Do you need to repartition your hard disk on Windows without reinstalling the system? While many users know how to repartition a hard disk by reinstalling Windows, it's a complex process that involves backing up data, deleting partitions, and formatting them. Reinstalling the system can also lead to unexpected issues if anything goes wrong. Luckily, there’s a way to repartition your disk without going through a complete reinstall. This guide will show you how!
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Note: Disk Management, provided by Windows Operating System, helps changing the disk partition volume sizes without additional software under certain kinds of terms and conditions.
#1 How to extend c drive without unallocated space, or create a New Volume without Unallocated Space?
The key: Deleting volume would help produce unallocated space
#2 Create Unallocated Space?
Right-click any partition (except C drive) and choose Delete Partition to remove it.
#3 Extend Volume with Unallocated Space?
You may follow the #2 to know the steps to create unallocated space. Deleting the right side partition would make it possible to create right side unallocated space. And then right click the partition you want to expand, go to option "Extend Volume" and confirm the following steps.
Possible problems:
If you want to resize the system partition (C drive) on Windows using the traditional method, you would typically have to reinstall the system. However, if you're only resizing data partitions (non-system partitions), reinstalling the system is unnecessary.
Also read: how to extend system partition
Repartitioning the system partition on Windows often requires reinstalling the OS because of how system files are managed. Here's a breakdown of the steps involved in resizing a system partition using the traditional method:
This process requires advanced knowledge of reinstalling Windows and comes with the risk of data loss. You should always back up your data before proceeding.
Reinstalling the system to repartition the disk is not ideal for several reasons:
Fortunately, you can avoid the lengthy and risky reinstall process by using partition management software. One such tool is IM-Magic Partition Resizer Free, which allows you to repartition your hard disk on Windows without having to reinstall the OS or delete any partitions.