I am trying to add a partition to my hdd. I have lots of free space on the disk but no unallocated space. When I right-click in the free space area in the computer management window, add a partition is not an option. Is this because there is no unallocated space?
2007-10-18 05:58:53 · 7 answers · asked by justaskin 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
What you would have to do is get some kind of partitioning software to do this.
Windows can partition a drive, but it has to delete all the information off the drive before it can create another partition.
"Partition Magic" allows you to resize the original partition and create another logical partition using that free space without affecting the data on the the original partition.
So to answer the last question: yes, you cannot add a partition to the drive because there is no unallocated space.
2007-10-18 06:06:52 · answer #1 · answered by Bjorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you attempt to repartition a drive using Windows that has no unallocated space, it will wipe all the files already in the partition you adjust, the same as if you formatted the drive.
There are 3rd party programs you can purchase (such as Parition Magic) which will allow you shrink a partition without losing the data, and then turn the left over part of into another partition.
A third alternative to consider is adding either a second internal drive or an external USB drive to use as the new parition. It will cost you about the same as a copy of Partition Magic, but rather then just adjusting your existing space will give you lots of additional storage space.
2007-10-18 06:16:50 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is not recommended as that unallocated space it used by the system in some cases.
However, I have done it with no problems using a program called GParted.
You just download it for free, burn it to a cd, and put it in the drive and restart the computer. The computer will boot to it. When it does, it will ask you for certain settings to use. Just use the defaults on everything and when GParted start, you will see your partition(s).
You can either stretch the partition to use the full drive or reformat to fill the entire drive. Either one works great.
2007-10-18 06:04:40 · answer #3 · answered by GamerGeek Review 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bypass back with your xp cd and delete the partitions back.that provides you with the unallocated area. Dont set any new partitions or format. Doing which will write XP set up documents on it. put in your vista DVD and reboot and set up vista . as a replace of splitting the stress up utilising X style of gigabytes ( like the 93gb and 18gb ) use probabilities. % Like eighty% and 20%. only put in the DVD and shop on with instructions. Vista setup documents take alot longer to load than XP specifically situations 7 or 8 minutes till finally you get on your 1st reveal Thats probably why you think of it isnt installation
2016-10-13 02:05:35 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shrink another partitions space.
2007-10-18 06:04:39 · answer #5 · answered by mrstarware 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to use a 3rd party program to configure another partition. Windows has no built-in way to reconfigure an existing drive.
Here's a few that can do it.
http://www.symantec.com/norton/products/overview.jsp?pcid=sp&pvid=pm80
http://www.acronis.com/
http://www.partition-tool.com/
2007-10-18 06:07:26 · answer #6 · answered by Jestep 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
aha ha, previously I came across the same trouble, it has confused me a a lot, then one of my friends recommended me to use the partition assistant then everything becomes so easy. their website is
http://www.disk-partition.com/help/allocate-free-space.html
2013-08-14 15:05:58 · answer #7 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