Partitioning Hard Drive in Windows 7 Without Formatting
With the advent of the technical world comes new operating systems each with some more facilities than its predecessor. The same happened with Windows. Recent operating systems like Windows 7 and also Windows Vista has a great dexterity in them that the Hard Disk can be partitioned, re-sized without formatting your computer. Here we discuss how to perform this act in Windows 7.
See also: Re-install Windows by Formatting Computer Without Losing Data
Shrinking or expanding the Hard Drive in Windows 7 can be brought about by a utility program known as Disk Management. How will you delete, re-size, or even create a new partition in this operating system is hereby described below:
Guidelines and procedure for the entire operation to be carried out successfully
- First of all go to “ Start ” and then on the window that appears search for ” Computer ” and then once you right-click on it another window opens and then you should navigate to the option “ Manage “.
- At once a new window will open entitled “Computer Management“. In this new window click on “ Storage ” and then go to “ Disk Management “.
- The completion of the second step will give you a view of all the drives present in your computer.
- Among these select the one you want to partition. Then right-click on the selected drive and navigate to the option ” Shrink Volume.. “.
- A new window should open in which the size of the drive before shrink will be mentioned and the available space to shrink will be mentioned , and in the next line you will be asked to enter the amount of space you want to shrink and this will be the size of the new partition.
Caution : The space you enter must be within the limit of the available space displayed above.
- After entering the values click on the option “ Shrink ” and wait for the process to complete. The time taken for the operation may be long depending upon the size of the disk and the space to be shrunk. Once the operation is completed a window appears showing unallocated space and the value is exactly the one you entered earlier. Select this unallocated space and on right clicking on it click on the option “ New Simple Volume “.
- A wizard will open up. Go through the wizard and fill in the values required. Usually the value needed to enter is the same one that you entered as the volume to be shrunk.
- The drive newly created needs a letter to be assigned to it. Assign any letter of your choice as it does not make any difference.
- A Format page will appear and in it carefully notice that the File System selected is “ NTFS ” . After this is done enter a name for your drive and then click on ” Next ” and then “ Finish “.
You have reached your goal. You have partitioned your Hard Drive in Windows 7 without formatting your computer and without the use of any software. Feel free to drop your comments in the comment box.
The complete video tutorial:
Partition Hard Disk without Formatting [Screencast]
* Update: This article was written on the basis of a test in Windows 7 Ultimate version. But after getting the readers feedback, it seems that the procedure does not work fine in the other versions of Windows 7 like Home Premium etc. So please make sure that you are using Windows 7 ultimate before applying this method to partition the hard drive.
** Update: While the procedure works fine in Windows 7 Ultimate version, it does not work in Windows 7 home, starter or other versions properly if the number of partitions exceeds 4. That means if you try to create a new partition that is no. 5 in your hard disk, this process will not work otherwise it will work fine. So if you are in Windows 7 Home or starter edition, make sure that your total no of partition is three before you go for a new partition.
The above solution was made by one of our reader Hide.
So you have to make sure your unallocated drive is not no.5. I had to merge move files from recovery drive somewhere else and merge it with the unallocated one. After that I just followed everything here and it worked like magic. Hope this helps.
Thanks to Hide. Read his words at the comment section.
***Update: If you are a Windows 7 Starter user, check the following link out:
Partition Hard Drive in Windows 7 Starter Without Formatting.
Also read: Share Keyboard and Mouse Between Two Computers.
Reader Comments
Nice one to see. Thanks for sharing.
Really useful tips..
@SuchismitaThank you for your comment.
hi there,
i performed the above method on my 320 GB C drive (effectively which was 288 GB) but could only shrink it to 159 GB, while the operating system and other files take only about 25-30 GB or so.
I need to shrink it more.
Any help…?
@Dheeraj: Confirm if the total space of hard disk is available.
Like Dheeraj i have same problem.i bought new laptop with HDD 320GB it showed C Drive to be 283GB,as it is said above i shrunk it but it stopped with C Drive size 156GB out of which only 36GB is used rest 120GB is free.I want to reduce more bring it down to 50GB for C Drive.can anyone help???
@Ishwinder: After reading your comment I can only suggest you not to follow this method if you want to repartition your root drive. The best way is to partition by a bootable disk. You can repartition your other partitions applying this method and the result should be positive. Feel free to ask any further question. Thank you.
Nice feature.
@james Kinsey:Thanks for comment here.
Thanks this is really working i was very helpfull
wow thats great information!!!
thank u boss!!!
thank u very very very very much,,,really helpful
I bought a new laptop with 500GB HDD. their was only one drive i.e c-drive present. I want to add one more drive without formating my laptop as it is pre-loaded with genuine windows7 home premium.
Really the easiest method of NEW DRIVE CREATION.
THANKS.
Vicky, glad you found it easy. Thanks for your valuable comment.
Thanks for this. I’ve been in there before but didn’t know of the options.
I like to keep my media separate. Videos on V, Music on M etc.
It makes it easy to share over the network and map networked drives.
You just saved me a lot of time. Cheers ;)
Excellent feature
why can i shrink C drive to a new label more than 10 gbyte…. i want it to be at least 100 GB…help plss
Hi, Well I bought My Sony VAIO Laptop from NEwJersey, USA. It had inbuilt softwares and window 7.It has only C drive I want to partition my drive without losing any of my data and even without formating.
Can this method help me do so? As I do not have any Back Up neither of the window and softwares not even of my data.
@Jyoti: Yes you can.
very clear n useful.
Thank U.
Hi,
I have bought new vaio laptop. Harddisk memory is 320 gb with single frive. I would like to partition this drive in to 4 parts ( appr 80gb*4) without causing any damage to windows files (i.e not formatting the hard disk).. Can u plz provide me the solution
great i hav to try………….., thank you sir!
hi,
This information really helped me.
Thanks a ton!!!
Rgds,
Subbu.
Thanks bro.
It really helps
thanks for your imformation regurding divide the memory space in my new sony vaio(model VPCS137GG) laptop having a windows 7 professional 64 bit operating systems.My laptop having 500gb of total capacity hard disc and i have one more questions i have divide the partioning in to two coloum namely C and E the C colon has the 230gb of total capacity and 200gb is free space the widows operating systems installed in this colon, and the E colon has the 221gb of the free space and again i wish to divide the C colon but the computers shows there are no space is available to shrink but the C colon have 200 gb of free memory space how can i split the memory in the C colon atlest divide 100gb balance 100gb is i have reserved the software instlation and system files so plese help me how can i divide the atlest 100gb in C coln.
I repartitined my c: drive with these.Thank you for dear its working.My c drive was 320 gb. I partitioned another 100 MB. Again I try to shrink it for another 40 MB . Its partioned but I cant format it. Showing Maximum partioning had done. There are 14 GBs another partion and another 8 mb patiotion also but drive letters not showing… how can I use the last partioned space…please help
I repartitined my c: drive with these.Thank you dear for this guidlines .. its working.My c drive had 320 gb. I partitioned another 100 MB. Again I try to shrink it for another 40 MB . Its partioned but I cant format it. Showing Maximum partioning had done. There are 14 GBs another partion and another 8 mb patiotion also but drive letters not showing… how can I use these unused space( last partioned space…)please help
@Benjamin: You can’t use that last partition (8mb).
i already part the disk. but i have one problem when i want to create a new simple volume.
i am following same procedures as you but there dialog box saying that:-
“the operation you selected will convert the selected basic disk to dynamic disk. if you convert the disk to dynamic, you will not be able to start installed operating systems from any volume on the disk (except the current boot volue). Are you sure you want to continue?”
after i click finish on box.
