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    Can't increase space on my partition

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by zijin_cheng, Oct 3, 2009.

  1. zijin_cheng

    zijin_cheng Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi, i have a 320gb hard drive with vista, i resized it to about 50gb smaller and installed linux on it. i got rid of linux and erased that partition into unallocated space. now i want to add that 50gb to my main partition, but vista won't let me add the free space to my partition.

    i also tried acronis disk director to add the free space but it wouldn't let me
    Help! i need to do it!
     
    zijin_cheng, Oct 3, 2009
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  2. alto

    alto Notebook Geek

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    Try EASEUS partition master Home ed. it´s pretty good.
     
    alto, Oct 4, 2009
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  3. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    What is the layout of your current drive partition? A screen shot of the disk management?

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Oct 4, 2009
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  4. zijin_cheng

    zijin_cheng Notebook Evangelist

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    ummm. basically, 260gb, on the left, 10gb of recovery in the middle, and 65or so gb unallocated on the right
     
    zijin_cheng, Oct 12, 2009
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  5. Theros123

    Theros123 Web Designer & Developer

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    The 10gb of recovery is literally in the middle of the space you're trying to tack onto the main partition. Try using a tool like Gparted to manually move the partitions around and then to increase the size. Be warned, it probably will take awhile.
     
    Theros123, Oct 12, 2009
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    fonduekid, Oct 12, 2009
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  7. surfasb

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    +1 for Gparted. It's the way to go.
     
    surfasb, Oct 12, 2009
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  8. Full-English

    Full-English Notebook Deity

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    Gparted is the way to go as mentioned above. Trying to increase your main partition within windows is a pain at the best of times, and impossible most!!!
     
    Full-English, Oct 12, 2009
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  9. aussiek2000

    aussiek2000 Notebook Consultant

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    I used partition wizard to dual boot 7 and it worked fine.
     
    aussiek2000, Oct 12, 2009
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  10. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    I don't know about you guys, but moving partitions is a risky operation. Every time I've done it (by accident) Gparted has either encountered an error or rendered the partition unbootable.
     
    Bog, Oct 12, 2009
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  11. deeastman

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    I have done it several times with Acronis Disk Director 10 and luckily never encountered a problem. You are right though, I hold my breath until the operation is finished as I am fearful of the final result. Sort of like flashing Bios :) Alas, it is not a free program though and no trial available with full functionality.
     
    deeastman, Oct 12, 2009
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  12. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    Different program, right? I've never used Acronis DD, but I was referring to the reliability of GParted in moving partitions which has always failed me. Still, thanks for pointing me to Acronis.
     
    Bog, Oct 12, 2009
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  13. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    Regardless of what app you use, it is very much a risky proposition. I have never attempted it without having an image of ALL partitions involved before I started. Because I have the images at hand, it is then usually quicker to just use the restore of the images to actually move the partitions around. I just delete the partitions and then restore them in the new order.

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Oct 13, 2009
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  14. Baserk

    Baserk Notebook user

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    I've recently used GParted to shrink and move partitions without any problem.
    From C:/25GB E:/25GB F:/100GB to 15GB/15GB/120GB

    It was quite an operation because I had to shrink C:/, then add those 10GB to E:/, shrink E:/ and then add the 20 GB to F:/
    It took a while but it went flawless, after finishing and rebooting, the whole setup works just like before editing the partitions.
    I used the most recent version of GParted; 0.4.6.1.ISO and had images of both OS partitions ready in case of a mishap but they weren't needed.
    So in my case, +1 for GParted.
     
    Baserk, Oct 13, 2009
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