Merga Partitions Without Losing Data (Windows 8)

[waleed_871]

Hi , I have two partitions on windows 8.1 , D E and G ..

I want to merge them without losing any data ..

I tried AOMEI but I always get this error :

"Some files or folders can not be accessed"

Is there's any alternative application I can use ?

Thanks

 

[13thmonkey]

a big usb stick is the only way to be safe and not have to create a 'help I've lost all my data' thread. We get several of these a week.

 

[popatim]

Please post an image of your disk management screen for this drive so we can make sure its actually ok to merge these.; Thanks.

 

[VincentP]

You should have a backup of any data you don't want to lose. Hard drives can always fail and there isn't much you can do about it.
This is particularly important before you start trying to merge partitions as the risk of losing your data is higher than usual.
The Windows disk management tools allow you to expand a partition into adjacent unused space, so you should be able to delete one of the partitions after it is backed up and expand the partition before it on the disk into this space.

 

[waleed_871]

a big usb stick is the only way to be safe and not have to create a 'help I've lost all my data' thread. We get several of these a week.

I have 2x200gb partitions , A USB stick is useless ..
That\s why I started a new thread .

 

[waleed_871]

Please post an image of your disk management screen for this drive so we can make sure its actually ok to merge these.; Thanks.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/nj9uymjf596zurj/diskm.jpg?dl=1

 

[waleed_871]

You should have a backup of any data you don't want to lose. Hard drives can always fail and there isn't much you can do about it.
This is particularly important before you start trying to merge partitions as the risk of losing your data is higher than usual.
The Windows disk management tools allow you to expand a partition into adjacent unused space, so you should be able to delete one of the partitions after it is backed up and expand the partition before it on the disk into this space.

Sorry but backup is not an options right now , I can't backup 400gb at the moment .

 

[13thmonkey]

a big usb stick is the only way to be safe and not have to create a 'help I've lost all my data' thread. We get several of these a week.

I have 2x200gb partitions , A USB stick is useless ..
That\s why I started a new thread .

And how much data is on one of those partitions? Are they 100% full? borrow an external drive from a friend, buy an ext drive and use it for backups.

 

[VincentP]

You should have a backup of any data you don't want to lose. Hard drives can always fail and there isn't much you can do about it.
This is particularly important before you start trying to merge partitions as the risk of losing your data is higher than usual.
The Windows disk management tools allow you to expand a partition into adjacent unused space, so you should be able to delete one of the partitions after it is backed up and expand the partition before it on the disk into this space.

Sorry but backup is not an options right now , I can't backup 400gb at the moment .

That is a ridiculous statement. External 1TB drives are available as both large drives with external power that are very cheap and smaller portable drives that are more expensive.
If you couldn't just delete your data today and not care about it, then not having a backup is stupid. You might as well roll a dice to decide if you are going to delete it today.

 

[waleed_871]

That is a ridiculous statement. External 1TB drives are available as both large drives with external power that are very cheap and smaller portable drives that are more expensive.
If you couldn't just delete your data today and not care about it, then not having a backup is stupid. You might as well roll a dice to decide if you are going to delete it today.

I can delete the data but I was trying to merge the partitions without losing it , I mean it would be better if I can do this instead of deleting everything .. The reason I started this thread is I tried to use AEMOI application and I'm having a problem with it .. So if anyone know a better application it would be great .

 

[13thmonkey]

any time you mess around with partitions you risk data loss, don't be a victim to this. get a backup and it all becomes really really easy, and you'll have a backup.