[SOLVED] Lost Storage

[aldog1999]

Hey guys im wondering if you can help me out i recently bought a new M.2 SSD 500gb and i did the cloning to move windows from my previous SSD to the new one. Since doing that i now only have 110GB of free space in the folder (E). When i go to Computer management i notice that the "healthy (recovery Partition)" has all the storage which i seem to not be able to get? Im just wondering if anyone can help if you need a screenshot i am able to get one when i get home!

 

[USAFRet]

Yes, a screenshot of your Disk Management window is needed before we suggest a way forward.

 

[CountMike]

Hey guys im wondering if you can help me out i recently bought a new M.2 SSD 500gb and i did the cloning to move windows from my previous SSD to the new one. Since doing that i now only have 110GB of free space in the folder (E). When i go to Computer management i notice that the "healthy (recovery Partition)" has all the storage which i seem to not be able to get? Im just wondering if anyone can help if you need a screenshot i am able to get one when i get home!

If you clone a smaller disk to larger, any space that's over smaller disk's size will be in an empty partition which you have to format and give it a letter and/or merge with main partition.

 

[popatim]

The clone is messed up or you missed the option to use the whole space for C;

Which cloning tool did you use?

 

[aldog1999]

https://imgur.com/a/gSu6JIM

View: https://imgur.com/a/gSu6JIM

 

[aldog1999]

So i only have 3 Drives, The cloning tool i used was Macrium Reflect which i have used in the past, but as i saw another comment said that if i move from small to big which i have done. As my last SSD was 120GB and now the new one is 500GB.

 

[CountMike]

System reserved partition shouldn't have a letter.
Last partition on new drive should be deleted, formatted as new one and merged with C: partition.
Probably need 3rd party program as windows would not let you do it while still booted to that disk. https://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html

 

[aldog1999]

System reserved partition shouldn't have a letter.
Last partition on new drive should be deleted, formatted as new one and merged with C: partition.
Probably need 3rd party program as windows would not let you do it while still booted to that disk. https://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html

So i downloaded it and this is what ive got im not sure how to do what you said!

https://imgur.com/a/0JCEgmO

View: https://imgur.com/a/0JCEgmO

 

[CountMike]

So i downloaded it and this is what ive got im not sure how to do what you said!

https://imgur.com/a/0JCEgmO

View: https://imgur.com/a/0JCEgmO

Disk 3, last partition, right click on it and delete partition. then right click again and make a new partition of full size, format to NTFS and give it a letter.
Btw, take letter off the first partition in Disk 1.

 

[aldog1999]

Disk 3, last partition, right click on it and delete partition. then right click again and make a new partition of full size, format to NTFS and give it a letter.
Btw, take letter off the first partition in Disk 1.

https://imgur.com/a/VtPzdAw

View: https://imgur.com/a/VtPzdAw
So i believe i have done it!

 

[aldog1999]

Disk 3, last partition, right click on it and delete partition. then right click again and make a new partition of full size, format to NTFS and give it a letter.
Btw, take letter off the first partition in Disk 1.

Is there a way t merge them so i dont have a F and just a C so its all one storage?

 

[CountMike]

Is there a way t merge them so i dont have a F and just a C so its all one storage?

Should be able to merge C: with it.
Personally I prefer to use one partition for OS and to send downloads and personal files to another partition or disk, That way if I have to restore or fix OS, personal data is safe.