Windows 10: Cannot resize partition

Discus and support Cannot resize partition in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; These are my partitions: [img] I wish to shrink the partition "E" by 20GB and add it to partition "G". But the built-in Disk Management program... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by SirDarknight, Nov 14, 2017.

  1. Cannot resize partition


    These are my partitions:


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    I wish to shrink the partition "E" by 20GB and add it to partition "G". But the built-in Disk Management program won't let me.


    Cannot resize partition [​IMG]



    So, I tried a third party app - Easeus Partition Manager, but it tells me it needs to finish the process during boot but fails everytime:


    Cannot resize partition [​IMG]


    :)
     
    SirDarknight, Nov 14, 2017
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  2. resize C drive

    You cannot transfer space from one drive to another. If the partitions are both on the same hard drive you can move from one partition to another on the same drive.

    EasuUS Partition magic will do the resizing IF the partitions are on the same drive
     
    ZigZag3143 (MS -MVP), Nov 14, 2017
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  3. Spankyman Win User
    Installing Windows 10

    I have tried to resize using the Ease us partition manager but the partition is locked and can not be resized is there something I an missing when trying to resize?
     
    Spankyman, Nov 14, 2017
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  4. Plankton Win User

    Cannot resize partition

    Plankton, Nov 14, 2017
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  5. Barman58 Win User
    Due to the layout of the partitions this job is beyond the very limited capabilities of Windows own tool

    What you will need to do is ...

    shrink the E: partition
    Move the G partition to the Left to give unallocated space on it's right
    Extend the G: partition to the right

    this is possible with a number of tools Minitool Partition Manager is the best of the free software
     
    Barman58, Nov 14, 2017
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  6. Barman58 Win User
    Due to the layout of the partitions this job is beyond the very limited capabilities of Windows own tool
    What you will need to do is ...
    shrink the E: partition
    Move the G partition to the Left to give unallocated space on it's right
    Extend the G: partition to the right
    this is possible with a number of tools Minitool Partition Manager is the best of the free software

    Your failure issue could be due to the fact that you have a page file on the e: partition
     
    Barman58, Nov 14, 2017
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  7. ThrashZone, Nov 14, 2017
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  8. spunk Win User

    Cannot resize partition

    The main problem is that this Disk is a Dynamic Disk with the 3 G: drives bonded together as a Spanned Dynamic Volume. Making it very difficult to shrink or expand volumes. But the error you are receiving is that the E: drive has errors on it.
    Press the Win Key+X choose Command Prompt (Admin) type E: and press enter. At the E:\>prompt type chkdsk /R and press enter. Type a Y to Unmount the drive. After it is done, attempt it with Minitool.
     
    spunk, Nov 14, 2017
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  9. topgundcp Win User
    First of all, it's not advisable to use a single disk as Dynamic disk unless you have multiple disks that you want to span across.
    Use Partition Magic to convert from Dynamic Disk to GPT disk then you should be able to shrink from Disk Management.
     
    topgundcp, Nov 14, 2017
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  10. z3r010 Win User
    Day after day I look at what people are doing with their PC's and despair *Rolleyes

    BTW the OP reported post 2 as advertising/spam.
     
    z3r010, Nov 14, 2017
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  11. Bree New Member
    *ROFLMAO2
     
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