Disk Partitions

[vbnetdev]

Hi I accidentally created a disk partition. After removing the partition (I
right clicked and selected "Delete Partition") it reports one gigabyte of
unallocated disk space. I want Drive C to recover this disk space to use.
How can I do this?

Thanks.

 

[Bob I]

3rd Party disk management software. partition magic is one, there are
others.

 

[vbnetdev]

You mean to tell me it is not possible to manage disc space allocation
within Windows???

 

[Bob I]

You may only do that with dynamic disks in Windows. Please click Start,
Help and Support, manage disks. And read the infomation provided. You
will want to use the 3rd party software as I previously mentioned.

 

[Tim Slattery]

You mean to tell me it is not possible to manage disc space allocation
within Windows???

The only thing you can do with partitions with the software that comes
with Windows is to create them and destroy them. Anything else -
splitting, merging, shrinking, enlarging - requires third-party
software.

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Tim

This KB Article is interesting:
How to use Diskpart.exe to extend a data volume in Windows
Server 2003, in Windows XP, and in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325590/en-us

On a single C drive what if you set no page file and reboot.
It then says "Only the extension of data volumes is supported"
but add a proviso using the word "may". Is that saying
"Extend may work but if things go wrong we accept no
responsibility"?

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Regards.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
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[Paul Johnson]

Hi I accidentally created a disk partition. After removing the partition
(I right clicked and selected "Delete Partition") it reports one gigabyte
of unallocated disk space. I want Drive C to recover this disk space to
use. How can I do this?

If you're using PartitionMagic or GNU Parted, use the resize partition
function to expand your "C:" partition to the desired size.

 

[Paul Johnson]

http://wiki.ursine.ca/Top_Posting

You mean to tell me it is not possible to manage disc space allocation
within Windows???

Windows has never shipped with a particularly effective or complete set of
disk management tools. The general assumption behind that decision seems
to be "if they wanted to do something that doesn't conform to our standard,
they wouldn't be using Windows in the first place."

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Paul

If you wish to discuss Linux isn't it more appropriate to do
so in a newsgroup devoted to Linux.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
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[Tim Slattery]

Tim

This KB Article is interesting:
How to use Diskpart.exe to extend a data volume in Windows
Server 2003, in Windows XP, and in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325590/en-us

Looks like you're right, although that tool runs from the command line
(doesn't bother me, but a lot of people don't like that) and is
surrounded by lots of conditions.