Windows 10: Extending volume of external drives

Hi,I have purchased a 4 bay DAS which I have have 4 HDDs of various sizes in. The first is formatted and the other 3 are currently unallocated.I am trying to use Disk Management to extend the volume on the first drive across all of the other drives to give me one large storage space that I can then use for NAS backup. However when I go through the wizard to extend the volume across all of the other drives I get the following error: "The operation is not supported by the object"If I cant extend the volume to have one single storage space, the DAS unit is no good to me, but before I return it I

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How to extend OS drive volume in Windows 10.?

, just right-click on the partition that you want to shrink, and select “Extend Volume” from the menu

I want to extend so your answer is really frustrating ans. I want to extend so why should i shrink and select extend? Extend option is already Dim or unavailable?

 

unallocated space in G drive (external)

Hi,

It seems that the external drive's disk partition was not fully or properly allocated. You can extend the disk's partition size by following these steps:

• Click Windows logo (Start), then type diskmgmt.msc.
• Right-click the basic volume you want to extend. This is the external drive's partition that was previously allocated.
• Select Extend Volume.
• Follow the instructions on your screen.

Note: Make sure that you are selecting the correct disk or partition that you want to modify to avoid unexpected data loss. Also, it would be best to backup any existing files on your external drive before making any changes.

If you are still having challenges on managing your disk's partition, we suggest that you post your concern on
TechNet since this particular issue is beyond the scope
of this forum.

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How to extend OS drive volume in Windows 10.?

Hi Smruti,

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.

I suggest you to follow the steps below

• Run Disk Management. Open Run Command (Windows button +R) a dialog box will open and type "diskmgmt.msc".
• In the Disk Management screen, just right-click on the partition that you want to shrink, and select “Extend Volume” from the menu
• Locate your system partition — that’s probably the C: partition. Right-click on it and select “Shrink Volume.” If you have multiple partitions on your hard drive, you could also choose to resize a different partition to free up space.

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help