How to extend a partition (non-primary)?

Question

I have 1 hard drive with 2 partitions: One is my C: drive and the other is a B: drive. The C: drive is the primary partition. I wanted to extend the space on my B: drive, so I shrunk the C: drive 40GB. Now I have 40GB of unallocated space. When I go to extend my B: drive, the Extend Drive option is disabled. However, the Extend Drive button is enabled for my C: drive (primary partition). Is there a way to transfer my unallocated space to the non-primary partition (B: drive) or can it only be transferred to the primary partition (C: drive)?

Answer 1

your going to need to extend the Extended Partition (that the Logical Partition B: is in) first



then you can extend B: within it



in other words: Logical Partitions are within Extended Partitions - B: is a logical partition



if you have problems doing it I suggest you use gParted - it's a free Linux based partitioning utility - you boot up into the CD so none of your paritions are mounted (in use) while you're messing with them

http://gparted.sourceforge.net/

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Answer 2

You mean you used the Windows Disk Management shrunk your C: drive? If so, I guess you are running Windows7? Vista? Or Windows Server 2008? And you faced the common problem that the majority users met. Unless the unallocated space you shrunk from C: drive is behind B: drive, the DM can provide the valid option for you to extend your B: drive.

So, the third party tool like Aomei Partition Assistant can help you move the unallocated space behind B: partition and then extend B:. If you are running Windows7 or Vista 32bit, the free partition manager can help you realize the work.

http://www.extend-partition.com/free-partition-manager.html

But, if you are running server 2007, it seems only server partition magic can help you:

http://www.extend-partition.com/partition-manager-server-edition.html

Certainly, if your os is windows7 or vista 64bit, the professional edition also can give you a hand:

http://www.extend-partition.com/partition-manager-pro-edition.html

Good luck, hope you can extend your B: drive as you wish.

Answer 3

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