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Can't figure out how to Extend SSD C Drive to include new SSD.

Anonymous
2022-05-04T16:22:13+00:00

Disk 1 C drive SSD basic; Disk 0 new SSD basic. Can't figure out how to extend C drive to include new Disk 0. Trying to use disk management to do this.

Disk 1 includes || EFI System Partition || Windows (C) || Recovery Partition ||

Disk 0 includes || Disk 0 (D) Basic Data Partition ||

I realize that Disk 0 needs to be contiguous to Windows (C). No luck figuring this out with Disk Management.

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  1. DaveM121 890.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2022-05-04T16:55:16+00:00

    Hi dbmasknow

    I am Dave, I will help you with this.

    You can only extend a partition into a space on the same disk, you cannot extend the C drive partition into another separate drive.

    Are you running out of space on your C drive?

    If you are, here is the best way to set up a system with a small system drive and other data drive.

    1.

    Move all your User Library folders to D:

    Open Windows File Explorer

    In the right hand pane, right click your Documents folder and choose Properties

    Select the Location tab

    In the Location box, type D:\Documents then click Apply and Ok

    When that move completes, do the same for Pictures, Videos and Music

    Each time, provide a new folder location, for example, Pictures will go to D:\Pictures

    2.

    Move the location of all future content downloaded from the Microsoft Store

    Open the Settings App (gear icon on your Start Menu)

    Go to System - Storage - Change where new content is saved:

    Change all options you find there to D

    Also, for any Apps or games that you may have downloaded, go to Settings - Apps, then select that game or App and there may be a Move option . .

    3.

    If you are a Steam Gamer

    Stop all processes associated with Steam

    Move the Steam folder to your D drive manually

    Then open the Steam Control Panel and point that to the new location

    4.

    Please Note: this should ideally be done before you begin installing any software

    For 3rd party applications, some will allow you to choose an installation location, for those, create a new Program files folder on your D drive, then for each application, create a new sub-folder of that folder

    Other 3rd party applications will not allow you to change the installation location, and there is no safe way to move those to your D drive . . .

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  2. DaveM121 890.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2022-05-05T14:41:03+00:00

    Hi dbmasknow, glad to help!

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  3. DaveM121 890.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2022-05-04T20:45:36+00:00

    Hi dbmasknow

    Yes, it is best to create a folder on the D drive first and then Move to that folder.

    The only thing to be careful with is to not set the new location as D; if you are manually typing the folder location, always specify a folder, like D:\Pictures

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-05-04T20:41:43+00:00

    Do i need to make a folder for Pictures in D before moving?

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