Windows 10: Simple/spanned volume

Hi,
I have two physical drives in my PC -SSD (using it as bootable drive and old HDD (for storing files). On the second drive which is the HDD there were 3 partitions - system reserved, C drive and D (use it for files). Since the operating system is starting from the SSD i decided to delete System reserved and C drive and extend the D partition. Now in Acronis disk director there are 3 partitions combined in one and it shows simple/spanned on the 3 of them and the only option is to delete the volume. Is there a problem?
Thanks!

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Can I change a simple volume to spanned volume and add unallocated space to it?

I just got a new SSD, larger than my old HD . I cloned the drive fine. Now I have partitions like this:

System | C: Drive | Recovery | Unallocated

First off, what is Recovery for and can I just remove it?

Second, if I can't/shouldn't remove Recovery, can I change the volume for the C: drive from simple to spanned and add the unallocated space to it?

 

Unable to create simple volume on new 1TB hard drive


Just got a brand new HP computer with windows 10 Pro (64bit) preinstalled on an SSD. I am now adding a 1TB sata hard drive for storing data files. New HDD is installed as Disk 1 and is seen by Windows 10. I initialized it as an MBR basic disc. When I try to go to the next step of creating a volume, I right click on disk 1 and there is no option available to create a new simple volume. There are other volume options (mirror, raid, etc) but they are all greyed out. Simple is not even listed as an option. I went to DISKPART and using clean command, took it back to the start, then initialized it as a GBT. That didn't make a difference. Now I'm back to MBR again. I also did a List Volume command under DISKPART and confirmed there is no volume on this drive. I'm stuck. How can I get this drive to the point where I can format it and use it?
Thanks!

 

Combine HDD into one? {alternative to spanned volume}

I believe both drives need to be setup as dynamic to allow for a spanned volume to be configured across both of them. Here's some links on some info for spanned volumes and the other types that Disk Management in Windows can do for you.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772180(v=ws.11).aspx

http://www.techotopia.com/index.php...le_and_Spanned_Volumes_on_Windows_Server_2008

https://www.howtogeek.com/school/using-windows-admin-tools-like-a-pro/lesson4/