Then i click Yes to continue, but then there another box appear saying:-
“Dynamic disks are not supported by thi operating system or server configuration. Dynamic disks are not supported on clusters.”
Which part i missing? n how to solve this? Can you help me..?
FYI,
My OS windows 7 starter.
Using HP Mini 110-3100(netbook)
stystem type 32bit
Intel Atom 1.83GHz
really you made it seem like a piece of cake. thanks pal
Hi,
I hv created partition in C drive according ur method but there is a problem when I created partition near about 144 GB there is a message ” you cannot create a new volume in this allocated space because the disk already contains the maximum no. of partitions ” please help me ?
I found the information very useful. Really appreciate it.
love it!
thanks a lot coz help me solve this thing without formatting
Glad that we could help you. Welcome Cikida.
i have partitioned according to this method but their is a problem in formatting the new unallotted drive,it show error”the operation you selected will convert the selected basic disk to dynamic disk”.”dynamic disks are not supported by this OS”.
Pls give me the solution.I have 280 Gb C drive i want it to partition it into three drives.
Its really good it works for me really .. thanks a lot
nice one…really helpful.. Thanks for sharing.
dat ws amazing,,,,thanx a lot
hey,,TANMAY
its awesome ,, i did it finally ..
thank you very very much
thank u
I also have same problem as Dheraaj and Ishwinder, but the issue issue is i don’t know hoe to create a partition using a bootable disk.
Can you please guide me to do so! it will be a great help.
Insert your bootable disk to your cd drive, press any key to boot fromcd when it prompts to do so and then follow the on screen instructions. Hope you will be able to create partition using the bootable disk.
Thanx a ton.. :)
thanx for posting :)
keep a cute smile always on your lips
♥ Veena ♥
Hi Tanmay,
i followed the same pattern to shrink my C drive but i got some issues. I am not able to format the free space. The error reads “You Cannot create a new volume in this unallocated space because the disk already contains the maximum number of partitions”. Kindly help.
Good info!
well thanks a lot it did work….bt I wanted to make a bigger partition I only could make partition of only 121GB…my hard disk space is 500GB to be precise 464GB…..is thr any way to make a bigger partition like 250 GB around???? thanks
Fantastico!
I will try it, I believe it works.
fantastic…cool , it was easy..thanks a lot
Worked Perfectly Well.. Almost Forgot and this Helped thanks for sharing….
Really appreciate ur info bro.. Even me (dummy in IT) can do the partition easily witjuz followed the step above.. its worked!! Thanx.. =)
MR Lano, thanks for your appreciation.
Amazing knowledge bro:) very good works wonderful! many thanks
Hi, I have a Dell with 500GB Hard disk, but its of only single partitioned and i want 4 HarDrives, and one more thing that it contains backup(recovery drive) and a OEM partition so please suggest me a solution.
Thank you
Manjunath Hiremath
hi , i got laptop with 320gb hdd with windows 7. i want to make system drive(c drive) only 50 gb .how is it possible. in computer manage part i can make c drive 148gb. it is so big so i want to make it 50Gb. plz reply
I already part the disk. but i have one problem when i want to create a new simple volume. I am following same procedures as you but there dialog box saying that:-
“the operation you selected will convert the selected basic disk to dynamic disk. if you convert the disk to dynamic, you will not be able to start installed operating systems from any volume on the disk (except the current boot volue). Are you sure you want to continue?”
Then i click Yes to continue, but then there another box appear saying:-
“Dynamic disks are not supported by thi operating system or server configuration. Dynamic disks are not supported on clusters.”
Now all my drives have become ‘Dynamic’, including C-drive.
Can somebody tell me whether I have done something wrong?
Thank you so much for help. This helped me a lot to creating a new partion in my new lap
I am stuck just like Pankaj, I’ve this unallocated space of 200+GB now but when create new simple partition get the message “the operation you selected will convert the selected basic disk to dynamic disk. if you convert the disk to dynamic, you will not be able to start installed operating systems from any volume on the disk (except the current boot volue). Are you sure you want to continue?” and then on yes it give the error Dynamic disks are not supported by thi operating system or server configuration. Dynamic disks are not supported on clusters.”
I am running windows 7 Starter on an HP netbook.
yes this is very nice wizard for helping in create partition.
I already part the disk. but i have one problem when i want to create a new simple volume. I am following same procedures as you but there dialog box saying that:-
“the operation you selected will convert the selected basic disk to dynamic disk. if you convert the disk to dynamic, you will not be able to start installed operating systems from any volume on the disk (except the current boot volue). Are you sure you want to continue?”
Then i click Yes to continue, but then there another box appear saying:-
“Dynamic disks are not supported by thi operating system or server configuration. Dynamic disks are not supported on clusters.”
Now all my drives have become ‘Dynamic’, including C-drive.
Can somebody tell me whether I have done something wrong? please help me..
Chethan: Are you using Windows 7 ultimate or another version?
No, i am using windows 7 home premium.
Chethan: We are really sorry for our inconvenience. This tutorial works fine for Windows 7 ultimate. We will be updating this matter in the article.
its great yeahhh it works for thanks
I have done the partition of the disk and i got a new disk.Then afer some days i made partition of that disk again and i was successful but when i clicked finish and got a window written ” you can not creat a new volume in this unallocated space because the disk already contains the maximum number of partitions.” now i lose my 80GB of space from the disk. what should i do ? plz suggest.
I have got my 80GB space back. Can i make partition ? why is this above condition happening?
It depends on how your HD is partitioned.
But you can always partition it.
im facing a same prob can you tell me how did u get back your lost space?????
hello………..
I am using windows 7 OS .I have a problem that a have only one Drive i.e ‘C’(local Disk(C)).how to partition with out loosing original operating system and installed softwares.
Please send me solution to my
mail: [email protected]
Thanks for sharing
hi friend!!!
thanks for your valuable info given over here. I have made partitions of C drive.
Thank You
AFTER COMPLETING THIS PROCESS I GOT A MESSAGE
” DYNAMIC DISKS ARE NOT SUPPORTED BY THIS OPERATING SYSTEM OR SERVER CONFIGRATION. DYNAMIC DISKS ARE NOT SUPPORTED ON CLUSTERS.”
GIVE ME ADVISE AT
[email protected]
thanks
Nadeem: What is the file system of your drive? This only works with NTFS file system.
I already partition the disk. but i have one problem when i want to create a new simple volume. I am following same procedures as you but there dialog box saying that:-
“the operation you selected will convert the selected basic disk to dynamic disk. if you convert the disk to dynamic, you will not be able to start installed operating systems from any volume on the disk (except the current boot volume). Are you sure you want to continue?”
Then i click Yes to continue, but then there another box appear saying:-
“Dynamic disks are not supported by the operating system or server configuration. Dynamic disks are not supported on clusters.”
