Windows 10: Multiple partitions; is there a way to shrink and merge without losing anything

I have multiple partitions on my C: drive, including a few recovery drive partitions. The right-click that allows for merging, deleting etc has the options grayed/untouchable. I have been trying to clear up and merge space, remove duplicates etc.

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undo partition shrink

Hi,

If you accidentally shrink the volume of your SSD partition, there is an option to extend the volume as well. To extend the volume of your SSD partition, follow the steps below:

• Press Windows key + X on your keyboard and select Disk Management.
• Right-click the partition that you want to expand and click Extend Volume.
• Select the amount of space that you want to extend.

Keep us in the loop with the result.

 

Can't merge a partition to the main partition.



I
have a C: partition with 416 GB of space but unfortunately, I can't merge it with an empty partition with 48 GB. There is no option to extend partition but only 'Shrink volume' for the C:. Is there any other way to merge these two partitions?

 

Resize Windows 10 System Partition

Hi Adrain,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern, and we in Community will try to help you in the best possible way we can.

I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if that helps.

• 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 the information helps. Please let us know if the issue persist and we will be happy to assist you further.