I am not able to find solution to this problem, maybe techies can suggest something ........
I have 2 partitions on my DISK 0 and 40GB of unallocated space. Both the partitions are data partitions (no windows). I am just trying to extent my 1st partition to use the unallocated space. The wizard in the disk management takes me to the end till I get the message that this operation will convert basic disk to dynamic disk, which is what I DO NOT want. I cannot find a way to extend my volume without converting it to dynamic. In other words I want to extent my volume on my basic disk (without converting it to dynamic) ........ anyone has an idea ... ????
^^ Ok situation has changed a bit ...... and I think I got the solution as well ..... to start off yes you are right, its like Data partition 1-Data partition 2-Unallocated space ....... but the thing to differentiate was that Data Partition 1 shows as primary partition and data partition 2 as logical partition, and I think that's where the difference lies, as i was able to extent my data partition 2 (logical one) with the unallocated space ....... so I presume it means that you cannot extent a primary partition unless you convert it to Dynamic ........ I am still wondering how to convert a primary partition to logical one though
^^ Why would you want to change a primary to Logical ones. Well one partition has to be Primary and as you have two drives so 1 will be primary. Don't worry about it.
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Well I am okie with primary, but it does not allow me to extent it, I dont want to go through the pain of backing up the data, and then re partitioning the HDD to get my unallocated (free) space used...... expanding just works fine ..... but only with logical drives, so either I find a way to extend my primary partition without converting it to dynamic or I find a way to convert primary to logical ....... (and I am only talking about the disk which do not have windows ...)
^^Well, you are right, you can't do anything to primary partition, that even jumping over another partition. I guess primary partition can also be extended...but in your situation it won't work.
You could have created another primary partition on that unallocated space and merge it together. But again nothing would work in your case.
And I don't suggest cylindrical transfer. It's highly risky.
Yeah right OP has his OS installed in that partition so nothing would work for him. He has two options either extend that Logical partition or reinstall the OS and in the course of installation he can make a bigger partition.
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Originally Posted by krishnandu.sarkar
I guess primary partition can also be extended
Yes it can be extended for sure. I have personally done this many times but not with the partition in which OS is installed.
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Yeah right OP has his OS installed in that partition so nothing would work for him. He has two options either extend that Logical partition or reinstall the OS and in the course of installation he can make a bigger partition.
Yes it can be extended for sure. I have personally done this many times but not with the partition in which OS is installed.
@anand you got the situation wrong ..... OS is not installed in any partition, the DISK had only 2 data partition. one primary and one logical with 40GB unallocated space. I wanted to merge primary with unallocated space, but windows does not allow the primary partition to be extended unless you convert it to Dynamic (which I do not want) ...... so I would ask if you personally have extended a primary partiton.....you must have converted it to dynamic, or else if not then I am all ears to know how did you do it.
Extending a logical drive is of no issue .... was able to do it with ease, without any dynamic conversion.
I use Easues Partition Master. Its good. And although it states RAID disks are not supported I have successfully extend and resize partitions in my RAID-0 config.
@sam9s: u have a HDD with 2 data partition + unallocated partition of 40GB
whats the total size of Disk & size of each partition....
& u want to merge primary partition with 40GB unallocated
I guess windows is giving problem in that so u must try 3rd party apps as others suggested
I m using Partition Wizard & its excellent
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Let get it straight.
You have now, one primary partition and one logical partition and another Non-DOS 40GB partition right?
Now, both primary and logical partition comes under DOS partition. So, any changes you want to for the DOS section won't affect the Non-DOS one.
Even if u manage to make the Non-DOS partition usable, it would convert to a DOS-Primary partition.
Hence, u won't be able to merge it with the logical partition and can't use aa a higher capacity drive.
Only way I find now is,
>Geta Linux distro (if u can get a win98 cd, that will work too; XP and Win7 can't do it)
>Delete all the partitions you have created till now
>Bring the partition look like one big unallocated partition.
>Do not convert the unallocated partition to EX3 or EXt4.
>Boot from Win7 or WinXP cd/dvd and re-partition as you wish.
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^^ rhitwick, thanks, but deleting all partitions ans restating them to new is always possible but that is my last resort, as those are huge 100GB data filled partitions and I do not want to take the pain of copying the data here and there and then re copying the same after that whole repartition process ........
I will try to use the ffew TPA suggested here and see if I manage to extent my primary partition without converting it to dynamic .....
Hey, does anyone here has a problem with windows default partition manager? I deleted Ubuntu's partition (unknown partition for windows) and it deleted the 2 drives alongside it too. I'm glad that I've have a backup, but I've to transfer all of the files once again..I can't trust Windows Default Partition manager again.
Hey, does anyone here has a problem with windows default partition manager? I deleted Ubuntu's partition (unknown partition for windows) and it deleted the 2 drives alongside it too. I'm glad that I've have a backup, but I've to transfer all of the files once again..I can't trust Windows Default Partition manager again.
Yeah I had problem with that. Many times it won't detect my drives at all.
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Was gonna use GParted, but I've always had problems running Xorg with Intel82845G driver (the problem still persists in Ubuntu 11.04, though fixed to an extent) so I went for the crappy Windows Default Partition Manager. In the end I realized that I had forgotten about the UBCD disk I had lying around, which had a partition tool too...*sigh*
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