Can somebody tell me whether I have done something wrong? please help me..
i have windows 7 home basic and my laptop is HP G62
PLS HELP FRIENDS…
Jawad: This process may not work in Windows 7 Home basic. Read at the last portion of this article. Sorry for the inconvenient.
boss then what should i do with this unallocated space of 100gb, can i merge it back to c: drive? pls help
then how can i do partition on my c: drive, because HP created only a single drive, i want atleast two partitions, pls help..
thanks
Just right-click on the mother drive from where you shrink the partition under Disk management and click on EXTEND VOLUME. You should see the available space when going through the wizard.
thank u so much boss, but please help me in partitioning this drive,
Yes, I am trying to fix this issue for the other versions. I will get back shortly on this issue. Stay tuned.
thanks so much…
Hello,
Can you please let me know how to partition my C drive (300GB at Present) in my HP Mini Netbook, runs on Windows 7 starter OS.
I followed the above explained procedure but did not work.
Any revert is appreciated
its good ,,,,thanx……
about the problem with
——
“the operation you selected will convert the selected basic disk to dynamic disk. if you convert the disk to dynamic, you will not be able to start installed operating systems from any volume on the disk (except the current boot volume). Are you sure you want to continue?”
“Dynamic disks are not supported by the operating system or server configuration. Dynamic disks are not supported on clusters.”
——
I don’t know if you’ve already found the way to solve it or not, but I might just post it for those who still can’t find the solution then.
Well the thing is Windows 7 Starter or Home Basic can’t have more than 4 disk drive. So you have to make sure your unallocated drive is not no.5. I had to merge move files from recovery drive somewhere else and merge it with the unallocated one. After that I just followed everything here and it worked like magic.
Hope this helps.
@Hide: Nice solution man! I was thinking such logic. But frankly, I was not confirmed as i have not have the Windows 7 starter or home edition. Thanks for this solution and hope the readers will be benefited from here. Thanks again!
boss…pls help
when i open computer management its shows disk 0 basic 298.09gb (and it shows 4 partitions i.e; SYSTEM 199MB NTFS, C: 281.58 GB NTFS,RECOVERY (D:) 16.22 GB NTFS, HP_TOOLS 103 FAT32..
NOW HOW TO MERGE WATEVER U SAID AND HOW TO CREATE A PARTITION FROM C: DRIVE….PLS HELP
Read the comment of Hide. It may help you.
its not that clear, i did not understand it
i cannot attached the picture in this forum or message, otherwise i would have sent u an screen shot of the present position of my computer management
What is the version of your Windows 7. Is it Ultimate, Home or Starter?
its windows 7 home basic
In Windows 7 home you can not make partitions more that 4. So if you have 4 partition already, delete one then try to do this. Move your documents from the partition before deleting.
Jawad: you can mail me at tanmay[at]techtipsgeek[dot]com or use this link for uploading your pictures:
http://www.techtipsgeek.com/go/up/
hey tanmay, first it made recovery dvd, then there was one partition as (HP_TOOLS with 103 mb only), without any assigning letter to it, so i delete that partition.
then i created a partition giving it a letter F:, and it worked like a zoooommm…
thanks man….u have been a great help, in future also i would contact u if i get any techincal problem, thanks a lot again…
would like to know more abt u my friend, if u can give me u r personal mail…thanks so much again
already given
thank u…
hey tanmay, any update on home prenium OS?
hai..i want to know,how to i delete partition in window 7?because i already make one partition but the partition cannot be use…can u help me sir to solve this problem??anybody
ur post was very useful for me. even i too tried this i have benifited. thank u so much
Excellent Guidance. Hats Off
Most informative and simple tutorial Ive seen on the web in a while. Kudos for not being a kid in my computer class that thinks pirating games and watching porn at school is a form of computer hacking.
thank u very much its very useful….
i have partitioned according to this method but their is a problem in formatting the new unallotted drive,it show error”the operation you selected will convert the selected basic disk to dynamic disk”.”dynamic disks are not supported by this OS”.
Pls give me the solution.I have 485 Gb C drive. i want it to partition it into three drives.
model:hp_pavilondv3
os:windows 7
thanks bro………
thanks bro give me reply i have to something more……………………
Thanks alot, i managed to do it by myself following the instructions!
thanx for helping
ooohhhhhhhh!!!
Its gareat for me. It was like Magic and no need of other for partition. No words to express Happy. Thanx alot
I want to partition of c: so, I tried about method.I have successfully completed shrinkage of c:.But i cant converted allocated space in another new drive.so can you help me about this?please
Thanx a lot:D…
most welcome my dear
Hey thnx for the great guide. I have a dell laptop and 320 GB local C disk. it was not partitioned from before. i have a lot of important data on my laptop which i cannot risk losing. is it absolutely safe to create a partition using this feature? will it create no problems at all? if so then i can go ahead and create a partition.
Absolutely It is safe. Make sure you are using Windows 7 Ultimate before applying this. If you are using the Windows 7 Starter then follow this: http://www.techtipsgeek.com/partition-hard-drive-in-windows-7-starter-without-formatting/13309/
Hey thnx actually I successfully made the partition. But I have a new problem. Like I said I had all my data in local C. So i shrunk the volume by the available 96 GB and created a partition of the same size. Then i transferred my personal data to the new drive. Which was about 90 GB. Now I cant shrink my local C any further. There is 104 GB free space but yet when I try to shrink it, it shows 0 MB available shrinking space. I dont know what to do. If this does not work out the new partition is a complete waste. Please help!
hi
thanks very nice idea…
how can i extend my c drive upto 100 gb cause it’s only have 30 gb when i brought it….please it’s inportant..
hey very nice nd intelligent information but i have a doubt….
I m using hp laptop with home basic….referring to the backup of hp tools that Hide mentioned, which folder of’Hewlett Packard’ should be copied, the one from ‘program files’ or that from ‘profram files(x86)’…..plz reply….
Also does it mean only one disk can be created after shrinkin c:
Nope! You can create total 4 partitions.
and what is the answer to the previous question….the ‘hewlettt packard’ folder
where do i find the HP_TOOLS drive in hp dv6
follow this: http://www.techtipsgeek.com/partition-hard-drive-in-windows-7-starter-without-formatting/13309/
Hello Tanmay
I have a laptop with only one partition in it. the C: one. I want to add a second partition without losing my data… can I do this? I am using Windows 7 Honme Premium
Eri: Follow this http://www.techtipsgeek.com/partition-hard-drive-in-windows-7-starter-without-formatting/13309/
My prob is that I can’t make an unallocated space bigger than 15 MB yes Megabytes(!)
pls help…
How much space is available in your drive right now?
397 GB out of 452 GB total
Eri: Sorry for the hesitation. Then you should follow the previous topic I suggested.
I did. But at the step 4.O it wouldn’t allow me to put a higher value than 15 (of MegaBytes)…
Can you perform a disk defragment first?
I’ll try it now
Hey Tanmay. Sorry for the latency… However I couldn’t create a bigger partition more than 15 MB even after defragmenting… so I backed up my data and formatted the C: drive … and that solved the problem. However a big “thank you” to you for answering really fast!
Bye
Thanks… It worked perfect in Win 7 professional too :)
Thank you very much it was very useful
i can shrik but cant expand that free space on another drive . what to do ?
it is the easiest method i have read…
thanks alot for sharing.
thia is not worked on window 7 home basic 64-bit version
so pls ensure your window version before apply it
thanks!I sucessfully partioned my drive without formatting it.
thank you very much for the tips.
