If it's just data, then you could copy files and folders... that's a crude and laborious option but something you know how to do rather than using something you are unfamiliar with.
BUT if it's a system disk.. well, that's different.
I think you're starting to discover you need to learn how to do backups properly.
Ill back everything moslty to my e drive then ill try to do those steps u mentioned before. Ill reply later hoe it goes. Thank you for now.
Before you clean the drive:
Why do you have a Hibernation partition on drive 2?
It also has a Recovery partition. Was the drive boot able (had windows on it)?
@Megahertz i once tried to transfer my windows to that drive
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Before i do evertything is there really a big diffrencw between dynamic and basic and is it worth all the effort to make it a basic?
Ive read its not a big diffrence and dynamic is sometimes better.
Soo im refrasing is there a way for those 100gb that are unallocated to somehow get them back because it says there not enough space when i try extending it
If I've understood this, this drive is meant to be a single partition containing data only- no system partitions.
You have unallocated space, then 2 redundant partitions.
If that is so, once your backup is complete, delete the redundant partitions, so all you have to the left of D: is unallocated space.
Then extend D: into that.
Did you read the information from the link I posted on that?Before i do evertything is there really a big diffrencw between dynamic and basic and is it worth all the effort to make it a basic?
Another:
Basic Disk or Dynamic Disk: Which one to Choose for Your Windows PC?.
E.g.
- It may cause data loss or corruption if the LDM database is damaged or if the disks are moved to another system without using the proper procedure.And see this on a couple of ways to convert it- and why it might not be possible using Disk Management:Basic disks offer a more straightforward and safe method of storing data, whereas dynamic disks offer more complex capabilities such as software-based RAID, which can boost performance and data redundancy. However, the additional complexity of dynamic disks can make data recovery and backup more difficult.
Should I Convert to Dynamic Disk in Windows 7/8/10/11?
Before anything is there any other apps that can help me convert since aomei and others require the paid version
Yes, you can delete the Recovery and the Hibernation partition and create a new partition on the unallocated space.
But Dynamic disk isn't for your application.
The simplest way is to backup your data and delete the whole drive and then create the partitions. You can make it with Windows tools or with MiniTool
Hello i just started a back up then after it I need to delete the d and then change it to the basic and then I will transfer all of my files back there?
By the way I had a PC boot problem just right now "Bootmgr is missing Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart" error when you start Windows
but I fixed
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Ensure your backup is complete. If you are simply copying files from one disk to another, and you've a lot to copy, beware of the difficulty of sorting things out should the copying fail or be interrupted for whatever reason. Plan for that.
As for the conversion- whilst disk management and command prompt are possible- follow the K.I.S.S. principle.. once backed up, delete all and format as Megahertz says.
Take the opportunity to check the disk (Hard Disk Sentinel e.g.) before actually putting data back.
Then plan your regular and routine backup strategy.
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