Windows 10: Recovering 350mb Unalocated Space

I'm trying with no success to combine a 350mb unallocated space with ,my primary partition.
But after creating a new simple volume and formatting the "Extend" option for the primary partition is disabled.

Any way to combine the 350mb and the primary?

James

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Windows 10 november update messed up my system

Increase the size of the 350mb System Reserved partition to 500mb. I suggest you use Easeus Partition Master (freeware) to resize your partitions.

Free partition manager software to resize partitions - EaseUS Partition Master Free



To increase the size of the 350mb partition you first need to reduce the size of C. This enables you to increase the size of the 350mb partition by taking up the space C has vacated. When you resize partitions it is all
about before and after. Thus in the simple operation of C giving up space to the 350mb partition when resizing or reducing the size of C, the free space needs to be created before C. This enables you to resize the 350mb partition by expanding into the free
space you now have after the 350mb partition. When you have done the above apply the changes.



This page from the Easeus web site explains visually.
Resize operations - EaseUS Partition Master

 

Extending partion in windows 10

It downloaded this time, with no issues, its still 1 meg bigger than it says it should be...but, if you have had no issues.

Looking at the instructions and capabilities of the free version. It will merge unalocated space on C to C.

I need to merge unallocated space on D to C (C and D are on the same physical drive).

Will the free version do this? The comparison chart says it will NOT "Allocate free space from one partition to another"

 

What is the total size of the drive? The partition at 350MB is relatively small/insignificant now-a-days.

 

Even if the 350 is insignificant, how would I add it to the primary partition.
Ys I know. I have plenty of space. I paid for this drive but I unable to use it all.

 

For changing the size, move, reallocate your hard disk partition without delete any partition simply, you can use easeus partition master, it has free version for personal use. also see http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...a-206037070c76

 

It is more complicated than that. If the partition is before the special non-moveable hidden MSR partition, OP may need to delete that as well.

This can have consequences for future changes, use of encryption etc.

 

Yep. We can't offer any advice until we see a screenshot of disk management and see where the unallocated space is. And - actually, because the hidden MSR partition does not show up on disk management, we may need to see a screenshot of the partition layout from a program like MiniTool Partition Wizard.

 

Yeah forgot about last point.

 

Sorry about the delay.
Here's a screen shot of Disk Management.







James

 

Try extending the Documents partition without formatting 350mb unallocated.

 

You can only extend a volume if the Unallocated Space is to the Right of the Partition (Volume) you wish to extend. The 351 MB volume is Left of both partitions. You cannot extend to the left unless you use a 3rd party partitioning tool. Doing this may destroy the C: drives boot file and not worth it.
As has been stated, 351 MB is just too small and insignificant to use or worry about.

 

I agree.. it's not worth the effort or possible issues for that amount of storage.
Jeff

 

Actually, I would install minitool partition wizard free and then you can move the C drive to the left.

However, I would do this for a different reason, as it seems a bit daft to have a 900+ GB C drive and only a 4 GB D drive.

Personally, if it was me, I would reduce the C drive to around 300 GB, and make the D drive 600+GB. Then I would only use the C drive for OS+programs, and the D drive for data storage. This makes reinstalling OS+programs easier as it would not affect D drive (assuming you do it carefully). Of course, you have a second drive anyway, but it does not hurt to keep valuable data kept on at least two drives.

 

Good call. I agree that having an external/internal D drive would be much better and then just merge the current D with the C. Given the cost of drives these days a 1tb drive is dirt cheap.