Thank you i really need this
I m getting an error message that windows cannot create a new partition.I hve already perform these steps the actual size is being reduced from my c drive but i cannot see the newer partition.
my c drive is 400gb and it now shows only 200gb.
what should i do
are you using windows 7 starter pack?
hi sir, i m using windows 7 home premium edition, recently i brought lenovo z560 laptop it has 400gb partition in c drive and 30 gb in d drive.i have tried all the procedures and cannot find the solution.
the disk size has been reduced from the c but the another partition cannot be seen.What should i do???? i hve 3 laptops to do these
the drive that i created is unallocated and i cannot delete it. i m using windows 7 home premium edition. the c drive is reduced by 200gb and i cannot see in computer
If you are using Home premium the tutorial won’t work.
Recovery:
Right click on the partition from where you shrinked.Then click on Extend. Hope this will solve the problem.
Sir this is a brilliant way of getting thought. Thank You very much
there is no option for extend,from the drive which i shrinked.i downloaded easeus partition manager and the entire search criteria could not determined the unallocated space. what should i do
Hi Tanmay, i can’t find any solution for these.
After seeing dheeraj, ishwinder followed by tanmay comment, i repartitioned the root drive using Gparted to shrink it to 50GB, then i left with 230 GB free space :-)
left with ~235 GB free space
Thank you so much for this brilliant how-to: it just took me all of 5 minutes to partition an external hard drive using your clear, easy-to-follow instructions. Bravo! :-) Jay
thank you so much. it’s a big help for me..
hey…m still facing d problem abt dynamic disks…and as Hide said my new partition is disk no 5…so plz help wat can be done wd it…m having 640 gb hard disk…with 15 gb recovery…190 mb system…and so on…can any 1 plz help…
thanks….
it was of gr8 help….
i m using windows 7 home premium an it worked fine for me…
hi i have new hp pavilion d6 laptop and os is w7 home basic and i tried with above procedure and created a drive but its unallocated and whenever i try to create new volume it shows the error that cant convert to dynamic flash drive …..help please
thanks in advance..
Anoop: Give this a try: http://www.techtipsgeek.com/partition-hard-drive-in-windows-7-starter-without-formatting/13309/
Thanks good one……….
THAT IS VERY HELPING FOR DEVIDE THE DRIVE……..
THANX……
Nice… Thank you very much.. This is very helpful for me and to all… I will help to my friends for this tip…
I want to increase the size of my F drive … and shrink from D drive … Both drives have important data … Dont want to format anyone of them … so what should i need to do ??? is there any use full solution for me to increase the size of F drive shrinking from D drive ???
Waiting for your response …
hi there,
thanks for your kind information about partition and i want to add that it also works in windows 7 home premium…i got solution by your method.so thanks again.
Thanks tanmay for this easy procedure providing for us.thanks once again…
thanks friend …IT really work..!!..(..
My Hard disc is crashed when i followed above description to partition my Hard disc.Now, it will not show boot screen it will just show only Intel Pentium 4 Is my hard disc crashed or show other problem is appeared so, guys can u help me?
Hi, I bought one new laptop SONY VAIO and HD space is 320 GB though it is showing only 284GB with only one drive C. I want to make another 2 partition without formatting my laptop and OS is Windows 7 Home Premium. Will this method help me to solve my problem?
very very thank u sir
thanxxxx buddy…
thank you sir
pls send all shortcuts and new things to my mail
hello Preeti Patel,this will apply to your laptop also i think…
Thnx bro…….
Thank you so much… From Mongolian
Thanks a lot.
tq..these walk through is really really helping and useful
Hi Tanmay, I found this sight when i was goggling how to divide hard drive,and as i read most of the commenttaters hear are for the same reason and I also want to divide A 320G.B drive c hard disk on Packard Bell Note book, and I will post my results after doing so,just want to thank in advance for finding the Info.
It is really easy and helpful.
hello………..
I am using windows 7 OS .I have a problem that a have only one Drive i.e ‘C’(local Disk(C)).I want to have on or more drive to manage my files… how to partition with out loosing original operating system and installed software.
Thanks, It worked 100% efficiently for my Genuine Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit.
Regards,
Aparajit
India.
Thanks a lot man :-) it worked like a Magic
Its really good it works for me really .. thanks a lot
it’s mentioned that the above process does not work fine in windows 7 premium can i know what kind of problems are encountered if done from readers feed back please because i have done it to my premium and i think it is working fine
100% sure you are professional of Comp, thanks
It is very helpful for partition with out formatting….thanks alot
Thanks. Very nice written and very helpful
very helpfull
hats off nd big kiss 10qs
i have partitioned according to this method but their is a problem in formatting the new unallotted drive,it show error”the operation you selected will convert the selected basic disk to dynamic disk”.”dynamic disks are not supported by this OS”
Hai Friends,
My Brother had me new lappy(Sony Vaio) as a gift for my birthday and the space on the disk is 640Gb,Windows 7,i5 processor.The total disk was allocated in to one disk only and when i read this article i made changes accordingly and for the first time i made a disk of 150Gb and for the next time it showing that more than 3 disks cannot be made..Help me Plz..(or) let me know how to shrink back the partitioned volume,so that i can allocate required space to windows files and keep rest of the space seperately so that the entire system may not be effected..Thank you Guys..Great Job..
According to my practice, there are some restrictions on Windows Disk Management, such as Create Partition, Extend Volume and Shrink Volume.
Take Windows 7 for example:
Create Partition: When creating partition, you cannot decide the partition type. After creating three primary partition, the forth will be automatically created as extended partition. In such case, you cannot shrink C drive to create new partition, you will receive error message: you cannot create a new volume in this unallocated space because the disk already contains maximum number of partitions.
Shrink Volume: 1. you cannot decrease the allocated space beyond the point where the unmovable files are located. 2.the unallocated (shrunk from primary partition) or free space (shrunk from logical drive) only can be created at the end of the partition. This restriction will limit “Extend Volume” feature.
Extend Volume: This function only can extend partition into contiguous unallocated space which is at the right side of the partition (behind the partition).
The Advanced Windows 7 Disk Management can avoid the above restrictions. Learn more please visit:
http://www.partition-magic-windows7.com/res/disk-management-windows-7.html
extremely helpful article……….worked smoothly for me….windows 7 premium……thanks a lot
First time i partitioned the Hard Drive !!!
Thanks Alot buddy!!!
Keep up the Good Work!!
Help All
it says that i have not enough memory to create a volume but i had 65 GB of free space
Hi there Tanmay, I’m using Windows 7 and have partitioned my hard drive using your very valuable instructions for which I thank you so much. Unfortunately I partitioned the new data drive at a smaller size than I should have (1000G hard drive split to roughly 500G each drive) and would like to undo the partitioning and start again. I wonder if you can advise me as to how I can do that please. Thank you in anticipation, Dave.
Hi,
i am using windows 7. By using above said procedre i did not make partititon my c drive.
i have entered the new drive size. but Shrink option is deactivated.
please assist me
its working…good to know new technique…plz keep posting in many more techs regarding Win 7 and any other…
hi
is this applicable for windows 7 starter? i just bought my netbook laptop few weeks ago, it only has 1 disk (C:) with 139GB.. can i create a partition/disk (D:) without formatting? it would really help,please reply
Rizza:
Visit here: http://www.techtipsgeek.com/partition-hard-drive-in-windows-7-starter-without-formatting/13309/
already partition the disk. but i have one problem when i want to create a new simple volume. I am following same procedures as you but there dialog box saying that:-
“the operation you selected will convert the selected basic disk to dynamic disk. if you convert the disk to dynamic, you will not be able to start installed operating systems from any volume on the disk (except the current boot volume). Are you sure you want to continue?”
