Expanding SSD Partition Size


  1. Posts : 89
    Win 10
       #1

    Expanding SSD Partition Size


    I have a Samsung 850 EVO 500g SSD that was originally made to house two partitions, C: and D:.

    I've migrated all my files from D: to another drive and have unallocated the D: drive.

    But now I'm having trouble allocating all the space now recovered from D: to the C: drive.

    The problem is that between the C: and the unallocated space is a partition of 450mb that says "Healthy (Recovery Partition)".

    How do I expand my C: to take up all the available disk space (currently 322gb available!) ?

    Thanks.
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  2. Posts : 18,424
    Windows 11 Pro
       #2

    Install MiniTool Partition Wizard:
    Best Free Partition Manager for Windows | MiniTool Partition Free

    Move the 450MB Recovery Partition to the end of the drive. Then you can expand C: drive into the empty space. Don't forget to click the apply button. MiniTool will probably want to reboot the computer to expand the C: drive partition - it will look scary when it reboots, but don't worry about, it'll be OK. Although since it is expanding C: drive and not shrinking it, it might not need to reboot.

    You can also use MiniTool Partition Wizard to re-assign drive letters, if you want to, although you can also use Windows built-in disk management to do that.
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  3. Posts : 89
    Win 10
    Thread Starter
       #3

    NavyLCDR said:
    Install MiniTool Partition Wizard:
    Best Free Partition Manager for Windows | MiniTool Partition Free

    Move the 450MB Recovery Partition to the end of the drive. Then you can expand C: drive into the empty space. Don't forget to click the apply button. MiniTool will probably want to reboot the computer to expand the C: drive partition - it will look scary when it reboots, but don't worry about, it'll be OK. Although since it is expanding C: drive and not shrinking it, it might not need to reboot.

    You can also use MiniTool Partition Wizard to re-assign drive letters, if you want to, although you can also use Windows built-in disk management to do that.
    Well that was easy. Whew! Thanks again.
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  4. Posts : 18,424
    Windows 11 Pro
       #4

    Yep
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  5. Posts : 4,594
    Windows 10 Pro
       #5

    Create yourself a Partition Wizard Boot CD, it`s the best tool in the box :)
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