Sometimes it’s not enough to have a spacious hard drive available on your computer. You may need more space to store files and folders, but you don’t want to buy an external storage device or get rid of your old one because you still need access to the data stored there.
There are two ways to extend your C drive partition:
- Through the built-in disk management tool found on most versions of Windows.
- Using third-party software such as EaseUS partition master.
Disk Management Tools
One solution is using disk management tools such as EaseUS partition software, which allow users with Windows 10/8 operating system installed on their computers to extend their C Drive partition in just three easy steps:
- Download EaseUS Partition Master and launch it.
- Right-click the C Drive partition you want to extend, choose “Resize/Move Volume” in the pop-up window.
- Drag or move your mouse until you have enough unallocated space on the right, then click “OK.”
Extend C Drive Windows 11/10 Via Disk Management
Another reason people would want to extend C Drive is that they plan to upgrade their hard drive in terms of capacity or performance. Alternatively, you can also use the built-in disk management tool in Windows to extend your C drive partition. Here are some simple steps to do that:
- Extend C Drive by right-clicking “This PC” icon on Desktop
- Select Manage from the start menu > Disk Management.
- Right-click on Volume (C:\) you want to extend and click Extend Volume from the pop-up menu.
- Set and add more size to your target partition and click “Next” to continue.
- Click Finish
Extend C Drive Windows 11/10 via CMD
If you want to extend your C Drive partition from the Command Prompt, here are some simple steps:
- Open the command prompt app and choose “Run as administrator.”
- Type diskpart into a black hole next to the blinking cursor inside it, then press Enter key.
- Type list volume and press Enter.
- Locate the disk you want to extend (usually your C: drive) and type select volume X, where “X” represents that particular number of your target disk on which Windows resides. Press enter key again after typing each command separately.
- Now type extend [size=n] [disk=n] – this command will extend your C Drive partition with n number of megabytes. “extend size=50” and press Enter.
- Now double-click on your hard drive volume (C:) or right-click it and select “Properties.”
- Click on “Disk Cleanup” and select the box after checking it.
- Press OK to start Disk cleanup. After a few minutes, you can see how much space is recovered from your C Drive partition now.
- Now right-click your hard drive volume (C:) or go back to its Properties window and check out the size. You can see it is extended and ready for use.
Tips To Extend C Drive in Windows 11/10
Here are some general tips to extend C Drive in Windows 11/10, including but not limited to:
- Make sure you have enough space on your hard drive to extend the partition size.
- If possible, use a larger cdisk capacity to replace it with another one to enlarge your existing partitions without losing data.
- Keep your antivirus software up to date. This helps you prevent potential errors that can lead to disk corruption and data loss when resizing partitions.
- Make sure the computer is not running out of power when extending C Drive since this process requires a lot of time, so plug it into an electrical outlet if possible before doing this task.
Extend System C Drive With Unallocated Space
If you have unallocated space on your hard drive, then follow these steps to extend the system C drive:
- Open disk management and right-click on the volume (C:) you want to extend.
- Choose Extend Volume from the pop-up menu. Adjust your target partition size by dragging or moving your mouse until enough unallocated space is available, then click the OK button.
- Click Finish after extending system c drive successfully.
Extend System C Drive Without Unallocated Space
If you don’t have unallocated space on your hard drive, then follow these steps to extend the system C drive:
- Right-click a big partition with enough free space on the system disk, select “Allocate Space,” and click OK.
- Right-click on that new partition, then select “Extend Volume.” Adjust the size of your target volume by dragging or moving your mouse until there is enough free space available for extending the system C drive, then click the OK button.
- Click Finish after completing extended system c drive successfully.
Conclusion
After this tutorial, you may now have learned that extending your C Drive or other partitions is not as difficult as it may seem at first sight. All you need to do is follow a few simple steps provided in the article, and there won’t be an issue with resizing the Windows 11/10 partition without losing data and performance.
