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Unable to extend my disk volumes!!!

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Sudhir Original post #1
Apr 16, 2012 at 9:52 PM
Hey frndsss!!

i'm having a problem while extending my disk space of my system disk and other disk also,

i'd winXP installed on one disk , now i deleted that disk using EaseUS Partition manager, and make all the partitions primary from logical.

Now
my disk are like this:
C: 50GB
D: 118GB
E: 50GB
F: 80GB

i try to shrink D and extend any other drive via Disk management utility but nothng happen, and EaseUS Partiton Manager is also failed to do that!! please help!!

i want :

C: 60GB
D: 100GB
E: 58GB
F: 80GB
Please helppppp meee!!!
Sujeet
Sujeet #2
Apr 16, 2012 at 11:36 PM
You cannot fiddle with System Primary partition(c drive basically) while you are logged in ,anyway.Remember that.
Use Gparted Live CD/USB iso.
*sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/files/gparted-live-stable/
gparted.sourceforge.net
doomgiver
Apr 17, 2012 at 1:37 AM
post some screenshots.
i want to know how your disk is partitioned.
dashing.sujay
Apr 17, 2012 at 2:05 AM
Why do you need primary?
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Sudhir #5
Apr 17, 2012 at 5:45 PM
You cannot fiddle with System Primary partition(c drive basically) while you are logged in ,anyway.Remember that.
Use Gparted Live CD/USB iso.
GParted - Browse /gparted-live-stable at SourceForge.net
gparted.sourceforge.net

Doesn't work for me bro same problem here also!!!

post some screenshots.
i want to know how your disk is partitioned.

*s14.postimage.org/rmgtn8619/Untitled.jpg

This is the screenshot!! tell me what to do??
meetdilip
Apr 17, 2012 at 6:14 PM
Use EASEUS Partition Master Home Edition and try.
Sujeet
Sujeet #7
Apr 17, 2012 at 6:16 PM
@OP yo cant extend system partition.
coderunknown
Apr 17, 2012 at 6:30 PM
you can't resize volumes that way. you must give up some space from 100Gb if you want to add it to the C drive. when i am using pc i'll demonstrate it for you.
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Tech&ME #9
Apr 17, 2012 at 6:41 PM
Doesn't work for me bro same problem here also!!!



*s14.postimage.org/rmgtn8619/Untitled.jpg

This is the screenshot!! tell me what to do??

OK

The thumb rule is: [ when you want to extend any partition ]

1. The Unallocated space should be next to partition you want to extend.

For example if you want to extend C: then the unallocated space should be immediately next to the C: partition.

[The built-in Disk Management only can extend volume to contiguous unallocated space, which is what I just said above.]

To solve your problem you need to do the following:

Easy Method : see this Link



Caution : [ Please backup imp files ]
Flake
Flake #10
Apr 17, 2012 at 6:42 PM
Your Hard disk's partition structure doesn't look good to me. Free space must be next to the partition which you want to resize.
Managing partitions will be much easier if you use Linux, GParted LiveCD/USB.
I would suggest you to boot up from GParted LiveCD/USB and execute this command in its Terminal :
Code:
fdisk -l
Post output here.
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Sudhir #11
Apr 17, 2012 at 9:53 PM
OK

The thumb rule is: [ when you want to extend any partition ]

1. The Unallocated space should be next to partition you want to extend.

For example if you want to extend C: then the unallocated space should be immediately next to the C: partition.

[The built-in Disk Management only can extend volume to contiguous unallocated space, which is what I just said above.]

To solve your problem you need to do the following:

Easy Method : see this Link



Caution : [ Please backup imp files ]
Thnxxx a lot broo!!! it works!!!!!
T
Tech&ME #12
Apr 18, 2012 at 11:08 AM
Nice to know it helped solve your problem. Cheers !! :)