How to merge the existing C & D drive in one

Question

* Original Title: To merge the existing C & D drive in one

Microsoft is one of the most less efficiency company, it reflect to take longer time to launch their products (compare to Apple and Android), launched poor and less efficiency software & OS (eg Windows 8), and the create this Microsoft Community.

The movement you post your question like "to merge the existing C & D drive partitions by Windows 8.1", a list of the answer jump up to draw you eye balls.

They are so many options for you to choice, which are depending your luck to pick one to assist you, but what happen when the option you choose missing some steps, it ended out like me to sent my PC for re-start up at HP.

Why you can not to handle one to one basic, instead of the group, your problem may not same as me, so the solution in the community may not apply to all.

My eMMC drive labelled 64 GB which partitioned in 46.2 GB as C drive and 10.8 GB as D drive initially purchased from HP for Envy x2 powered Intel Atom.

Before the disk space went low as 1 GB in C drive, I had look up for solution to merge the C & D drive, asked and posted my question to both Microsoft & HP, they play with ball kicking with me, no confirm answer from both, disk space went low as 27 MB, I decided take the half-baked answer from the web to try the luck.

1. Create a 32 GB micro-SD to transfer data from recovery D drive and follow the instruction to unallocated the disk space.
2. To merge by the steps using EaseUS Partition Master Free version to merge both C & D drives,
3. Some steps are different to web site, caused my PC needed to sent to HP for re-start up.

As the Windows 8 (Initial) & 8.1 (after free update) are come from Microsoft (PC setting may vary by vendors), why Microsoft can not given clear and direct instructions to home user to manage the merging of partitions instead of go round and round to solve the matter.

Answer 1

Hi Edward,

Thank you for your feedback.

You can merge the existing C and D drive partition without any third party tools. Here are the steps:

Assume D is just a data partition and doesn’t contain the page file, boot files or a second operating system. If so, merge the partitions by removing D and extending C, as follows:

1. Back up to an external device any important data on D and, optionally, move the same important data from D to C.
2. Right-click Computer > Manage > Storage > Disk Management, then right-click the graphic of the D partition and select Delete. The partition returns to Unallocated for a Primary Partition or Free Space if it‘s a Logical Drive within an Extended Partition. Delete the partition if it is an extended partition.
3. Now right-click the graphic of the C partition and select Extend.

Hope this information helps. If you have any concerns, please let us know.

Answer 2

Hi Edward,

Thank you for your feedback.

You can merge the existing C and D drive partition without any third party tools. Here are the steps:

Assume D is just a data partition and doesn’t contain the page file, boot files or a second operating system. If so, merge the partitions by removing D and extending C, as follows:

1. Back up to an external device any important data on D and, optionally, move the same important data from D to C.
2. Right-click Computer > Manage > Storage > Disk Management, then right-click the graphic of the D partition and select Delete. The partition returns to Unallocated for a Primary Partition or Free Space if it‘s a Logical Drive within an Extended Partition. Delete the partition if it is an extended partition.
3. Now right-click the graphic of the C partition and select Extend.

Hope this information helps. If you have any concerns, please let us know.

I had advised by HP on 23rd April 2014, HP do not allow to remove the recovery D drive partition, as I do that my PC, HP Envy x2 caused to re-start up by HP on 21st April 2014.

No allow to extend the disk space for step 3 (yes it is that but not allow to select under Windows 8.1) so that I using 3rd party software, EaseUS Partition Master Free to fit the problem caused some problem.

Any way, Thank you for reply. I had taking the HP advised to maintain C drive for Windows 8.1 & Office 365, keep the Recovery D drive as origin & use micro-SD for all documents, Photos, video & music etc.

Answer 3

Thank you for the update, Edward.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you face any issues with Windows. We will be glad to assist you.

Answer 4

Hallo Sharief K, same as Edward I wanted to merge partitions. Did the same thing - deleted partition but no way I could extend it, and I have this issue with windows since 7 I think. So I also used easeus and had no problem at all with any partitioning.

Answer 5

I found a great reference. Look up AOMEI Partition Assistant. Drives under Disk1 were all possible to merge. They do not need an object name or title to be found. All partitions can be found then named or separated or left blank. I got 25gbs from its use. Keep it secure, though.