What about this scenario? I have 79.13 unallocated disk space but the Extend Volume button is not enabled.
extend C drive in win 11
how to extend C drive ?
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ListO 0 Reputation points
2024-08-03T00:09:45.2766667+00:00 I have exactly the same problem. There is 63 gig of unallocated on the drive, but Windows 11 will not expand to it.
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Wil Nguyen 0 Reputation points
2024-08-20T03:11:43.95+00:00 Same problem here... Does anyone found a solution?
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MrKnewItAll 0 Reputation points
2024-08-28T00:19:41.7733333+00:00 I cannot see the details of the above screen grab, but you probably have the same problem I, and thousands of others, encountered.
When Windows 11 was installed it created a 'recovery' disk, butted right up against the operating disk.
Windows 11 will not allow you to expand past that recovery disk, nor will it just let you move that recovery disk down to the end of the available space.
You must delete that recovery disk- then you can expand your operating disk. This does not seem like a good idea since, "Hey! That's the recovery disk. It must be there for a reason.!"
I don't know if I did the right thing or not, but I had Windows 11 build a new recovery disk on a removable drive, then I deleted the one on my laptop, then I expanded my operating disk to where I wanted it. It worked fine, but- left me with some feeling of discomfort.
I did not find any reference for gracefully re-creating a recovery drive and returning that recovery disk info to that drive. Instead, I have it on a pen drive in my desk drawer.
HAY MICROSOFT! If you're not too busy with other stuff, can you figure out a way to make this work without creating so much worry?
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