[Solved] full c drive and empty d drive

[allegra]

Hi, newbie here!

I've been searching on Google for the past 2 hours about this and found plenty of helpful information but I keep falling into hurdles:mad:

 

Please could anybody provide me with some help on this - here's what I have got from Google so far;

 

I'm in computer management, my d drive - page file, logical drive (162GB free) is showing up at the right-hand side of my c drive - boot, crash, dump, primary partition (11.2MB free)

 

I have shrunk D but I can't expand C.

 

I can't download a partition program (partition manager) because there isn't enough space to download and it wont let me download it to D drive.

 

Please help if you can

 

Thanks! A

[KenB]

Hi

 

You say you have shrunk D:/

 

Just to confirm -

If you Start > type in ....diskmgmt.msc .....ENTER

Is the amount that you shrunk D:/ by showing to the right side of D:/ ( furthest away from C:/ ) ?

 

If, when attempting to download the software you click on "Save as" instead of "Run" you should then be able to select "Computer - D:/" as the location.

 

Try it with this:

Easeus Partition Tool

( I used MajorGeeks as the parent company d/l was playing up :) )

No need to subscribe.

[allegra]

Thanks Ken.

 

Yes the amount shrunk is to the right side of D.

I only get the option to run when I tried using the software?

I can't seem to get on that link you provided either :(

[allegra]

Oh sorry I have managed to get it installed...

[allegra]

If you could help with how to use the program that would be great, i'm not quite sure. thank you

[KenB]

Hi

 

Run the Easus software.

 

You will see your C:/ D:/ drives.

 

Right click on D:/ > Create/Move.

On the bar ............drag the left side along .....you will see Un-allocated Space created to the right of C:/

Decide how much you want to add to C:/

It is then possible to expand C:/ into the Un-allocated Space.

 

 

 

See below:

[allegra]

Hi Ken

 

I have done the above and applied changes (?), which rebooted my laptop and when I turned it back on it had reverted back to where it was before?

 

And should i be expanding as before through disk management? The option to expand is still greyed out..

[KenB]

Hi

 

Sorry for abandoning you ...........had to go out for the afternoon :)

 

OK.

 

Probably easiest to do it this way ....

 

Start > type in ...diskmgmt.msc ....ENTER

Right click on D: > Expand the Partition

The Wizard will run.

Don't alter any settings - just click on "Next"

The unallocated space that you created will be re-allocated to D:

 

Now run Easus software again.

 

Right click on D: > Resize/Move

On the left side drag the slider to the right ( see attachment previous post ) until you have the required amount that you wish to move to C:

You will see unallocated space created to the right of C:

 

Right click on this unallocated space. > Create partition > give it a name > OK

 

Now right click on C: > Merge Partition

Tick the new partition ( the one to the right of C )

OK.

 

This should now merge the two partitions and leave you with just C: and the smaller D:

[allegra]

Ahhhhh it's worked! Thank you so much I really really appreciate your help you've really helped me out!

Thank you again!

[KenB]

You are very welcome - glad to hear that it worked for you :)