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2024-10-19T17:04:20+00:00

THE FREAKING EXTEND VOLUME OPTION IS GREYED OUT

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  1. LemP 74,945 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-10-19T18:12:10+00:00

    Your screenshot doesn't show what occupies the 522 MB block just to the right of OS 3(C:), but from the color code, that is a primary partition, i.e., there is data there.

    The built-in Extend command can only extend a volume into empty (unallocated) space "immediately after the volume that you want to extend." https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/disk-management/extend-a-basic-volume

    The unallocated space on Disk 0 is before the C: partition.

    If there isn't anything that you care about in the primary partition to the right of C:, use "Delete volume" to make that space unallocated and then you can expand C: into it.

    If you want to enlarge the C: partition and keep whatever is in the partition to its right, you'll have to use a 3rd party disk management utility. See, e.g., https://www.lifewire.com/free-disk-partition-software-tools-2624950

    Although those utilities are generally safe to use, it would be prudent to make a backup of anything important on that disk before you start manipulating storage space.

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