manuleka 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2012 Is it possible to extend my C partition just by using one of those Partitioning programs from Windows? I think i've done this before where i merged two partitions or shrink one while expanding another...can this be done on the C (System) drive? or does it require a bootable media with some program tool for the task? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yordan 10 Report post Posted July 31, 2012 The c: disk most probably cannot shrink/expand itself, of course you can try to do it from the Microsoft Windows disk manager, try left-click on the c: partition and choose "resize".I prefer using gparted. It's a free and very efficient partitionning tool. You get the livecd/liveusb version here :http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php/ You boot on the gparted media, and you have a graphic menu where you click on a partition and you can drag/drop it's boundaries or directly type the desired partition size.Simply, before starting, remember the windows partitions names and sizes, your c: disk will probably be identified as "sd3" on the graphic gparted display!I just used it to resize my c: partition yesterday, it worked like a charm!RegardsYordan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manuleka 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2012 thanks yordan... will give it a shot soon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quatrux 4 Report post Posted August 3, 2012 I expanded my C drive from 10GB to 60GB or 40GB without rebooting using EASEUS Partition Master 7.0.1 Home Edition some time ago and nothing bad happened, but I fallowed a tutorial from their site, it's really easy to use and Home Edition is free. Now I think it has a newer version.Before doing these changes, you need to check your disk for errors and defragment to 0% fragmentation for everything to move safely.You can download it from: http://www.partition-tool.com/personal.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manuleka 0 Report post Posted August 3, 2012 I expanded my C drive from 10GB to 60GB or 40GB without rebooting using EASEUS Partition Master 7.0.1 Home Edition some time ago and nothing bad happened, but I fallowed a tutorial from their site, it's really easy to use and Home Edition is free. Now I think it has a newer version.Before doing these changes, you need to check your disk for errors and defragment to 0% fragmentation for everything to move safely.You can download it from: http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ thanks Q, this looks like a good option - but i'd probably still have to backup just incase Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yordan 10 Report post Posted August 3, 2012 thanks Q, this looks like a good option - but i'd probably still have to backup just incase That's right, backup first, just in case. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
