SSD Multiple Partitions

[starshield10]

I have a Samsung 850 EVO 500gb and it somehow split the partition into two volumes. One with 433 gb and the other with around 30 gb, the one with 30 is inaccessible and has 100% room available. I tried deleting it in disk manager and cmd prompt with the override command but to no avail, I get a message saying that it is active or that it's in use. I don't see how it is in use if it has 100% free, if I try to override the cmd prompt then I get "Delete is not allowed on the current boot, system, pagefile,
crashdump or hibernation volume." message. Is there any way I can make this 30 gb accessible and merge the volumes into one? I used to only have one volume before I reinstalled windows. Thanks!

The 430 gb is a NTFS file system and the smaller 30 gb one is a FAT32 file system

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[hang-the-9]

It could be setup as a system partition, Windows can create a small second partition for use, it actually tells you when you install Windows if it does it. To avoid that, run the Windows setup, delete all partitions from the drive, then instead of creating a new partition, just select the space, and click Next to start the setup. You should end up with a single partition.

 

[ArtPog]

Using Disk Management, did you try setting the C: partition as the Active partition and rebooting?

If that works, you should be able to use DiskPart with the override command to delete the FAT32 partition; then you would need to use a third-party partition management type of program to merge the C: partition with the resultant unallocated disk-space. Unfortunately DM doesn't allow you to accomplish this.

NOW THERE IS ONE PROBLEM WITH MY SUGGESTION...
If, after setting the C: partition to Active, it's possible the system will be unbootable. It could happen. That's why we ALWAYS recommend that BEFORE making the suggested change the user clone the EXISTING system to another drive so in the event the worse happens, he/she has a "fallback" position and can easily & quickly return their system to its previous state. So keep this in mind.