Windows 10: Reclaiming a Formerly Spanned Drive

Discus and support Reclaiming a Formerly Spanned Drive in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I have a drive that was once part of a spanned pair yeah, I know, big mistake, lesson learned and I want to go back to using it as a single drive. When... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by JimBrower, Dec 14, 2021.

  1. JIMBROWER
    JimBrower Win User

    Reclaiming a Formerly Spanned Drive


    I have a drive that was once part of a spanned pair yeah, I know, big mistake, lesson learned and I want to go back to using it as a single drive. When I load Disk Management Windows 10 it shows the size of the drive to be the original spanned volume size, not the drive's physical size. When I try to do anything in Disk Management, it just tells me "There were not enough physical disks to complete the requested operation." I tried using diskpart clean, create, convert, whatever with no joy. How do I correct this? Is there a way to reset this drive to factory defaults?

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    JimBrower, Dec 14, 2021
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  2. LITTLE CAT
    little cat Win User
    little cat, Dec 14, 2021
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  3. SALMOSCATO
    SalMoscato Win User
    reclaiming "plotted" hard drive apace

    I plotted part of my C drive to use for cryptocurrency mining, but the program wouldn't work. I deleted the program, but now a large chunk of hard drive space is unusable. How can I reclaim it?

    ***Moved from Windows / Gaming on Windows 10***
     
    SalMoscato, Dec 14, 2021
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  4. RHEGDE
    rhegde Win User

    Reclaiming a Formerly Spanned Drive

    Suggestions for Maps/Drive

    Some more suggestions



    - When you set a destination in drive, you should be able to set an address which is existing in the contact list

    - You should be able to view all step by step navigations. right now you are not able to see complete direction steps.
     
    rhegde, Dec 14, 2021
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