My SSD Has Unallocated Space I Cannot Merge With my C Drive

Question

I formatted my C drive while re-installing my Windows 11 and subsequently had to install Windows 8.1, 10 and 11 in succession. That left me with some unallocated space on my C drive I can't get rid of. I know of several paid services that can do it, but no free way of moving the unallocated space to the left of my C drive on Disk Manager. Drives with important files are in the way.

Answer 1

If the unallocated space is not contiguous to the C drive partition, you can use the free version of AOMEI Partition Assistant to merge that space into the C drive partition.

Check the version of AOMEI Partition Assistant you have installed, to ensure that is the Free Standard version, not the free trial of the Pro version, because the free trial of the Pro version cannot move or merge partitions.

Answer 2

Thanks, but none move or merge non-contiguous partitions for free.

Answer 3

Windows has limited partitioning ability, it can only extend a partition into an unallocated space that is directly to the right of the partition to be extended.

Open Disk Management, then expand the bottom pane so all drives and partitions are visible in that pane.

Please provide a screenshot of that disk management window so I can see the partition table on your drive.

Answer 4

A free tool like GParted Live can move partition

Also Another free option is AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard or NIUBI Partition Editor