Reallocate Space to C: Drive. "Extend Volume" Button Greyed Out.


  1. Posts : 9
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    Reallocate Space to C: Drive. "Extend Volume" Button Greyed Out.


    So my C: Drive has been acting up lately, with barely enough space to stay alive. I tried to take some space off the D: Drive, which has 240 GB of unused space, and add it to the C: Drive using Disk Management. But when I shrink the D: Drive and Right Click on C: Drive the Extend Volume button is Greyed Out! I think this is happening because the Free Space is not adjacent to the C: Drive. Any Solutions or Tips?

    Thanks.
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  3. Posts : 1,937
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    Yep, also endorse MiniTool.

    You are right, the free space needs to be immediately to the right of the C: partition so move D: to the end leaving the free space between the C: and D:.
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  4. Posts : 141
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    "Extend Volume" option under Disk Management tool is only available when there is contiguous unallocated space behind the volume you want to extend. third party tool can helps you to do that

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...0-049691d14598
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  5. Posts : 9
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    Thanks a ton Guys, MiniTool Partition Wizard really worked like a charm for me! Why isn't it default software instead of that crappy Disk Management Service?
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  6. Posts : 1,255
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    Technically Microsoft could have provided a disk management utility that rivaled the best commercial products on the market but this would have left competing products without a market. This would lead to expensive legal problems, as has happened in the past. It was for this reason that Microsoft was forced to create a special N version of Windows for sale in the European Union that did not include Media Player and similar programs.
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  7. Posts : 1,937
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    Hercules2905 said:
    Thanks a ton Guys, MiniTool Partition Wizard really worked like a charm for me! Why isn't it default software instead of that crappy Disk Management Service?
    It's a fantastic tool for sure. We are really lucky that these free gems are out there for our use.

    Another 'bargain' that I use constantly is Macrium Reflect Free.

    Glad to hear you got the job done.
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  8. Posts : 1
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       #8

    That was the best tip ever!


    NavyLCDR said:
    So easy to extend a partition here, and I was totally confused with Parallels Desktop VM file that would not extend. Downloaded that, and seconds later I was done. Thx!
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  9. Posts : 121
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       #9

    I was looking for a solution to this problem and - as usual - I found it here. Minitool did the trick in SECONDS with no hassle at all.

    This forum is AMAZING. Seriously. Every time I am looking for something Windows-related I know I'll find some good help here. Thanks a lot guys!!
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