This is sufficient right?? Need not move to the end no?

Thank you

alekhka said:

This is sufficient right?? Need not move to the end no?

Thank you

You did move it to the end.

NavyLCDR said:

You did move it to the end.

I mean to the System Reserved end. like lx07 said.