Then i click Yes to continue, but then there another box appear saying:-
“Dynamic disks are not supported by the operating system or server configuration. Dynamic disks are not supported on clusters.”
Can somebody tell me whether I have done something wrong? please help me..
i have windows 7 home basic and my laptop is HP G62
SOLUTION:Right click my computer click manage then click disk manager then delete hp tools,then complete the other as mentioned above.
please help me i want to create partitions of disc c: and i got the same problem of dynamic disk
also i want to know how to create recovery disk
do i have to cpy the recovery drive contents to dvd and then merge it to the unallocated space
and then proceed with the steps you told
please help
Thank you very much for valuable informations.
Hi…will this work on Windows 7 Home Basic, too? My system is HP Pavillion DM1-3014 notebook. It had only 2 drives (C and another for recovery – ‘D’ drive). I want more partitions for saving important files. Is this a safe method? Will i lose any data/installed progs/files during the process?
Good information to know, quick easy and painless. NOTE If you are creating a patition for a duel boot (such as a Linux distro) try leaving the space unpartitioned as free space. I ended up with some fragments I need to cleanup.
i have successfully created a new partition, thank you tanmay..
hope it works …might have a try ….thanks
Thank u very much….You have healed my trouble..
I already partition the disk. but i have one problem when i want to create a new simple volume. I am following same procedures as you but there dialog box saying that:-
“the operation you selected will convert the selected basic disk to dynamic disk. if you convert the disk to dynamic, you will not be able to start installed operating systems from any volume on the disk (except the current boot volume). Are you sure you want to continue?”
Then i click Yes to continue, but then there another box appear saying:-
“Dynamic disks are not supported by the operating system or server configuration. Dynamic disks are not supported on clusters.”
Can somebody tell me whether I have done something wrong? please help me
I already partition the disk. but i have one problem when i want to create a new simple volume. I am following same procedures as you but there dialog box saying that:-
“the operation you selected will convert the selected basic disk to dynamic disk. if you convert the disk to dynamic, you will not be able to start installed operating systems from any volume on the disk (except the current boot volume). Are you sure you want to continue?”
Then i click Yes to continue, but then there another box appear saying:-
“Dynamic disks are not supported by the operating system or server configuration. Dynamic disks are not supported on clusters.”
Can somebody tell me whether I have done something wrong? please help me
i cannot load my operating system plz help my.send a solution to [email protected]
thanx man this was really very usefull for me it took me somuch time to figure out how to format it but through this it became very easy for me
thankyou so much for your help …
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hi,
i done do my partition..thankx so much..ur info really helping me..
Hi i have some problem in opening cmd,taskmanager,manage,etc..
if i try to open manage is shows an error message as “This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. please install a program or, if one is already installed, create an association in the default programs control panel”
and if i try to open cmd it shows an mess as
“Windows cannot find ‘C:WindowsSystem32cmd.exe’”
Can some one help me……………………..
can any one tell me how to use turbo-c in win 7 and 64 bit processor
@Saranya: Go to this page: http://pradeepkumar.org/2010/08/c-compiler-for-windows-7-64bit-operating-systems.html
appreciated…good keep it up
thanxs man!!! sucessfully worked…
really superb…..awsome work…solved my problem…thanks buddy.
hii,sir i fallowed same procedure and i did i partation..and i tried for another partition but i loss 100gb ..it shows its unalocated storage..how to gain that space ..i fallowed same procedure above u lold ..but its not workout please sujjest me how to gain that space???
hi, i had recently purchased a DELL XPS i502X….it has 750 gb HDD,6 gb ram,i5 2.3 gh…it comes with single c drive only..& also it is preloaded with windows 7 home premium 64 bit….my laptop is fully empty right now..
i want to shrink my c drive to 100gb..
can i do so??
is the procedure explained above works with my config…
if procedure fails what r the impacts??
pls tell me…!!
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thanksss a lot. It helps :D
thankyou very much
i already part the disk. but i have one problem when i want to create a new simple volume.
i am following same procedures as you but there dialog box saying that:-
“the operation you selected will convert the selected basic disk to dynamic disk. if you convert the disk to dynamic, you will not be able to start installed operating systems from any volume on the disk (except the current boot volue). Are you sure you want to continue?”
after i click finish on box.
Then i click Yes to continue, but then there another box appear saying:-
“Dynamic disks are not supported by thi operating system or server configuration. Dynamic disks are not supported on clusters.”
Which part i missing? n how to solve this? Can you help me..?
FYI,
My OS windows 7 starter.
Using HP Mini 110-3100(netbook)
stystem type 32bit
Intel Atom 1.83GHz
please plz plz help me
It’s great. I did so and it amazing. before I was worried that I need to format everything but it make the task very easier pls try this.
Thank you for making it simple, and easy to understand. John
its working..thanks to all..really happy this is the first time am doing this!!
I tried using partition software and ended up loosing all my data. And then I checked it here and its so easy and simple. I’m using Windows 7 Home Premium and it worked great for me. Thanks a lot Tanmay.
it works! just did it on my HP pavilion dm4 n it works like a charm! awesome!
thanks for giving understandable format
Yeah really it’s fantastic method to partitioning the hard drive……..
really it’s Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sir,
i don’t know how to partition without formatting this site is very useful
thank you sir
suresh
Hey its realy awesome…..
Thnx for this
nice share it’s really a helpful thing for all computer users thanx
Thanks a lot! u just saved another 24hrs of formatting & re-downloading everything. i only wish i found this page sooner to save me all of last night’s trouble.
Thank you so much Author. It just like my dream come true… :))))
Thanks Tanmay… hat’s off to you
Hello sir ,
Goodevening.I have now new laptop from dell vostro . I have some problem pls help me. problem as when iwas run new windows that time i show c drive 465 GB but they write 500 GB and I was search and I was found there is a partation drive D but thats drive was deney or not working SO Now i knew my computer had problem for the partation so how to recover my loss GB Can you healp me pls.Thank you very much for you help.lalit kunwar
THANX A LOT FOR THIS VALUABLE INFORMATION
…Unfortunately, I’ve tried d above steps on formatting win7 HD before I realized it wont work for win7 home basic. It has left my hard disk wit a crash dump as its property. Is my HD still in gd cond. & Can ds be rectified? Tnx.
r/sir very vary thanks for ur precious guidence , i done the partition as per ur guidence in my toshiba laptop preloaded
windows-7 Homepremium. it is vary easy.
i want to told u that this method works in windows 7 home premium.
I doesn’t have any software of my laptop it was preloaded u.s. version Toshiba-L655 s5158.
Rajendra
made so easy.Thank u very much.
it was useful…..but nearly i got 50gb missing…..can any one help in this case
I’m using windows Home Premium .I used this partition technique .Aftern that i came to know that my HD is already partitioned into 4 parts and i tried divide it into 5 th part.so it is nt partitioned and the space became unallocated space.how can i use that unallocated space .
plz mail me about thi…..
Thank you sir i was partation my hd im very glad to you. its very easy to made but we need to learn about new new thinks.yea yiu are great.
