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How to I shrink my C: partition of 918Gb to 200Gb with Win'10 preinstalled undisturbed ?

Anonymous
2018-08-01T12:52:30+00:00

Hi,

I have bought a new DELL Desktop PC which has 64-bit Windows 10 Home OS preinstalled and has created a few other partitions for UEFI, Recovery, etc. totalling about 12Gb in all. So, my C: Drive with Windows has a huge 918Gb allocated, and when I try to shrink it thru Disk Management to create a new partition allocating only 200Gb to C: drive, and rest to D: where I intend storing my personal data (as I usually do), it shows the shrink size can only be 467Gb, so my C: drive will end up being over 450Gb which would be a waste of space, as I don't store personal data on a Windows partition, as a policy.

Is there a way I can workaround this, or do I need to use some (free) 3rd party s/w to do this ? Don't want to disturb my C: which has Windows installed properly.

Thanks

Ramesh

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  1. DaveM121 892.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2018-08-01T16:59:07+00:00

    Hi RameshIyer, you will need to use a 3rd party application to do this as Windows will be unable to do this for you . . .

    A really good and safe application you should use is the Free version of AOMEI Partition Wizard, it will make light work of any partitioning job . . .

    https://www.disk-partition.com/free-partition-m...

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-08-01T15:39:23+00:00

    To better understand the state,

    Post a Screenshot of disk management.

    Open Disk Management by typing in diskmgmt.msc in Run Dialog box.

    Get a Screenshot and paste back in next reply:

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wik...

    Donno why image didn't get pasted last time ! Here it is again....

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-08-01T15:35:40+00:00

    Yes, had taken a screen-shot of it earlier. Posting it now for ref. As I mentioned earlier, seems I can't shrink my C: partition to less than 467Gb as the shrink screen shows. Would appreciate if someone can clarify, if I got it right.

    Hence, asked if there's some 3rd party s/w which can do what I want - allocate just 200Gb to C: and rest to D: for my own data.

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  4. Sumit D - IA 171.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2018-08-01T13:54:56+00:00

    To better understand the state,

    Post a Screenshot of disk management.

    Open Disk Management by typing in diskmgmt.msc in Run Dialog box.

    Get a Screenshot and paste back in next reply:

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wik...

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-08-01T13:05:07+00:00

    Hi,

    Sorry for the inconvenience caused to you, Thank you so much for your valuable question please, I would suggest you to please see the below mentioned thread and see it if it helps. I am hopeful that your query will be resolved, If the issue persists kindly do let me know,waiting for your kind reply please. Please check the solution given by Andre Da Costa

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

    Please let me know, if that helps and feel free to ask back any question.

    Kind Regards:

    Yasir

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