My C drive recently has got a low disk space problem and there is only 5% of free space left. But, I still can find that my D drive still has much free space left. So, I just think whether I can add the free space of my D drive to my C drive. Is it possible for me? If not, what should I do to fix this? Thanks for any answer here!
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Is it possible for me to extend my C drive space on Windows 7?
- Thread starter Denise56
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Hi please see this for shrinking your D drive Quick Tip: Shrink a hard drive volume in Windows 7 - TechRepublic
and this should help for the rest How to Create, Merge, Expand Or Shrink Partitions in Windows 7, 8, Vista
and this should help for the rest How to Create, Merge, Expand Or Shrink Partitions in Windows 7, 8, Vista
You need to provide more information. Are C and D two partitions on the same drive? Or two, physically separate hard drives?
If two drives, you CANNOT shrink one drive to increase the size of another. You will need to "uninstall" some programs from C and reinstall them on D.
If two partitions on the same physical drive, then I recommend a 3rd party program like EASEUS Partition Master Home Edition – formally Partition Magic.
In ANY case, be sure to back up any data you do not want to lose first.
I also recommend purging your system of clutter before doing anything else, using Windows 7 Disk Cleanup (scroll down for text instructions) or CCleaner (select CCleaner Slim version for no toolbar option). Your system already has Windows Disk Cleanup. Be sure to install CCleaner or Partition Master on your D drive, since you have lots of free space there.
And in the future, be sure to always, as in EVERY SINGLE TIME, select the "custom" install options whenever you install ANYTHING, to (1) have the option to install where you want (like on D) and (2) to have the option to "opt-out" of any extra resource hogging stuff the program maker will try to foist onto our systems.
If two drives, you CANNOT shrink one drive to increase the size of another. You will need to "uninstall" some programs from C and reinstall them on D.
If two partitions on the same physical drive, then I recommend a 3rd party program like EASEUS Partition Master Home Edition – formally Partition Magic.
In ANY case, be sure to back up any data you do not want to lose first.
I also recommend purging your system of clutter before doing anything else, using Windows 7 Disk Cleanup (scroll down for text instructions) or CCleaner (select CCleaner Slim version for no toolbar option). Your system already has Windows Disk Cleanup. Be sure to install CCleaner or Partition Master on your D drive, since you have lots of free space there.
And in the future, be sure to always, as in EVERY SINGLE TIME, select the "custom" install options whenever you install ANYTHING, to (1) have the option to install where you want (like on D) and (2) to have the option to "opt-out" of any extra resource hogging stuff the program maker will try to foist onto our systems.
Just curious - how large is drive c: ?
What OS & Service Pack are you running?
If W7 SP1 - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2852386
What OS & Service Pack are you running?
If W7 SP1 - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2852386
I know there are two solutions for you:
1). Expand this C drive in Disk Management. Shrink D drive and add the created space to your C drive.
2). Expand your C drive space with professional partition resizing tools. There are many similar tools. Just select an efficient one online, like GParted, IM-Magic Partition Resizer Free, Active Partition Master, etc.
Never forget to save all crucial data on different drives in advance.
1). Expand this C drive in Disk Management. Shrink D drive and add the created space to your C drive.
2). Expand your C drive space with professional partition resizing tools. There are many similar tools. Just select an efficient one online, like GParted, IM-Magic Partition Resizer Free, Active Partition Master, etc.
Never forget to save all crucial data on different drives in advance.
Sorry Crystal but as noted above, we need more information before we can conclude there are just those two solutions. We still don't know how many physical drives are in this system. Also, in regards to your step 1, the order is wrong. With a single physical drive with 2 partitions (C and D) you cannot expand C without first shrinking D - otherwise, C has no free space it can expand into.
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