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How can I expand my partition space?

Apr 24, 2014 1:35PM PDT

Recently, the low disk space problem of my C partition is really annoying. So, I think perhaps I should expand this partition space to fix it. I have checked all my partitions carefully. Only the last partition has about 43GB of free space. So, I have planed to add the free space of this last partition to my C partition. But, I don't know how to do. Do you have any idea? How can I expand my partition space successfully? Please, help me!

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Personally I probably just move...
Apr 25, 2014 6:29AM PDT

all that I can move from the C partition into the last partition. It seem to me too much trouble just to get that 43GB into the C partition. When you do that there might always be a chance something would go wrong as well.

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Sure
Apr 25, 2014 8:08AM PDT

You can use GPARTED which is widely documented, free but why did you create more than a C partition? It's not like anyone found it to save their files from danger or such.
Bob

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Changing the partitioning scheme on a hard disk brings risk
Apr 25, 2014 11:14AM PDT

for loss of all data.

So if you haven't already done so, backup any data you don't want to lose or can't afford to lose. Otherwise you'll be way more annoyed than you are now.

If you get that done and you still want to pursue repartitioning, then post complete details about the disk, the total capacity, the partition sizes and the free space.

Last consider adding another hard drive. May be the easier way to go and not have to worry about the repartitioning.

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You didn't say what version of Windows you have.
Apr 25, 2014 11:42AM PDT

I've had very good success with Easeus Partition Master which I've been using for several years without any problems. The 32 bit version is free. If you're running a 64 bit OS, it used to be you'd need the Pro version which I believe is $40 or thereabouts. However I just checked the Easeus web site and it appears the free version also supports 64 bit versions of everything from XP to 8 now. Bob likes Gparted which must be good, but I've never used it.
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As others have said, whatever you do be absolutely certain to back up your C: partition to an external hard drive before attempting to resize it.

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Very difficult and can be problematic
Apr 26, 2014 2:00AM PDT

Under the OS own disk management service, you can access "contiguous disc space that are in preceding order" , ABC. Where B can merge C to B, NOT B to C. Usually under difficult circumstances using some "partition manager" is best and even then there shouldn't be some weird prior disk partition setup. In the long run if you're going to be needing more space, get a larger new HD(new/used) in order to physically have more storage. The other posters already touched on the topic quite well, I just summed it up as it were.

tada -----Willy Happy

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Expand your partition space like this:
Apr 29, 2014 12:49PM PDT

Open Disk Management, right click the last partition to shrink it, right click the C partition to highlight "extend volume" option and then, follow the guidance to finish the extending process.
Or you may prefer to use some partition resizing tools that could be your chances to go on, like GParted, IM-Magic Partition Resizer Free, EaseUS Partition Master, etc.
No matter how you decide to do, you'd better always save all your important data on another drive in advance.

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This may help you out
May 4, 2014 12:57PM PDT

Back up everything important well and take chances with this video tutorial that will teaches how to increase assigned partition space in details:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jCeT7CbsKk
It may help you.
Always save all important data well all the time.