Difficulty allocating an unallocated partition after removing ubuntu

Hi all;
I am new to this forum and did not know where to post my question, so I chose the general support. Please feel free to move it to the right section.

Here is the story. Sorry it is long, but I tried to make it as clear as possible for you to understand:

I have a y700 Lenovo laptop, which originally came with a Win 10, which was installed on a SSD drive (256G) (Drive C). And it also came with another separate 1T hard drive (HDD) for storing other stuff (Drive E).
My current win is win 10 Home, version 1809 (I am not sure it it helps at all).

A while ago, I wanted to install ubuntu to run some engineering software, so I used partitioning manage software to create a partition of about 130 G out of my HDD (Drive E) and successfully installed ubuntu. Now, I am done with that software, and needed to uninstall ubuntu and add the space allocated for ubuntu back to my Drive E, by following this (How to Uninstall a Linux Dual-Boot System From Your Computer). So I went ahead and deleted the partition (on which ubuntu was installed) using the windows disk management. Then, the deleted partition became an unallocated space. Now as you can see in the screen shot, the disk management shows that there two other partitions between the unallocated partition and Drive E (Date (E)). Now, I would like to add the unallocated space to this partition (Date (E)). However, I cannot find a way to do it. When I right click on the unallocated space, the only option I get is "New Simple Volume". But when I proceed with this option, the last step gives me this error;

"There is not enough space on the disk(s) to complete this operation."

Note: I already ran re-scan disk option from the disk management toolbar, which did not resolve the issue.
Note: I still get this error, even if I set the size of the new volume to something small (like 10 G).

So I am stuck, and don't seem to be able to use this unallocated space.

So I went ahead and installed this app called EASUS partition Master. The other screen shot (also attached) is what the EASUS shows me. Surprisingly, EASUS shows that there is only one FAT 32 partition inbetween my unallocated space and Date (E) partition. Although EASUS I have is the full version, but I still cannot do anything with it. It does not allow me to create another partition out of the unallocated space (gives me the same error as the disk management, see above). It also does not allow me to move/resize the Data (E) partition.

Can anyone help me to be able to use the unallocated space?

Please let me know if any other info is needed.

Thanks for your patience.

Download, install, and use Minitool Partition Wizard. It normally is not affected by the intervening partitions.

Best Free Partition Manager for Windows | MiniTool Partition Wizard Free

The free version should be fine.

I already tried the free version, which did not work. Offered me to buy the full version to do it, though. Which I am not sure if really can do it or not.

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Here is another screen shot from MiniTool software;
Surprisingly, it is showing another partition, called Linux Swap, which was not shown by Disk Management and EASUS.

Again, it does not allow me to add the unallocated space to my Drive E.
I am using the paid version, though.

Exactly where does Minitool balk?

Did you use the "apply" button?

When I right click on Drive E in minitool, and select move/resize volume, there is actually 0 GB space before and after the Drive E to add it to.
When I click on unallocated partition in minitool, the only option is to convert it from Dynamic to Basic. That's also true when I right click on the Linux Swap partition.

Did you attempt to convert dynamic to basic?

Should I?
Because Drive E (to which the unallocated space should be added) is also Dynamic type.
I just don't want to make things more complicated.

I'm not sure.

The typical Windows installation does not involve dynamic disks at all. They are an unnecessary complication.

For some reason, you have a dynamic disk. Possibly related to your Linux installation.

Are you trying or willing to totally eliminate any traces of any prior Linux installation on that drive?

What is on E?? Any personal data?


Let others comment.

Thanks for your time;
I honestly don't remember changing the disk type from Basic to Dynamic during linux installation. I had data on Drive E when I took 130 G out of it for linux, with the data on Drive E remaining intact.
Now that I am done with linux, I am trying to get back the space I was using for Linux (ubuntu)

Others, any comments? . . .

I have a question, how much data is really on drive E:? At this point in the game, I would think the best option is to copy the data from drive E: to another location..an external drive. Then once you have a good backup, then use EASUS or MINITOOL, and wipe drive E: totally out and make it one big partition drive. That would probably solve your problem...provided of course you have an external location to copy your data. Hope this helps.