Windows partition tools to change partition\nsize<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
There are lots of ways to change partition\nsize, for example, Disk Management provides functions to extend volume and\nshrink volume and users can use these functions to deal with some partition\nsize issue; third-party partition tool enables to resize partition for complex\nsituations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Windows Disk Management: Disk Management is\nWindows built-in utility to manage partition and disk. It contains functions\nlike delete partition, extend volume and shrink volume, enables users to\nincrease partition size by adding unallocated disk space. There are limitations\non Disk Management, and not all partition can be changed size. For instance, as\nto extend partition, there should be contiguous disk space on the right side of\nthe partition to be extended. <\/li>
- Diskpart: as to advanced users, volume size\ncan be changed via command lines which can be executed in Command Prompt or\nPowerShell. <\/li>
- Free disk partition software: Partition\nmanager software is capable of handling more complicated operations that Disk\nManagement cannot do, for example, remove disk space among partitions, split\npartition, convert partition, convert MBR\/GPT, convert dynamic disk to basic,\netc. without data loss.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
How to resize partition in Windows 10 Disk\nManagement<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
In this example, we\u2019ll use Disk Management\nto shrink partition size without data loss, and the process is easy to follow.\nIf you want to extend partition size here, you should make sure there is adjacent\nfree disk space, if not you nee to delete a partition to get unallocated space.\nTo shrink a partition, you can follow these steps: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step\n1<\/strong>: Launch Disk Management\nconsole in Windows 10 by right-clicking Start<\/strong>\nbutton and choose Disk Management<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 2<\/strong>: Right-click on the partition you want to reduce its size, and choose Shrink Volume<\/strong>, as below: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nStep 3: <\/strong>Enter the disk size in MB you want to shrink from the pop-up window and click Shrink<\/strong> button. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Note: you cannot shrink a volume beyond the point where any unmovable files are located. See the \u201cdefrag\u201d event in the Application log for detailed information about the operation when it has completed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
How to change partition size with free Windows partition\ntool?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
DiskGenius Free is a free disk partition program which is designed for disk & partition management, data backup and data recovery. It can resize partition, extend partition, shrink partition<\/a> and split partition without losing data. With this wool you can change partition size for NTFS, exFAT, FAT32, EXT4, EXT3 and EXT2 volumes via more flexible and simple process. Let\u2019s see how to resize partition in Windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step\n1<\/strong>: Download DiskGenius\nFree Edition, install and launch it from your computer. Right-click on the\npartition you want to change size and choose Resize Partition<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Note: there are two other options available:\nextend partition and split partition. Extend partition can increase partition\nsize by moving free space from other partition, while split partition can divide\none partition into two partitions. As to resize partition, you can either\nincrease or shrink its size.\n\n\n\n\n\n\u0014<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nStep\n2<\/strong>: Set partition size to\nbe moved between these two partitions and click Start<\/strong> button. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can move the cursor between partition bars to decide disk space to be moved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nStep\n3<\/strong>: Click Yes to continue\nwhen DiskGenius asks confirmation for rest operations. Wait for the process to\ncomplete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apart from increasing\/resizing partition\nsize via moving disk space among partitions, DiskGenius is able to add\nunallocated space to any existing partition without data loss. Thus, if your\nhard drive contains unallocated space, you can either create new partition or\nadd it to partition. Since Disk Management can add unallocated space to adjacent\npartition, you can use DiskGenius to add free space to other partition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Launch DiskGenius and right-click on free disk space and choose Allocate Free Space<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nClick Yes<\/strong> button from the pop-up window and DiskGenius starts to move free space to selected partition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nConclusion on changing partition size<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Windows Disk Management and diskpart commands provides limited features to change partition size, and you need to use third-partition disk partition freeware to resize partition under complicated situations. This guide includes various methods to increase or decrease partition size without data loss, and you can try them to manage partition size on your computer to make your disk organized. So far, you may feel it is very easy to resize partition in Windows 10<\/a>\/8\/7\/XP. If you have any question or need any help when resize Windows partition, please feel free to contacting us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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