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  1. I'm trying to allocate disk 1 but the option to create "new simple volume" is greyed out...

    /u/EasternCoffeeCove, Jan 22, 2021
    #1

  2. Unable to create simple volume on new 1TB hard drive

    Just got a brand new HP computer with windows 10 Pro (64bit) preinstalled on an SSD. I am now adding a 1TB sata hard drive for storing data files. New HDD is installed as Disk 1 and is seen by Windows 10. I initialized it as an MBR basic disc. When I try to go to the next step of creating a volume, I right click on disk 1 and there is no option available to create a new simple volume. There are other volume options (mirror, raid, etc) but they are all greyed out. Simple is not even listed as an option. I went to DISKPART and using clean command, took it back to the start, then initialized it as a GBT. That didn't make a difference. Now I'm back to MBR again. I also did a List Volume command under DISKPART and confirmed there is no volume on this drive. I'm stuck. How can I get this drive to the point where I can format it and use it?
    Thanks!
     
    Witch Hazel, Jan 22, 2021
    #2
  3. willvu Win User
    Can't create simple volume on dynamic disk

    Hello

    I have a dynamic disk (converted from a basic disk) with about 100gb of allocated space. I try to create a simple volume out of the entirety of it (via disk management) but immediately after press "finish" on the
    New Simple Volume Wizard, an error message shows saying "There is not enough space on the selected disk to complete this action"
    even though I have plenty of unallocated storage.

    I think the problem is because I converted the disk to dynamic but I haven't found a way of converting it back to basic without wiping it.

    Any answers as to how I can created volumes on my drive?
     
    willvu, Jan 22, 2021
    #3
  4. derMosen Win User

    I'm trying to allocate disk 1 but the option to create "new simple volume" is greyed out...

    Allocating free disk space without creating dynamic disk

    Hi,

    I bought a new larger HDD and have cloned my original drive, which I intend to format and use elsewhere. The new drive has a boot partion C with Windows on it, as well as 1 TB of unallocated space. I want to create a new partition with that space, but when
    I attempt to do so in Disk Management, the New Simple Volume Wizard warns me that the operation will convert the basic disk into a dynamic disk. The warning does suggest that I will still be able to boot from my current boot volume, nonetheless I want to
    keep the drive basic to prevent other issues down the road. I also don't see why it wants to convert the disk in the first place, since the unallocated space is all on a single physical drive and there are no other drives connected.

    Is it possible to allocate the space in Disk Management without the conversion?
     
    derMosen, Jan 22, 2021
    #4
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