Combine 2 partions

[kathir28]

Hello!
I have a ssd (samsung 850 pro), but according to diskmanagement, i have an unaalocated partion. Can i combine the two partions to one partion (C ?

 

[kathir28]

http://imgur.com/g5mvMr0

 

[techgeek]

That is your Over Provisioning space. If you have Samsung Magician installed you'll see that under Over Provisioning. I'd leave it unless you are really cramped for space. It's used by the firmware to map out bad cells and relocate data to the over provisioned portion.

 

[neieus]

That unallocated space is the over partitioning section that is configured by the Samsung Magician software if you select it when you set it up. When an SSD becomes full the performance goes down badly so to prevent that they advise that you over partition so that when you run out of partitioned space the drive will still have room and maintain performance. So if this is not a concern for you and you feel you'll never use up all of the room you simply need to right click and choose extend the volume.

 

[i7Baby]

What O\S?

I have a 250gb evo and just use 100mb (not 350) for system reserve and have no unallocated space - Windows 7

 

[techgeek]

What O\S?

I have a 250gb evo and just use 100mb (not 350) for system reserve and have no unallocated space - Windows 7

You have Over Provisioning turned off.

 

[techgeek]

That unallocated space is the over partitioning section that is configured by the Samsung Magician software if you select it when you set it up. When an SSD becomes full the performance goes down badly so to prevent that they advise that you over partition so that when you run out of partitioned space the drive will still have room and maintain performance. So if this is not a concern for you and you feel you'll never use up all of the room you simply need to right click and choose extend the volume.

If you want to do this, you'll probably want to shut off over provisioning in Magician before expanding your primary partition. Otherwise Magician may just undo it, or you may get weird behavior.

 

[i7Baby]

Or maybe just not turned on. (Just turned it on now) But that's only the unallocated partition.

 

[techgeek]

Or maybe just not turned on. (Just turned it on now) But that's only the unallocated partition.

He was only asking about the unallocated space.