Thanks… It worked. it’s easy way and fast too. Really helpful. Thanks once again/
1. i already part the disk. but i have one problem when i want to create a new simple volume.
i am following same procedures as you but there dialog box saying that:-
“the operation you selected will convert the selected basic disk to dynamic disk. if you convert the disk to dynamic, you will not be able to start installed operating systems from any volume on the disk (except the current boot volue). Are you sure you want to continue?”
after i click finish on box.
Then i click Yes to continue, but then there another box appear saying:-
“Dynamic disks are not supported by thi operating system or server configuration. Dynamic disks are not supported on clusters.”
Which part i missing? n how to solve this? Can you help me..?
“Dynamic disks are not supported by thi operating system or server configuration. Dynamic disks are not supported on clusters.”
Which part i missing? n how to solve this? Can you help me..?
i have 160 gb hdd of wd in my laptop.i have problem in partation of hdd.i had formatted it.but it shows only 149 gb and when i again make partition then it takes only 152626 mb of 1st part.it is not take more then it and it shows
the size must be at most 152626 mb
what should i do ??
plz tell me
i want 3 part 20gb, 25 gb, & remains
my e-mail id
[email protected]
i have made partition using this method but that new drive does not come in My computer. It comes in a c drive of my computer…please tanmay help me for this…..
thank s a lot…………….
Thanks a Lot Bro.
thanx a lot for such kind of info…
got it done :) thanx a lot :)
thanx a lot…..
i was having plenty of disk space…(1 TB)
but just a single drive….
now i am haiving 4 drives….
Thanks for this, it’s very true, I tried on the Window 7 Home premium it never worked, is there a way I can do the portioning successfully without formatting? Thanks and am most grateful..
thank you for providing the useful information
hope we will get more useful than this n keep it up
again many many thank you
Thanks.I never knew it was so easy to create disc parttion.
Thanks .. the inputs are very useful
does work in Win7 Home Premium. perfectly. useful guide
thank you so much it really helped alot & solved everything w/o hassle thanks a ton
Thanks….. it’s amazing bro…… thanks alot
Hey!, Thanks a lot. Its saved me from re-installing. Good one!
hey i have a question,i accidentally converted my primary disk slave into a dynamic drive which turned it a RAW. how can revert it to NTFS without formating my slave?thanks in advance.
when i do the above mention process it doesnt shw me the available it just only shows “Querying volume for available shrink space, please wait …” afetr tht it doesnt respond … how to solve this issue
win7 home premium 64 bit 500 gb hd vaio
hi its really eassy method i became happy with this process.
Muchisimas gracias! Muy util.
hi
i have used disk management console
my c: is 471 gb
d: is 29 gb backup
and changed the partition set active of c:
then the d: got dis appeared from my computer and if i try to format is giving error
please give a solution
hey,
im facing a problem of “Dynamic disks are not supported by thi operating system or server configuration. Dynamic disks are not supported on clusters”
Can you please suggest me how to merge and create the partition..
hey,
thanks,for information i despirately needed this
hi friends please help me.
i bought new hp g6 laptop, there is two partitions one is c: and other one is d: drive there is recovery and i don’t want to keep my data in c: drive how i can make one more drive to keep my data there. is there any way to make another drive in windows7 home without formatting.
it was the first nice thing i saw it in windows os
I need to partition my new sory vio laptop, I heve only C drive with me please let me know how to get the D drive and E drive add on my laptop, I jus want 100 gp in C drive , 80gp in D drive & 80 in E drive. please help me
can i partition my c drive. as i have only c in my laptop. I m hesitating in partitioning it. please help.
i already part the disk. but i have one problem when i want to create a new simple volume.
i am following same procedures as you but there dialog box saying that:-
“the operation you selected will convert the selected basic disk to dynamic disk. if you convert the disk to dynamic, you will not be able to start installed operating systems from any volume on the disk (except the current boot volue). Are you sure you want to continue?”
after i click finish on box.
Then i click Yes to continue, but then there another box appear saying:-
“Dynamic disks are not supported by thi operating system or server configuration. Dynamic disks are not supported on clusters.”
Which part i missing? n how to solve this? Can you help me..?
Thanks..
It was really very helpful. You solved my big headache…A Big thanks for your Great and amazing tip………
I already part the disk. but i have one problem when i want to create a new simple volume.
i am following same procedures as you but there dialog box saying that:-
“the operation you selected will convert the selected basic disk to dynamic disk. if you convert the disk to dynamic, you will not be able to start installed operating systems from any volume on the disk (except the current boot volue). Are you sure you want to continue?”
after i click finish on box.
Then i click Yes to continue, but then there another box appear saying:-
“Dynamic disks are not supported by thi operating system or server configuration. Dynamic disks are not supported on clusters.”
Which part i missing? n how to solve this? Can you help me..?
Information about my system:
windows7 Home basic, 64 bit
500GB hard disk
This Is Great!!!@!!!!!!
This thing does not work. It does not divide the disk the way they should be. I have 160 gb hard disk and only C drive 32 gb free but I could only have a new drive of 1.71 gb and i still have 30 gb free in the C drive. I could not transfer this space of 30 gb to the new disk that I created. This method sucks! I am very disappointed!
It’s helpful. And thanx for guide ! :)
thank u very much sir!!
Very easy and Excellent way .
thanks
thanks its really helpful
i hav unallocated some disk space from D: drive as mentioned here. but how do i add that disk space in drive C: . plz help.
This was real of great help.
Thanks for sharing
not able to have recovrey of my windiws 7 home premium after this partation.. pls help me
What to be do to add space to already created partition.Suppose I had create a new volume/partition using this above concept but I want to allocate this newly created memory to any partition like splitting from 1 partition & merging to any partition like c:,D: or any other drive..then what is the procedure to do it..If I want to add this newly created partiotion without formatting but want to add this newly created space to C: then what is the procedure to do it…Plz help……
the procedure does not work fine in the other versions of Windows 7 like Home Premium etc?????
is that true? Its working fine with me though. I am using Home Premium and the partition is done as you have instructed. It worked bro!
its really awesome. very helpful. thank u sooo much
i know part-ion. but provides a great information for window 7 users. really likes to user.
Hi,
I have windows 7 setup files but I want to make it bootable so please guide me how to make it bootable…
Thanks,
Jagdeo
when i opend disk managmnt their wasn’t any disk displayd
i am using windows 7 home premium, i have two drives c-250gb and d- 30 gb….i follwed ur steps for partition….but the new vol was not created….but the shrinked vol s in unlocated space…pls give solution for this…
useful info…. thank u…
hi
when i installed windows 7 in my pc, unfortunatly i forgot to create partition.. so here 100gb is been wasted. so with ur helpfull tips i tried to create the partition for that 100gb of memory. here when i’m about to finish, fianlly i got an error message “sorry u dont have enough space on disk(s) to perform this action”..
please help me out..
thnq in advance
Thank you friends…
its really working and it was very helpful for me. thanks a lot
hope u will keep post new techniques like this
This website made me learn n do something new. Now i m able to partition drives on my own without anybody’s help.
Thank you so much.
Excellent information,saves a lot of time.
i bought a new laptop , my C drive is having 580gb, how can i partition the drive, i am using the above method but its not working for me, i am using windows7 home basic, plz let me know the suggestions
i have windows7 home basic. i want to do data recovery back up and also partion and having 320GB hard drive.
is it possible to partation c drive where program file installed …by this usefull methode
Hi, Well I bought My Sony VAIO Laptop It had inbuilt softwares and window 7.It has only C drive I want to partition my drive without losing any of my data and even without formating.
