Applies To: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2You can add more space to existing primary partitions and logical drives by extending them into adjacent unallocated space on the same disk. To extend a basic volume, it must be raw or formatted with the NTFS file system. You can extend a logic...
However, several Windows 11 users have reported that for them, theExtend Volume option is greyed outin the Disk Management console. This restricts the user from going ahead and extending the volume and getting rid of the low disk space warning on their Windows 11 PC. If you are also among ...
On basic disks, the free space must be on the same disk as the volume or partition with focus. It must also immediately follow the volume or partition with focus (that is, it must start at the next sector offset). On dynamic disks with simple or spanned volumes, a volume can be ...
On basic disks, the free space must be on the same disk as the volume or partition with focus. It must also immediately follow the volume or partition with focus (that is, it must start at the next sector offset). On dynamic disks with simple or spanned volumes, a volume can be ext...
How to shrink the boot partition in Windows Server. Original KB number:325590 Use Diskpart.exe to extend a data volume in Windows Server You can use the Diskpart.exe utility to manage disks, partitions, and volumes from a command-line interface. You can use Diskpart.exe on both Basic di...
Step1: Press Windows + R and Diskmgmt.msc and try the following a. Right click the basic volume want to extend. b. Click extend volume. c. Follow the instruction on the screen. Step2: Open a command prompt and type diskpart. At the DISKPART prompt, type list volume. Make note of...
Now go to Disk Management and extend volume according to your needs. Method 2. Create Adjacent Unallocated Space If the Windows 11 extend volume greyed out, it's often because the free space on the drive isn't right next to the part you want to make bigger. In this situation, you will...
Step1: Press Windows + R and Diskmgmt.msc and try the following a. Right click the basic volume want to extend. b. Click extend volume. c. Follow the instruction on the screen. Step2: Open a command prompt and type diskpart. At the DISKPART prompt, type list volume. Make note of...
Like other versions, Windows Server 2012 includes the native Disk Management tool to help manage storage devices. With this tool, you can create, delete, format volumes, and change drive letters. In addition to these basic functions, it offers advanced options such as 'Shrink Volume' and '...
Step 1: Press Windows and R together on keyboard, type diskpart and press Enter, then diskpart command prompt will be opened. Step 2: Type list volume and press Enter in the command prompt window, then you'll see all partitions in a list. In Server 2008 Disk Management, you'll see ...