Windows7 Partition Management

Tiny Clanger · 23 Oct 2009 at 14:20

Hello there - please could someone help with a simple question about resizing partitions in Windows 7?

I have a 240Gb drive currently partitioned 80Gb as "C: programmes" with the OS etc on and the remainder as a "data" partition. I'd like to increase the C drive a bit and whilst I can see how to do this, and I can shrink the data partition to create unallocated space, the option to expand the C drive is greyed out...

Am I doing something daft here - I suspect so....

Cheers

TC

d.chatten · 23 Oct 2009 at 14:39

The only option is to backup the data on the "data" partition then delete the "data" partition, after this is done you will have the option to expand your "C" partition, you can then create a new partition for your data and restore your data files to the newly created data partition.

Another option would be to use third party software.

Tiny Clanger · 23 Oct 2009 at 14:41

Okeydokes - thanks for the prompt reply!

Kind regards

TC

bledd · 23 Oct 2009 at 15:42

partedmagic iso, download that, use imgburn to burn it

then resize using 'gparted' it's part of the disc

BACKUP FIRST

Tiny Clanger · 23 Oct 2009 at 15:55

Cheers Bledd - I'll give it a go later

Kind regards

TC