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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Vista and 7 => Topic started by: Amrykid on April 26, 2008, 04:36:57 PM

Title: can't re-extened a drive in vista
Post by: Amrykid on April 26, 2008, 04:36:57 PM

hi all, im having troube re-extened my C:\, i have space to give it. take a look at the picture.
(http://acrjxw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1psZCLRj3EgpZAbC5JKJurm9K4t-BKNPIpSKKUACcoyEYMWbzB1nAYX9s0-MtD6S6KcaohYNYmLrOU0XMlo6XE1A/disk.jpg)

Title: Re: can't re-extened a drive in vista
Post by: Broni on April 26, 2008, 05:20:29 PM

What do you mean by "re-extend"?

Title: Re: can't re-extened a drive in vista
Post by: Amrykid on April 26, 2008, 06:38:41 PM

well, i shrunk it to make a backup drive, but then i was told that i didn't need it so im tring to "re" add it back to the C drive

Title: Re: can't re-extened a drive in vista
Post by: Broni on April 26, 2008, 06:58:37 PM

You mean "Unallocated" part?

Title: Re: can't re-extened a drive in vista
Post by: Amrykid on April 26, 2008, 07:08:31 PM

yep, im trying to take the ulallocated space and add it to the c drive

Title: Re: can't re-extened a drive in vista
Post by: Broni on April 26, 2008, 07:18:49 PM

Quote

i shrunk it to make a backup drive

You shrunk it, using what tool?

Anyway, if you don't have a tool, see here:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/using-gparted-to-resize-your-windows-vista-partition/
or
http://partitionlogic.org.uk/

Title: Re: can't re-extened a drive in vista
Post by: Amrykid on April 26, 2008, 07:25:13 PM

vista's built-in disk manager(shown above;in the computer management)

Title: Re: can't re-extened a drive in vista
Post by: patio on April 27, 2008, 08:45:24 AM

There's not enough info in your screenshot...right click Drive 0 and select Properties...post back with the details.

Title: Re: can't re-extened a drive in vista
Post by: Amrykid on April 27, 2008, 09:14:18 AM

(http://acrjxw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pFdBEPo2vnKYwI8fMSc1TVbQMIJO5ecGxxrLMB9vnvGh2PMF_jhTXm7aPcrwr1Hl8hJn6huWzfWom4PB-Dq2xpWfjtbyEVFRv/pic2.jpg)
(http://acrjxw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1psZCLRj3EgpZk3DF5KgHy0aH_NPffJ4jQyOwxaOumPOEWLB1AKGSKQKf16tFT9KBMPrry4ze0eUtEhSgSvHtKKQ/pic3.jpg)

Title: Re: can't re-extened a drive in vista
Post by: patio on April 27, 2008, 11:12:25 AM

It's probably not worth messing around with for an extra 2.5G....
If done improperly you risk losing ALL your Data...
The Recovery partition is your copy of Vista...i wouldn't fool with that either.

Title: Re: can't re-extened a drive in vista
Post by: Amrykid on April 27, 2008, 03:29:20 PM

really, i though it was for the programs i had when i got this, i have a reinstall vista disc, but do i really need it?

Title: Re: can't re-extened a drive in vista
Post by: Amrykid on April 27, 2008, 03:32:52 PM

do i really need that partition?

Title: Re: can't re-extened a drive in vista
Post by: patio on April 27, 2008, 06:42:11 PM

Quote from: Amrykid on April 27, 2008, 03:32:52 PM

do i really need that partition?

Yes.