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How do I delete a volume that has no option to do so?

Anonymous
2023-11-03T06:28:07+00:00

Good day everyone!
I tried dual booting a linux distro with my windows 10. I used my Disk D (not disk C) to give space for the linux distro. Now I wanted to delete the volume that I've given to my linux so that I can extend my disk D volume, but I can't seem to delete it. I used disk management and when I right-click the volume, only the 'help' option appears. I tried on diskpart and here's what I did:

I selected the disk
I list the volumes (and i don't know why but the volumes didn't appear only the volumes from disk C)

I list the partition and they appear
I selected a partition and tried to delete it, it says something about the operation is not supported by the object.

Any help is highly appreciated!

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-11-03T08:17:49+00:00

    Hello, how are you doing?

    Welcome to the Microsoft community!

    I'm glad to be able to assist you at this time.

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    I'm sorry you're experiencing trouble deleting the unwanted partition.

    In case Disk Management doesn't provide the option to delete the volume, consider employing Diskpart, a command-line utility:

    1. Press Windows + X on the keyboard, then select "Windows PowerShell (Admin)."
    2. Type "diskpart" and press Enter to launch the Diskpart utility.
    3. Type "list disk" and press Enter to display available disks.
    4. Identify the disk you want to work with (e.g., Disk 1).
    5. Type "select disk X" (replace X with the disk number) and press Enter to choose the desired disk.
    6. Type "list partition" and press Enter to view all partitions on the selected disk.
    7. Identify the partition you wish to delete.
    8. Type "select partition Y" (replace Y with the partition number) and press Enter.
    9. Use the command "delete partition override" to forcibly delete the selected partition.
    10. A warning will appear. Confirm the deletion by typing "Yes" and pressing Enter.

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    Please be extremely cautious when using Diskpart, as these commands directly modify disk structures. If you are not comfortable using Diskpart, you can also use a third-party tool to delete the volume.

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    I hope this helps you.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-11-05T01:26:02+00:00

    Hi Andrey! Thanks for the reply!

    I tried what you told me, and it still doesn't work. When I try to "list volume" they don't appear but when I try to "list partition" they appear. I tried to "delete partition override" but it says: Virtual Disk Service error:

    The operation is not supported by the object.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-11-05T06:22:47+00:00

    Oh really? I was planning on doing the 'clean' command on my Disk D. I don't know how it happened to be honest. I should've run linux on flash drive. Anyway, thanks for the reply!

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-11-05T06:03:43+00:00

    Some options are:

    a) Use third party software to convert dynamic to basic without data loss

    (typically these are not free)

    b) Manually backup important files > convert dynamic to basic

    Change a dynamic disk back to a basic disk | Microsoft Learn

    Convert a Dynamic Disk to a Basic Disk | Tutorials (sevenforums.com)

    MiniTool Partition Software Edition Comparison (partitionwizard.com)

    Compare ALL Editions of AOMEI Partition Assistant (diskpart.com)

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-11-05T05:33:57+00:00

    Sorry but basically you're lost. How did this disk get to be dynamic? You need to get rid of all partitions to get rid of one, but then this disk holds your EFI System Partition. Even the "clean" command will refuse to execute.

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