Can this method help me do so? As I do not have any Back Up neither of the window and softwares not even of my data.
nice one!works great!
Fantastic….This works
Hello sir and friend how are you? i was so tired because i have dell laptop and windows 7 home 32 bit but my Internet something crack so i want to re install from windows 7 disk but they gave me windows 7 professional 64 disk but they write yours computer already install and use rot re install this disk write inside the disk can i install from that disk but 1 time i try and came message no same version so how to install or can i use 64 version also pls send me message or reply me pls. thank you for [email protected]
Thank Q Tanmay, it is very useful for me… thanks alot
thanks
Thank you very much, this one is life saving tip.
tq alot……….itz very useful tq 4 sharing
Thanx………..It works….
I already part the disk. but i have one problem when i want to create a new simple volume.
i am following same procedures as you but there dialog box saying that:-
“the operation you selected will convert the selected basic disk to dynamic disk. if you convert the disk to dynamic, you will not be able to start installed operating systems from any volume on the disk (except the current boot volue). Are you sure you want to continue?”
after i click finish on box.
Then i click Yes to continue, but then there another box appear saying:-
“Dynamic disks are not supported by thi operating system or server configuration. Dynamic disks are not supported on clusters.”
i still clicked ok now as i restarted i was not able to boot into my system
Information about my system:
windows7 Home basic, 64 bit
500GB hard disk
plz help
plz reply
I already part the disk. but i have one problem when i want to create a new simple volume.
i am following same procedures as you but there dialog box saying that:-
“the operation you selected will convert the selected basic disk to dynamic disk. if you convert the disk to dynamic, you will not be able to start installed operating systems from any volume on the disk (except the current boot volue). Are you sure you want to continue?”
after i click finish on box.
Then i click Yes to continue, but then there another box appear saying:-
“Dynamic disks are not supported by thi operating system or server configuration. Dynamic disks are not supported on clusters.”
i still clicked ok now as i restarted i was not able to boot into my system
Information about my system:
windows7 ultimate, 64 bit
500GB hard disk
plz help
plz reply
Very helpful. Tnx bro :)
Thanks dear really it work , you save my time and data
Regards
Atif Noor
00971559090475
It realy works
Thanks
thnks for urs help…….
Hi
I have tried the steps but i am not able to partition my disk.
I am using win7 after the last step I am getting error msg as “Dynamic disks are not supported by this OS or server configuration. Dynamic disks are not supported on clusters”.
Could you please help.
hii
i m using windows 7 home basic, 450gb hd.
i have done with my 1 partition but when i m tryin for another partition the error comes that the drive contains number of partition.so how to solve this problems.
help me…
I am using w 7 home so it is possible to convert 320 gb drive in to different drives?
hi in my laptop there are three drive.c drive is 275gb i want to dividing it in to 4 drive i am using windows 7 homeprimium it is possible please reply me?
Really healpful
Its really helpful.
Does Microsoft, guarantee that your data will be safe.
it was a very useful thing it is also aplicable on window 7 hoce basic and from this we make maximum 4 partirion…….
nice one…….
waste of time to to see this………
great tips sir. the way you explained it is very much nice ,every one can understand it very easily.
THanxxxxxxxxx
very nice guideline! thank you very much :)
in my system having only c drive.. how to make partition
thank you.. its really helpful with easy steps to follow..hope can see more tips
Thank You!!!It works perfect :)
Thamks alot worked as a beauty, i had my pc custom made and was stressing on that fact that it only came with a single volume as i prefer to have all my data stored on a different partition than windows just in case of viruses…. and i think its wise to install all hanky panky softwares on a diff. one …….happy to have achieved this without formatting :)
thanx,am glad for your help.very useful and educative!!!
wow, this is the best tutorial for hard drive partitioning! it’s really great! more power!
i have not partition of c drive
i want to partition without formatting of c drive,plz
help me.
//Farid// follow the above steps.
//Anwar// follow the above steps
they are converted into dynamic and now window 7 did not boot what to do ??????????????????????????????????
Thx, it is enough clear explained and simple operation.
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send me more informations regarding to the partition
I can only shrink up to and including 283 mb and i have a 149 gb hard drive over 100 gb free and iv already defragges it, done a disk check and a ccleaner AND fixed registry. Help?
(Plz reply to my email: [email protected] because i will forget this site DO NOT REPLY HERE PLZ REPLY IN EMAIL!!!!!!1)
UPDATE:
I am using Windows 7 ultimate 32-bit
*defragges is meant to be defragmented
Tt’s really goood and very easy
hi…really fantastic job.
before reading this article i’m totally worried about partion in my laptop. this is very useful.
thnx a lot , just created a new drive of 100 gb ….:)
I was not able to take my recovery disk some error occured when the process was goning on , now i need my hard disk partition? Is this shrinking method is the only solution or can i use some software to do the partition.
Incase is shrinking is done will the system be slow?
Arun: When you can do any job without a software then why you will depend on a third party. This method is pretty well and reliable.
very helpful indeed :))
Hi, My lap model is Dell Inspiron n 5010 . I have formatted my disk in past month. My disk space is 320 GB. But it shows only 200 GB when windows is logged on. I was currently using windows 7(64-Bit). Please guide me.
i have a hp lap got it only a week ago,if i use the system for few hours or install some software a new colon Q gets opened which is access denied.if we restart the system the colon will get closed. why is this problem occuring?
I did all this on my HP DV6 laptop (Win7 64bit OEM) and added two new partitions. After the procedure, everything went as planned. Disk Manager recognized that HP had grabbed the maximum (4) primary partitions suported by the MBR system and automatically changed to the Dynamic Disk system. It went fine for 6 months. Then I had a crash on the C:disk and found my home-made restore disks would not boot. HP supplied a factory-made set of restore disks and these would’nt boot either.
I had to send the computer to an HP authorized agent for “reimaging” but in fact they replaced the disk. I am about to buy a USB backup disk as suggested.
I have a bitter taste in my mouth because I suspect this elaborate disk setup is to guarantee future work for HP agents.
All this was covered by the warranty but because of HP’s high prices for both parts and labour, if I have futere troubles, it may prove cheaper in the long run to buy & install a retail copy of Windows 7.
This app worked perfectly as detailed in the clear instructions and I was extremely happy to see it conclude quickly and fuss-free. My 2TB C: drive became a 1+TB C: and a 800GB M: drive.
I was then able to transfer ALL my data from a folder on C: tot he new M: without a drama.
This morning however, when turning the beast back on….no M: yet C: has been shrunk and works fine and Disk Management sees the partition byt the only option available to me is “Delete”. What the..? It was done under Win7 Pro 64-bit on a ASUS board and i7 chipset…… Any ideas folks…..this now has ALL my current and historical data buried within it with only incomplete backups and my immediate current work not backed up. I should have copied the data across rather than Move but hey…it all seemed perfect. Help please!
I have windows 7 home basic installed on hp pavilion g4 notebook pc laptop, i had 4 partitions in my hard disk 3 named and one un-named, designated, system, OS, Recovery and HP tools. I tried to develop another partition and creadted but failed to format.
