Question How to unpartition my system hdd without losing all my apps?

[stickerhed]

I purchased a premade computer with a 1tb ssd as the system drive. It came partitioned in half and I'd like to remove that partition to utilize all of the space. What is the best way to do that without having to reinstall all of my apps?

 

[hotaru.hino]

Assuming you're using Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc), then you can delete the partition and expand the system one. However, note that you can only expand partitions to the right. So if the other partition is left of the system one, you can't expand it using Windows' tools.

In the case of my setup:

I could expand C: all the way to the right, but I can't have it take up the 100MB to the left. Or if I really wanted to expand D:, I can't, because it's the rightmost partition.

 

[stickerhed]

Assuming you're using Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc), then you can delete the partition and expand the system one. However, note that you can only expand partitions to the right. So if the other partition is left of the system one, you can't expand it using Windows' tools.

In the case of my setup:

I could expand C: all the way to the right, but I can't have it take up the 100MB to the left. Or if I really wanted to expand D:, I can't, because it's the rightmost partition.

Thank you so much!

 

[USAFRet]

I purchased a premade computer with a 1tb ssd as the system drive. It came partitioned in half and I'd like to remove that partition to utilize all of the space. What is the best way to do that without having to reinstall all of my apps?

Please show us a screencap of your Disk Management window.

 

[stickerhed]

https://imageshack.com/i/pmYY0K2gp

 

[stickerhed]

Please show us a screencap of your Disk Management window.

It won't let me expand any of the partitions, only shrink

 

[USAFRet]

It won't let me expand any of the partitions, only shrink

The 640MB Recovery partition is in the way.

Disk Management can only extend to the right, and only if there is nothing in the way.

You'd have to DELETE that 640MB space. Then there would be a single Unallocated space to the right of C, which you can extend into.

But ANY partition manipulation really needs to be preceded by a full drive backup. Just in case something goes wrong.

 

[stickerhed]

The 640MB Recovery partition is in the way.

Disk Management can only extend to the right, and only if there is nothing in the way.

You'd have to DELETE that 640MB space. Then there would be a single Unallocated space to the right of C, which you can extend into.

But ANY partition manipulation really needs to be preceded by a full drive backup. Just in case something goes wrong.

What is in the recovery partition? Is it ok to delete?

 

[USAFRet]

What is in the recovery partition? Is it ok to delete?

It will be rebuilt the next time Win 11 does its semi annual update.

 

[stickerhed]

That's awesome, thank you so much!

 

[CmdrShepard]

What is in the recovery partition? Is it ok to delete?

Provided you leave enough space for it.

Leave min. 768 MB free (1 GB preferably) at the end of the disk when you resize the system partition.