The windows popup and displayes ” the operation you selected will convert the selected disk(s). If you convert the disk(s) to dynamic, you will not be able to start installed operating systems from any volume on the disk(s)(except the current boot volume). Are you sure you want to continue?
I did both yes or no but failed. What to do to convert that partition as such this partition is not visible in my computer except in computer management. please help.
good one
I tried it,but after selecting new simple volume for the unallocated space its showing that it cant make a simole volume?please help.
fruitful information good job.
Thanks Tanmay! It helped!
Its very amezing……
hi i tried to make the partition of my c drive in window 7 home basic but after completing the last step i m getting some warning……….
the operation you selected will convert the selected basic to dynmic disk(s).if you convert the disk to dynamic you will not able to start installed operating system from any volume on the disk (except the current boot volume) .are you want to contiue….
what shall i do…………..
MAnojKumar Sharma go ahead and complete the process, it meeans that you can only install your windows on your C drive not on your any other drive and normally we install windows on c drive
Regards
Atif Noor
Thanks a lot Tanmay, it was really helpful! :)
super
sir plz tell me………………when i allocating my unallocated drive it will finish with a massege that the disk is already reached its maximum number of partition………..how i shortout this problem …plz tell me
after partition the D: does not appear in my computer? wats up?
thanks a lot! this is really helpful :)
Very Very helpful…nicely explained. Thanks!
The instructions on the Microsoft webpage does not mention anything about Volume Shrink. I found this page with its illustrations much more helpful in any case. Thanks pal. You’re a God! :b
thanks a lot, very nice explanation ance again thanks for ur information.
Thanks alot for the information
i have done shrink but after shrink it is showing only 6 gb but i want more so i want to delete that allocated partition plz tell me how to do it? thanks
Thanks to You for your information.After Read your information and advice I feel relax with my window.
wat to do wen u hv already many partions n u hv to manage in 2 or 3 drives only?
Use Easeus Partition master home edition. It’s free and is one of the easiest tools to partition a hard disk without formatting.
my hard disk is not partitioned and all my data is in one C: only , can i use this procedure .. help me ..
EaseUs Partition Master Home Edition works great, it’s free and is easy to use. But if you are using Windows 7 Home Basic then the new partition will have the autorun option turned on by default. You will be required to download the below fix to disable it, as the gpedit.msc is not available in Windows 7 Home Basic.
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9741395
and to reverse that and enable autorun again:
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9743275
thanks a lot
If I follow the above mentioned steps , will I lose any data on my already available drive? Pls help.
If you proceed properly, you won’t loss any data. Thanks.
If I follow the above mentioned steps , will I lose any data on my already available drive? Pls help.
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Thanks alot for this step-by-step guide. It worked for me on Windows 7 Home Premium. Just followed this whole procedure and here I am. Thanks.
Thanks for the wonderfully clear instructions (and for your link to the Win7 starter instructions). I partitioned my 1TB HDD into a C drive and a G drive on my Acer Aspire X3470 (yes, the specs aren’t great, but it was a great deal!)
I do have an unlabelled drive in Disk Management that is 15gb and is described as the Recovery Partition. Right-clicking on it does not allow me to assign it a drive name (“Help” is the only option) so I cannot unallocate it and extend it to my new G drive.
I would be nice to reallocate this partition, as I already have 4 volumes present (recall I have a win7 starter) and I would like to further shrink my c drive down to a 100gb as a dedicated OS drive. Do you have a suggestion for me?
Thanks again for the clarity of your instructions: what a lifesaver!
THANKS A LOT!!
IT WAS QUITE HELPFUL!
Very good tutorial. Thank you very much sir!
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I have a laptop(320gb) while using net windows seven get geniue,after it happen we need to format.i had did that also but while formating it’s get error after it shown this it’s not loading or restart nothing like that it’s not moving the page is like that itself. for this what i should do? please give me a solution for this sir?
Thank you for this step by step tutorial i really need this :)
amazing it works so quick thanks
thank you very much…Good job…keep it up…useful information explained in simple way…its so easy now.
nice presentation for partitioning disk….
this document is helpful, so I downloaded the related video and I fail to play it because it’s in html. so help me to know the way I can play it or download it.
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I want to add more space to C drive taking free space from another drive regarding this plz help me and how to make my pc fast.
Thank you.
cannot create a new volume in this unallocated space because the disk already contains maximum number of partitions
and when i go to my computer the c drive is fragmented to its half value and the other half is not there .what to do?
Thnx. Its really very simple and nice and it also work for windows 7 Home basic. thnx…………
Simply fabulous……Really helpful and informative…it work great!!!! Thanks y’all for this information
thanku so much…this was really helpful
Thanks, i have a little problem though, my C:/ is 450 GBs and i’d like to partition about 200 GB, However, Only 116 GBs are free, and i can’t afford to delete the files, Help anyone?
sir , i have windows7 genuine in 64-bit with original operating system , i can’t partitioning my hard drive can u please help me how to partitioning my hard drive
sir , i have windows7 genuine in 64-bit with original operating system , i can’t partitioning my hard drive can u please help me how to partitioning my hard drive,
it shows an earror message “the operation you selected will convert the selected basic disk(s) to dynamic disks(s).if you convert the disks to dynamic, you will not be able to start installed operating systems from any volume on the disks(except the current boot volume).Are you sure you want to continue? ” i click to “yes” after aa error mesage have occured “Dynamic disks are supported by this operating system or server configuration, Dynamic disks are not supported on clusters.” so please give me suggestions to how to partitioning my hard drive.
u r amazing thank u so much……………
yes this is really great .and easy .is there any method even to divide the filled up space in hard disk into new drive without losing data.
Hello,my hard disk contains two operating system windows xp and windows 7 with 4 partitions , now i want to merge first two partition n install windows 7 in the hard disk using window 7.
hi, i almost decided to format my genuine version of windows 7 to partition my hard disk… thanks to u n ur step by step help on shrinking disk space i cud achieve what i wanted… thank u… u rock!!! :)
Thanks Very Much Tanmay
I just want to ask if I gonna install another OS in the new drive will it run or I need to do some process. please help me. Thank you.
This is very helpful
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Thank u so much.it was really greatful for me…
i wasnot knowing how to partition but after doing this all step
i am able to do it..
thank u.
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error maximum no. of partition
yoo…thanks for the info..its working…
hey i used the above set of commands and successfully managed to ‘shrink’ my orignal c drive. however when a clicked on the unallocated space to form a ‘simple new volume’ this is what my computer tell me-”the operation you selected will convert the selected basic disk(s) to dynamic disk(s). if you convert the disk(s) to dynamic you will not be able to start installed any operating system from any volume on the disks(except the current boot volume). Are you sure you want to continue?”
after pressing “yes”, the computer tells me that ‘dynamic discs are not supported by the operating system server combination?’
What should i do?
thanks very much it has worked properly
how can i partition windows7 start.pliz help.
when shrink it shows the maximum partion is existed
really superb solution to my partition problem, finally i got it just coz of u dude…. thanks a lot tan…u ve done a grt job…
Friends I have windows 7 basic home edition installed and i want to create partition….but when i shrink the basic disk(local disk c)it shows that you cannot create a dynamic disk on this operating system….some of my friends have done the same but they have succeed to do so…if anybody have got some idea about it plz inform me at the same path….
it worked on my windows7 starter never did it give me any problems.thank u so much.
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it very simpal & helpful very…….thanks